Kenneth Francis Jackett was born on 5 January 1962 and is a former professional football player and manager, who is currently Director of Football at EFL League Two club Gillingham.
19 Facts About Kenny Jackett
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Kenny Jackett spent his entire playing career at Watford before his career was ended by injury at the age of 28.
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Kenny Jackett served as Millwall manager for six seasons, again bringing a promotion, before resigning in May 2013; weeks later he took over as manager of Wolverhampton Wanderers, a position he held until July 2016, yet again garnering a promotion along the way.
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Kenny Jackett was appointed Rotherham United manager in October 2016 before leaving in November.
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In May 2021, Kenny Jackett took over from Jobi McAnuff as manager of Leyton Orient.
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Kenny Jackett is the son of professional footballer Frank Kenny Jackett, who played for Watford between 1949 and 1953.
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Kenny Jackett joined his local club Watford at the age of 12, progressing to make his first team debut aged 18 on 26 April 1980 as a substitute in a game at Sunderland.
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Kenny Jackett did however win silverware for a second consecutive season as the Swans won both the Football League Trophy, as well as defending the FAW Premier Cup.
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On 31 May 2013 Kenny Jackett was announced as the new head coach of Wolverhampton Wanderers following the sacking of Dean Saunders.
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Kenny Jackett took over with the club competing at the third level for the first time since 1989, and began his tenure at the club with a goalless draw at Preston.
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Kenny Jackett then led the club to a seventh-placed finish in the Championship, narrowly missing out on the playoffs.
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However, four days later, on 29 July 2016, the club confirmed that Kenny Jackett's contract had been terminated.
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Kenny Jackett was announced as Rotherham United manager on 21 October 2016, following the sacking of Alan Stubbs.
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Kenny Jackett signed a three-year contract with the bottom-placed Championship club.
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On Friday 2 June 2017, it was announced Kenny Jackett had signed a two-year contract to become Portsmouth manager, after the previous manager, Paul Cook had left Portsmouth in late May to join Wigan Athletic.
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In November 2017 the club announced that Kenny Jackett had extended his contract by a further two years to June 2021.
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On 14 March 2021, it was announced that Kenny Jackett had been sacked as manager of Portsmouth.
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On 21 May 2021, Kenny Jackett was announced as manager of Leyton Orient.
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Shortly after the takeover of Gillingham by American businessman Brad Galinson in late 2022, Kenny Jackett was appointed Director of Football on 5 January 2023.