Andy Jackson (footballer, born 1988)

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Andrew Steven Jackson (born 9 January 1988 in Falkirk, Scotland) is a Scottish-born Irish footballer who plays as a striker. He began his career with St Johnstone and made his league debut on 14 August 2004 against Queen of the South. He spent time on loan at Cowdenbeath (2005), Forfar Athletic (2006) and Arbroath (2010) while with St Johnstone.

Jackson scored his first senior goal for St Johnstone on 5 September 2007 in a 2–0 win over Ross County in the Scottish Challenge Cup and was named Young Player of the Month for January 2008 after scoring in three consecutive games. He missed much of the 2008–09 season with an Achilles tendon injury and in 2009 battled a bowel condition. He left St Johnstone in 2011 and joined Greenock Morton for the 2011–12 season.

In 2012 he signed for Brechin City, where he stayed for seven years, making a big impact with 68 goals in 211 appearances. He scored on his Brechin debut in a Challenge Cup match against Rangers and, in April 2014, signed a new one-year contract with Brechin. In May 2019 he joined Forfar Athletic on a two-year deal and made 18 appearances. He spent part of 2020 on loan back to Brechin City, before returning to Brechin on a permanent basis and leaving the club in August 2020 due to work commitments.

Internationally, Jackson has represented the Republic of Ireland at under-17, under-18 and under-21 levels. He made his under-21 debut against Austria on 19 August 2008, playing 63 minutes in a 1–1 draw.