James Jones | |
Fullname: | James Henry Jones |
Birth Date: | 18 November 1873 |
Birth Place: | Camberwell, London, England |
Death Place: | Hove, Sussex, England |
Position: | Goalkeeper |
Clubs1: | Upton Park |
Nationalyears1: | 1900 |
Nationalteam1: | Great Britain |
Nationalcaps1: | 1 |
Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
James Henry Jones (18 November 1873 – 27 December 1955) was a British footballer who competed in the 1900 Olympic Games, playing in one match as a goalkeeper, and winning a gold medal.[1]
He was the secretary of Upton Park F.C., a London-based amateur football team. The team were invited to participate in the 1900 Summer Olympics by the Amateur Status Committee of the Football Association. Upton Park won the tournament with a 4–0 victory over the French representative USFSA.[2]