Burke Jones Explained

Burke Jones
Fullname:Francis Burkhart Jones
Birth Date:25 April 1903
Birth Place:Bridgeville, Pennsylvania, United States
Death Date:[1]
Death Place:Carnegie, Pennsylvania, United States
Clubs1:Bridgeville F.C.
Nationalyears1:1924
Nationalteam1:United States
Nationalcaps1:3
Nationalgoals1:0

Burke Jones (April 25, 1903 – January 30, 1983) was an American soccer player. He earned three caps with the U.S. national team in 1924. His first two caps came in the 1924 Summer Olympics.[2] The U.S. won its first game 1–0 against Estonia, but lost to Uruguay in the quarterfinals. Following its elimination from the tournament, the U.S. played two exhibition games. Jones played the first, a win over Poland. That was Jones' last game with the national team.[3] At the time of the Olympics, he played for the Bridgevill Football Club.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Gjerde. Arild. Jeroen Heijmans . Bill Mallon . Hilary Evans . Burke Jones Bio, Stats, and Results. Olympics. Sports Reference.com. October 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20200418075921/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/jo/burke-jones-1.html. dead. 2020-04-18. 2017-11-17.
  2. Web site: Burke Jones . Olympedia . 22 August 2021.
  3. https://www.rsssf.org/tablesu/usa-intres-det69.html USA - Details of International Matches 1885-1969