Fred Jones (footballer, born 1867) explained

Fred Jones
Fullname:Frederick William Jones
Position:Left back
Birth Date:January 1867
Birth Place:Llandudno, Wales
Death Place:Llandudno, Wales
Clubs1:Llandudno Swifts
Clubs2:West Manchester
Years3:1890
Caps3:3
Goals3:0
Years4:1890–1892
Caps4:0
Goals4:0
Years5:1892–1893
Caps5:8
Goals5:0
Years6:1893
Caps6:7
Goals6:0
Years7:
Clubs7:Reading
Years8:
Clubs8:Llandudno Swifts
Nationalyears1:1893
Nationalcaps1:1
Nationalgoals1:0

Frederick William Jones (January 1867 – 27 December 1910) was a Welsh international footballer who played in the Football League for Small Heath and Lincoln City.[1]

Career

Jones was born in Llandudno, which was then in Caernarfonshire, and began his football career with Llandudno Swifts before trying his luck in England. He began with West Manchester and, in the summer of 1890, moved on to Burslem Port Vale. He made his debut in a friendly at Newton Heath on 1 September 1890. He must have spoken to the opposition management as he left on a transfer to Newton Heath at his own request at the end of the month.[2]

Without playing a competitive game for the club in nearly two years,[3] [4] Jones left Newton Heath for Football League Second Division club Small Heath in August 1892. His brother Arnold also played for the club during the 1892–93 season, though he never appeared for the first team.[5] After Fred Speller broke his leg, Jones took over the left back position, making his debut on 3 December 1892 in a 1–1 draw at home to Sheffield United, and played nine games in all competitions, contributing to Small Heath's Second Division title.[6]

On 18 March 1893, Jones won his first and only full international cap for Wales, and became the first Small Heath player to be capped by Wales; Wales lost 8–0 to Scotland.[5] [7]

By then, Jones had lost his place in Small Heath's starting eleven to Bernard Pumfrey,[6] and in September 1893, he joined fellow Second Division club Lincoln City.[5] He played nine times in all competitions for Lincoln's first-team, later joining Reading[8] and then returning to Wales. In the latter part of his career, he was employed more often as an emergency goalkeeper than a full-back.[5]

Jones was found dead in the street in his native Llandudno; his death, in 1910 at the age of 43, was attributed to an apoplectic seizure.

Statistics

Source:

ClubSeasonDivisionLeagueFA CupOtherTotal
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Small Heath1892–93Second Division80100090
Lincoln City1893–94Second Division70200090

Notes and References

  1. Book: Joyce, Michael . Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939 . SoccerData . Nottingham . 2004 . 141 . 978-1-899468-67-6.
  2. Book: Kent, Jeff. Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. 156. 1996. 0-9529152-0-0.
  3. Web site: 1886/92 . StretfordEnd.co.uk . 29 April 2009.
  4. Web site: Football Alliance records . MUFCInfo . Mark Graham . 29 April 2009.
  5. Book: Matthews, Tony . Birmingham City: A Complete Record . 1995 . Breedon Books . Derby . 102 . 978-1-85983-010-9.
  6. Matthews, p. 141.
  7. Web site: Welsh international matches 18 March 1893 . Welsh Football Data Archive . 14 April 2009.
  8. Web site: Fred Jones . The Lincoln City FC Archive . . 14 April 2009.