Alan Jones (footballer, born 1945) explained

Alan Jones
Birth Date:6 October 1945
Birth Place:Swansea, Wales
Death Place:Swansea, Wales
Position:Central defender
Years1:1964–1968
Clubs1:Swansea City[1]
Caps1:59
Goals1:5
Years2:1967–1974
Clubs2:Hereford United[2]
Caps2:335
Goals2:25
Years3:1974–1976
Clubs3:Southport[3]
Caps3:49
Goals3:2
Years4:1975
Clubs4:Los Angeles Aztecs (loan)[4]
Caps4:20
Goals4:0
Totalcaps:363
Totalgoals:32

Alan Jones (6 October 1945 – 11 March 2023) was a Welsh footballer who played as a central defender during the 1960s and 1970s.

Jones started his career at hometown club Swansea City, then known as Swansea Town, and turned professional in October 1963. He went on to make 61 league appearances, scoring 6 goals, before joining Hereford United in 1968. He spent six seasons at Edgar Street and was a member of the team that famously knocked Newcastle United out of the FA Cup and gained election to the English Football League in the same season.

Jones later played for Southport, in the United States for Los Angeles Aztecs and latterly in the Welsh leagues, where he played for Ammanford and Haverfordwest County.[5]

After retiring from football, he became a prison officer. Jones died on 11 March 2023, at the age of 77.[6] [7]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: SWANSEA CITY : 1946/47 – 2008/09 . 17 March 2010 . Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database. https://web.archive.org/web/20100406080816/http://www.neilbrown.newcastlefans.com/swansea/swansea.html. 6 April 2010 . live.
  2. Web site: HEREFORD UNITED : 1972/73 – 1996/97 & 2006/07 – 2008/09 . 17 March 2010 . Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database.
  3. Web site: SOUTHPORT : 1946/47 – 1977/78 . 17 March 2010 . Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database.
  4. Web site: NASL-Alan Jones.
  5. Web site: Players of the past.
  6. News: Tributes paid to former Hereford United player Alan Jones . 14 March 2023 . Hereford Times . 13 March 2023.
  7. https://funeral-notices.co.uk/notice/jones/5116948