Johnnie Jackson

John Alec Jackson (born 15 August 1982) is an English professional football manager and former player who played as a midfielder or as a defender.

He is the current manager of League Two club AFC Wimbledon.

Born in Camden, London, Jackson began his career at Tottenham Hotspur in 1999, signing professional terms in 2000; he continued to progressed through the reserve side.

However, he injured both of his knees during the 2001–02 season that affected most of the seasons.

First, he joined Swindon Town on 6 September 2002 but the move hadn't been completed until the following week.

After starting the whole game against Queens Park Rangers on 14 September 2002, he went on to score twice, once in the league against Northampton Town, and once in the Football League Trophy against Southend United.

After extending his loan spell with the club three times, Jackson returned to his parent club on 13 December 2002.

The 2003–04 season saw Jackson making his Tottenham Hotspur debut on 26 December 2003, where he started the whole game, in a 2–0 loss against Portsmouth.

At the end of the 2003–04 season, Jackson went on to make thirteen appearances and scoring once in all competitions.

Jackson then went on loan to Colchester United, whom he would later join on a permanent basis and straight away made his debut for the club, in a 1–1 draw against Brentford on 11 March 2003.

Initially a one-month loan spell, Jackson extended his loan spell until the end of the season and went on to make eight appearances for the side.

Jackson joined Coventry City on a one–month deal on 21 November 2003.

He scored on his debut, in a 1–1 draw against Crystal Palace on 28 November 2003.

Jackson earned admiration while on loan at Coventry City when he scored the last-minute winning goal against local rivals West Bromwich Albion.

However, after three–days after scoring his second goal, he was recalled by his parent club, making five appearances and scoring two times.

He then scored his first goal in the league in a 4–2 win away to Charlton Athletic in February 2004.

A month later, Jackson signed a contract extension with the club.

On 23 December 2004, Jackson was loaned out to Watford on a one–month loan deal.

Three days later after signing for the club, he made his debut for the club, starting the whole game, in a 3–0 loss against Reading.

Having appeared in a little role for the side and was considering returning to his parent club, he had his loan spell extended for another month following an injury of Brynjar Gunnarsson.

He then set up a goal for Bruce Dyer by crossing from a corner to meet Dyer, who scored a header, in a 2–1 win over Ipswich Town on 22 February 2005.

From then on, Jackson had a handful of first team opportunities until he returned to his parent club after a three months loan spell that was completed in March 2005.

On 16 September 2005, Jackson was out on loan again when he joined Derby County for three months.

After appearing as an unused substitute in a 1–1 draw against Leicester City on 1 October 2005, he made his debut for the club on 15 October 2005, coming on as a second-half substitute, in a 2–1 win over Stoke City.

However, with only five appearances for the club, he returned to his parent club in mid–December 2005.

He later reflected his time at Derby County, stating that it didn't work out well for him.

However, he rarely broke into the first-team, making nine league appearances in the next two seasons and was released by Tottenham Hotspur in the summer of 2006.

He previously stated he wanted to leave to gain first team football.

During his time at White Hart Lane he spent many seasons on loan at various lower league clubs.

After being released by Tottenham Hotspur in the summer of 2006, he was soon signed on a free transfer by Colchester, who were recently promoted to the Championship, and whom he had played for on loan in 2003.

Jackson made his Colchester United debut for the club, where he started the whole game, in a 2–1 loss against Birmingham City in the opening game of the season.

However, he suffered a groin injury and appeared on the substitute bench following his recovery from injury between August and October.

But he soon regained his first team place at the club and it wasn't until on 13 February 2007 when he scored his first goal for the club, as Colchester lost 2–1 against West Bromwich Albion.

Three weeks later, on 2 March 2007, he scored again, in a 5–1 loss against Derby County.

Jackson finished his first season, making thirty–three appearances and scoring two times in all competitions.

In the 2007–08 season, Jackson managed to regain his first team place in the club's second season at the Championship.

He then scored his first goal of the season on 3 November 2007, in a 1–1 draw against Leicester City.

Jackson went on to score two more goals by the end of 2007 against Crystal Palace and Cardiff City.

For his performance at the club this season, Jackson signed a contract extension, which believed to run for another two years.

Jackson then scored three goals in three matches between 9 February 2008 and 16 February 2008 against Burnley, Preston North End and Hull City.