Les Jones (footballer, born 1930) explained

Les Jones
Fullname:Leslie Clifford Jones
Birth Date:1 January 1930
Birth Place:Mountain Ash, Wales
Death Place:Birmingham, England
Position:Full back
Years1:1950–1957
Caps1:98
Goals1:1
Years2:1957–1958
Caps2:5
Goals2:0
Years3:1959–19??
Totalcaps:103
Totalgoals:1

Leslie Clifford Jones (1 January 1930 – 6 January 2016) was a Welsh footballer who played as a full back for Luton Town and Aston Villa in the 1950s.

Luton Town

Jones' first game was at Kenilworth Road on 28 April 1951, the penultimate game of the 1950–51 season.[1] He made three more appearances the following season but established himself in the team during the 1952–53 season, which included playing in every FA Cup game before being knocked out by Bolton Wanderers who would finish runners-up.[2] In January the same season he scored the only goal of his career in a 2–0 home win over Fulham. His last appearance for the Hatters was in December 1957 at Portsmouth.

Aston Villa

Jones made his Aston Villa debut, after moving from Luton Town in January, on 1 February 1958.[3] He only made four more appearances for Villa, all in that 1957–58 season.[4]

Worcester City

Jones moved to Worcester City in July 1959.[4]

Playing career

Club performanceLeagueFA CupSPFCTotal
Season Club DivisionApps GoalsApps GoalsApps GoalsApps Goals
1950–51Luton TownSecond Division20000020
1951–5230000030
1952–531614000201
1953–542203000250
1954–5510000010
1955–56First Division1500000150
1956–572000040240
1957–581900010200
Luton total 98170501101
1957–58Aston VillaFirst Division50??????
Aston Villa total 50??????
Career total 1031??????

Notes and References

  1. Book: Bailey , Steve . The Definitive Luton Town F.C. . Soccerdata . January 1998 . 96 . 1-899468-10-2.
  2. Book: Maguire, John . Blackpool vs. Bolton Wanderers 1953 F.A. Cup Final . 1953 . 11.
  3. Web site: Aston Villa v Blackpool, 01 February 1958 . 11v11.com . AFS Enterprises . 31 December 2013.
  4. Web site: Jones, Leslie Clifford (Les) . Aston Villa Player Database . Jörn Mårtensson . 29 November 2017.