Mark Graham Jackson (born 30 September 1977) is an English football manager and former player who is the head coach of Thai League 1 club Buriram United.
A former defender, he notably played for Scunthorpe United. At international level, he made four appearances for the England U20 national team.
As a player Jackson started his career at Leeds United. He turned professional in July 1995 and soon earned a Premiership debut. He last played for reformed Farsley, after his last club Farsley Celtic was wound-up by its administrators on 12 March 2010.
On 10 November 2015, Jackson rejoined his hometown club Leeds United as the under 15/16s coach, rejoining his then former Leeds academy manager Paul Hart at the club.
On 24 June 2016, Jackson was promoted to under-18s co-manager alongside Andy Gray as part of Leeds' academy structure before taking the helm as the sole manager for the 2017âÂÂ18 season.
In April 2018, his Leeds under-18 side finished the 2017âÂÂ18 season in first place, thus winning the Professional Development Northern League title.
On 14 September 2020, he was promoted to under-23s head coach, replacing Carlos Corberan who had left the role in the summer to take up a position as head coach at Huddersfield Town.
In May 2021, his under-23s team won the Premier League 2 Division 2, earning promotion to Division 1, in both his first season managing this age group and the team's first season of playing in that division. The team remained unbeaten at home throughout the entire season.
On 3 March 2022, Jackson was promoted to first team coach under new Leeds United head coach Jesse Marsch.
On 23 December 2022, Jackson was appointed head coach of League One club Milton Keynes Dons. At the time of his appointment, the club were sitting in 22nd position, three points from safety. His first game in charge came three days later where his side won 1âÂÂ0, a first home league win for the Dons in over four months.
On 9 May 2023, Jackson was sacked by MK Dons after relegation to League Two, having registered six wins in 25 games.
On 27 September 2023, Jackson was announced as the new coach of reigning A-League champions, Central Coast Mariners, ahead of their title defence. In his first season at the helm, Jackson won the 2023-24 AFC Cup and 2023âÂÂ24 A-League premiership for finishing top of the table during the regular season.
On 25 May 2024, Jackson's squad defeated Melbourne Victory 3âÂÂ1 at extra time in the 2024 A-League Men Grand Final to become back-to-back champions. Before the game, Jackson was also awarded the Isuzu UTE A-League Coach of the Year award.
Jackson's second season in charge of the Mariners was more of a struggle, as Jackson was faced with a significant reduction of funding for the club. The team finished 10th out of 13 teams in the 2024-25 season. Jackson departed the Mariners before the beginning of the 2025-26 season, to pursue an overseas coaching opportunity.
In October 2025, Jackson was appointed manager of reigning Thai League 1 Champions Buriram United.
Central Coast Mariners