Attention: Please take a moment to consider our terms and conditions before posting.

Matt Jackson

paulie8290
paulie8290 Posts: 23,345
in General Charlton
does anyone remember him?

I watch MLS alot and one of the co commentators on Sky Sports I always thought sounded like Steve Claridge(apart from being knowledgeable 🤣)but I never caught his name, recently I have heard the commentator call him Matt and he mentioned playing for Everton in the 90s.

Anyway I watch watching the highlights earlier and caught his full name as Matt Jackson, so I googled him to find out more about him(he has always sounded very knowledgeable)

And found out he actually played 8 games on loan for us in 1996

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matt_Jackson_(footballer)

Just wondering if anyone remembers him lol
«1

Comments

  • golfaddick
    golfaddick Posts: 33,687
    Yep. Great player. Defender......right back or could play centre half. 
  • MrLargo
    MrLargo Posts: 7,992
    Good player. Was disappointed we didn't sign him permanently.
  • paulie8290
    paulie8290 Posts: 23,345
    Obviously was slightly before my time as I was 6 at the time.

    As I say he is very knowledgeable and good to listen to, definitely so much better than some of the rubbish like Mcmanaman 
  • Off_it
    Off_it Posts: 28,901
    Quite a big lump wasn't he. Was pretty good, from what I remember - although I was generally battered at most games in the 90s!
  • Exiled_Addick
    Exiled_Addick Posts: 17,206
    Very decent player for us. 
  • Fiiiiiish
    Fiiiiiish Posts: 1,671
    edited August 2020
    I was about 9 when he played for us and thought he was going to be a world beater as he had been a starter in Everton's FA cup winning side in 95.

    He was pretty decent to be fair. 

    10 years later he scored the third goal against us for Wigan in the season we got relegated from the prem, ah memories. 
  • se9addick
    se9addick Posts: 32,059
    Yep remember him, think he scored in an FA Cup final?
  • DamoNorthStand
    DamoNorthStand Posts: 10,953
    Played in our play off side of that season - wasn’t it the year Bowyer broke through and towards the end of the year we also had Chris Whyte in to shore up the defence.

    Also if I’m right in remembering wasn’t it the year we did the double over the scum?
  • MrOneLung
    MrOneLung Posts: 26,882
    Thought he played more games than that for us. 
  • JohnnyH2
    JohnnyH2 Posts: 5,345
    se9addick said:
    Yep remember him, think he scored in an FA Cup final?
    He set the goal up but didn't score it, that was Paul Rideout, Graham Stuart was also involved in the goal  

  • Sponsored links:



  • JohnnyH2
    JohnnyH2 Posts: 5,345
    DamoNorthStand said:
    Played in our play off side of that season - wasn’t it the year Bowyer broke through and towards the end of the year we also had Chris Whyte in to shore up the defence.

    Also if I’m right in remembering wasn’t it the year we did the double over the scum?
    That was the season. Jackson was not at the club for either of the 2 fixtures
  • RedPanda
    RedPanda Posts: 4,991
    I think he made his debut at Norwich away when Bradley Allen scored the only goal. 
  • Fumbluff
    Fumbluff Posts: 10,137
    I thought he came from Norwich but remember him as being decent
  • DamoNorthStand
    DamoNorthStand Posts: 10,953
    RedPanda said:
    I think he made his debut at Norwich away when Bradley Allen scored the only goal. 
    Yeah I remember signing Bradley Allen for £400k or so and then FA Cup Semi Final goalscorer Matt Jackson and thinking we had hit the big time! Actually come to think of it, that was when Charlton started to spend money for the first time since the return to the valley and the club really started to build up towards the likes of the Mendonca / Mills / Youds signings that propelled us towards the premier league.
  • shirty5
    shirty5 Posts: 19,239
    Jackson was signed on loan from Everton for an initial month and made 8 league appearances with his debut coming in the one nil away at Norwich where Bradley Allen scored on his debut. The loan was extended for the remaining 2 league games plus the 2 play off fixtures v Crystal Palace
  • HardyAddick
    HardyAddick Posts: 1,638
    Good player 
  • killerandflash
    killerandflash Posts: 69,924
    I remembered the name, though nothing much about how he did for us!
  • Stewart
    Stewart Posts: 2,452
    Very good player, was disappointed when he left after the loan. Didn’t Gary Poole come in shortly after him? 
  • Cafc43v3r
    Cafc43v3r Posts: 21,600
    I remember him quite clearly playing for us but can't remember why we signed him.  Was humps injured or knackered?  Sure he was our 1st choice RB that season. 
  • ricky_otto
    ricky_otto Posts: 22,600
    Decent player for us.

  • Sponsored links:



  • SoundAsa£
    SoundAsa£ Posts: 22,495
    Yes.......we would have liked to have got him on a permanent.
    Did well in the short time he was with us.
  • Carter
    Carter Posts: 14,261
    He was quality

    We signed him and Bradley Allen at the same time and I think got big Chris Whyte in on loan too 

    I remember John Humphrey being quality that season but he was at the end of his career and we had tons of injuries coming into the final part of the season 

    Paul Mortimer and Lee Bowyer were a genuine joy to watch in midfield that year, plenty of goals in the midfield of that team from Robbo, Bowyer and Mortimer 

    David Whye lost his way a bit that season but we did beat the scum twice very convincingly both times 
  • YTS1978
    YTS1978 Posts: 1,710
    He was decent for us. Came in at the end of that playoff season, but unfortunately Bowyer had kind of run out of steam a little, and we couldn't quite go the distance. Seem to remember him playing left back a bit, could be wrong, but he was built more like a centre half. Chrissy Whyte was decent for us that year too.
  • Richard J
    Richard J Posts: 8,033
    edited August 2020
    Iirc he would have moved to us permanently had we got promoted. 

    Jackson was used at right back but can play in the centre back role. He played for many clubs but in his post Everton career most successfully for Norwich and Wigan. 

    Chris Whyte played left back a couple of times but mainly played in the centre back role for us. Technically Whyte was a permanent signing because Birmingham paid up his contract and released him. 

    I think Chris made his debut in our last win against Millwall. 

    Didn't Jackson go on to work for Wigan behind the scenes? I think he lost his job through admin so glad he has got some commentary work. 
  • Vincenzo
    Vincenzo Posts: 2,911
    Decent. Sign him up.
  • Chippycafc
    Chippycafc Posts: 14,161
    Remember him well decent player and had some good games for us.
  • LawrieAbrahams
    LawrieAbrahams Posts: 3,780
    Surely he played more than 8 games for us? I remember him pretty well.
  • ChicagoAddick
    ChicagoAddick Posts: 4,398
    Very good player. I always kept a close eye on his career after he left us. 
  • Elliott316
    Elliott316 Posts: 45
    Prefer Nick Jackson,less of a spot monkey
  • SporadicAddick
    SporadicAddick Posts: 6,884
    I remember him as well - maybe because it was a time of more stable squads and fewer loan deals.

    Jackson, Kernaghan, Wilder, Furguson, Hendry stick in my mind - don't think I could name many from the last 10 years...

Categories

“Marketplace”