Jack Jones | |
Fullname: | John William Jones |
Birth Date: | 8 February 1891 |
Birth Place: | Rotherham, England |
Death Place: | Rotherham, England |
Height: | [1] |
Position: | Left back |
Clubs1: | Allerton Bywater Colliery |
Clubs2: | Industry F.C. |
Clubs3: | Bird-in-Hand |
Clubs4: | Maltby Main Colliery |
Clubs5: | RAF |
Years6: | 1914–1920 |
Caps6: | 0 |
Goals6: | 0 |
Years7: | 1920–1927 |
Caps7: | 228 |
Goals7: | 1 |
Years8: | 1927–1928 |
Clubs8: | Nelson |
Caps8: | 12 |
Goals8: | 0 |
Years9: | 1928–1930 |
Caps9: | 91 |
Goals9: | 7 |
Years10: | 1930–1931 |
John William Jones (8 February 1891 – 20 July 1948) was an English professional footballer who played as a left back. He made 331 appearances in the Football League.
Jones was born in 1891 in Rotherham, which was then in the West Riding of Yorkshire. A former coal miner, he was transferred from Sunderland to Birmingham in 1920 for a fee of £2,000. For six seasons he formed a formidable full-back pairing with Frank Womack, helping the club win the Football League Second Division title in the 1920–21 season.[2] He went on to play 237 matches in all competitions for the club, including 191 in the First Division.[3] He later played for Nelson, Crewe Alexandra and Scarborough.[4] He died in Rotherham at the age of 57.