Staff · Retired

Matt Jackson

Born 19 Oct 1971 · Leeds (age 45)

Record at game start, 1 Jul 2017

Current ability
110 of 200
Best job (calc)
—
World reputation
—
Current reputation
4,750
Wage
—
Contract until
—

Tactics

Preferred approach

Playing style
—
Pressing style
—
Mentality
—
Coaching style
—

Tactical tendencies

  • Attacking—
  • Directness—
  • Pressing—
  • Sitting back—
  • Tempo—
  • Width—
  • Depth—
  • Flamboyancy—
  • Flexibility—

Team management

  • Free roles—
  • Marking—
  • Offside trap—
  • Set pieces—
  • Squad rotation—
  • Use of playmaker—
  • Use of substitutes—
  • Dirtiness allowance—

Stored preferences and tactical tendencies. Each tendency uses the game’s 1–20 scale.

Staff attributes

Coaching 12

  • Attacking—
  • Defending—
  • Fitness—
  • Mental—
  • Tactical—
  • Technical—
  • Working with youngsters—
  • GK distribution—
  • GK handling—
  • GK shot stopping—
  • Coaching (general)—
  • Technique (coaching)—

Mental 4

  • Determination—
  • Discipline—
  • Man management—
  • Motivating—

Knowledge 8

  • Judging player ability—
  • Judging player potential—
  • Judging staff ability—
  • Tactical knowledge—
  • Negotiating—
  • Analysing data—
  • Presenting data—
  • Judging team data—

Medical 2

  • Physiotherapy—
  • Injury management—

Board 9

  • Business—
  • Buying players—
  • Hardness of training—
  • Interference—
  • Mind games—
  • Patience—
  • Resources—
  • Versatility—
  • Eccentricity—

Personality 8

  • Adaptability12
  • Ambition10
  • Controversy2
  • Loyalty14
  • Pressure13
  • Professionalism20
  • Sportsmanship16
  • Temperament14

Stored staff attributes, 1–20. A dash means the attribute is not recorded for this person in this build.

Coaching stars (calc)

  • Overall——
  • Quickness——
  • Strength——
  • GK shot stopping——
  • GK handling——
  • Defending (tactical)——
  • Defending (technical)——
  • Possession (tactical)——
  • Possession (technical)——
  • Attacking (tactical)——
  • Attacking (technical)——

Calculated by fm-reader per training category, as FM shows them. Missing ratings remain blank.

Job ratings (calc)

JobRatingStars calc Preference
Director of football—3 of 5 stars20
Manager First Team—2.5 of 5 stars15
Assistant Manager First Team—1.5 of 5 stars—
Coach First Team—3 of 5 stars20
Scout—0.5 of 5 stars—
Physio First Team—0.5 of 5 stars—
Gk Coach First Team—0.5 of 5 stars—
Fitness Coach First Team—0.5 of 5 stars—
Head of Youth Development—0.5 of 5 stars—
Data Analyst First Team—0.5 of 5 stars—
Sports Scientist First Team—0.5 of 5 stars—

Calculated by fm-reader (1–200); preference is the stored 1–20 wish for the job.

Staff profile

Coaching badge
—
Potential ability
—
Best job (calc)
—
Home reputation
4,750
Reputation scope (calc)
—
Personality (calc)
—
Media handling (calc)
—

Personal

Full name
—
First name
Matt
Last name
Jackson
Common name
—
Date of birth
19 Oct 1971 age 45 at game start
Place of birth
Leeds
Nationality
England
Height
—
Weight
—

Contract

Club
Unattached last club Wigan Athletic
Job
—
Contract type
—
Joined club
31 Mar 2017
Contract starts
—
Contract expires
—
Weekly wage
—
Leaves at end of contract
—
Needs work permit
—
Retired
6 Aug 2008 (Total player retirement)

Playing career

26
SeasonTeamDivisionAppsGoalsFee
2008 Watford Sky Bet Championship 00 £0
2007 Watford Sky Bet Championship 60 Unknown fee
2006 Wigan Athletic English Premier Division 201 £0
2005 Wigan Athletic English Premier Division 160 Unknown fee
2004 Wigan Athletic Sky Bet Championship 321 Unknown fee
2003 Wigan Athletic Sky Bet Championship 241 Unknown fee
2002 Wigan Athletic Sky Bet League One 451 Unknown fee
2001 Wigan Athletic Sky Bet League One 360 Unknown fee
2001 Norwich City Sky Bet Championship 00 £0
2000 Norwich City Sky Bet Championship 260 Unknown fee
1999 Norwich City Sky Bet Championship 380 Unknown fee
1998 Norwich City Sky Bet Championship 371 Unknown fee
1997 Norwich City Sky Bet Championship 413 Unknown fee
1996 Norwich City Sky Bet Championship 192 Unknown fee
1996 Birmingham City Loan Sky Bet Championship 100 Unknown fee
1996 Queens Park Rangers Loan Sky Bet Championship 70 Unknown fee
1996 Everton English Premier Division 00 £450,000
1995 Charlton Athletic Loan Sky Bet Championship 80 Unknown fee
1995 Everton English Premier Division 140 Unknown fee
1994 Everton English Premier Division 290 Unknown fee
1993 Everton English Premier Division 380 Unknown fee
1992 Everton English Premier Division 273 Unknown fee
1991 Everton English Premier Division 301 Unknown fee
1991 Luton Town English Premier Division 90 £600,000
1990 Preston North End Loan Sky Bet League One 40 Unknown fee
1990 Luton Town English Premier Division 00 Unknown fee
Total (site's sum of the stored rows)51626/26 recorded1426/26 recorded

Up to 200 stored seasons. The site's sums cover the displayed rows only; missing appearances and goals are excluded separately.

International

NationCapsGoalsU21
England0010 / 0

Staff career

1
  1. Wigan Athletic

    14 Jun 2013 – 31 Mar 2017

    Director of football

Up to 200 stored career entries. A missing departure date remains unknown.

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About this record

  1. calc marks a calculated figure. Position and role ratings, values, personality, job ratings and stars come from fm-reader.
  2. A dash means this build does not store the value. Numeric zero is shown as stored.
  3. Ages, employment and contracts are at game start, 1 Jul 2017.