Bob Jackson (football manager)
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 29 April 1896 | ||
| Place of birth | Farnworth, England | ||
| Date of death | 17 May 1968 (aged 72) | ||
| Place of death | Blackpool, England | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| Years | Team | ||
| 1945–1946 | Worcester City | ||
| 1947–1952 | Portsmouth | ||
| 1952–1955 | Hull City | ||
Bob Jackson was the manager of the English football club Portsmouth F.C. from 1947 to 1952.[1] Jackson led Pompey to two top league titles in the 1948–49 and 1949–50 seasons,[2] the only in their history. He departed in the summer of 1952 to take over at ambitious second division club Hull City, but could not replicate the success he had at Fratton Park.
Honours
[edit]Portsmouth
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Portsmouth FC – A History". BBC. 17 September 2006. Retrieved 9 September 2010.
- ^ Kempson, Russell (23 December 2002). "Pomp to pity2". The Times. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
- ^ "1949/50 Charity Shield". footballsite.co.uk. Retrieved 2 December 2021.
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