| Eddy Jones | |
| Fullname: | Edward Thomas Jones[1] |
| Birth Date: | 25 October 2001 |
| Birth Place: | Chester, England |
| Position: | Left back |
| Currentclub: | Altrincham |
| Clubnumber: | 3 |
| Youthclubs1: | Bury |
| Youthyears2: | 2020–2021 |
| Youthclubs2: | Stoke City |
| Years1: | 2020–2023 |
| Clubs1: | Stoke City |
| Caps1: | 0 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2020–2021 |
| Clubs2: | → AFC Telford United (loan) |
| Caps2: | 10 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2021–2022 |
| Clubs3: | → Hartlepool United (loan) |
| Caps3: | 3 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 2022 |
| Clubs4: | → Altrincham (loan) |
| Caps4: | 13 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Years5: | 2022–2023 |
| Clubs5: | → Altrincham (loan) |
| Caps5: | 19 |
| Goals5: | 0 |
| Years6: | 2023– |
| Clubs6: | Altrincham |
| Caps6: | 63 |
| Goals6: | 4 |
| Nationalteam1: | Wales U17 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2021– |
| Nationalteam2: | Wales U21 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 2 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 20:39, 30 April 2024 (UTC) |
| Ntupdate: | 09:45, 1 September 2021 (UTC) |
Edward Thomas Jones (born 25 October 2001) is a professional footballer who plays as a left back for club Altrincham. He is a former Wales under-21 international.
Jones began his career with Stoke City having joined from Bury's academy.[2] He spent part of the 2020–21 season on loan with AFC Telford United, where he made 12 appearances.[3] [4] Jones moved on loan to Hartlepool United in August 2021.[5] [6] He moved back to Stoke following the expiration of his loan deal in January 2022.[7] Jones made six appearances in all competitions for Hartlepool United. On 4 February 2022, Jones joined National League side Altrincham on loan for the remainder of the 2021–22 season.[8] [9] Jones played 13 times for Altrincham as they finished in mid-table.
On 2 September 2022, Jones returned to Altrincham on a six-month loan along with Stoke teammate Dan Malone.[10] On 10 January 2023, he joined Altrincham on a permanent deal.[11]
Jones is a Wales youth international, playing for them at under-17 and under-21 levels.[3]
| + Appearances and goals by club, season and competition | Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Stoke City | 2020–21 | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2021–22 | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2022–23 | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| AFC Telford United (loan) | 2020–21 | National League North | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Hartlepool United (loan) | 2021–22 | League Two | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
| Altrincham (loan) | 2021–22 | National League | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | ||
| Altrincham (loan) | 2022–23 | National League | 19 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 22 | 0 | ||
| Altrincham | 2022–23 | National League | 21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | 26 | 2 | ||
| 2023–24 | National League | 42 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 45 | 2 | |||
| Total | 63 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 71 | 4 | |||
| Career total | 108 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 123 | 4 | |||