Stuart Jones | |
Birth Date: | 24 October 1977 |
Birth Place: | Bristol, England |
Position: | Goalkeeper |
Youthyears1: | ????–1997 |
Youthclubs1: | Reading |
Years1: | 1997–1998 |
Clubs1: | Weston-super-Mare |
Caps1: | ? |
Goals1: | ? |
Years2: | 1998–2000 |
Clubs2: | Sheffield Wednesday |
Caps2: | 0 |
Goals2: | 0 |
Years3: | 1998 |
Clubs3: | → Crewe Alexandra (loan) |
Caps3: | 0 |
Goals3: | 0 |
Years4: | 2000 |
Clubs4: | → Torquay United (loan) |
Caps4: | 3 |
Goals4: | 0 |
Years5: | 2000–2002 |
Clubs5: | Torquay United |
Caps5: | 29 |
Goals5: | 0 |
Years6: | 2002 |
Clubs6: | Chester City |
Caps6: | ? |
Goals6: | ? |
Years7: | 2002 |
Clubs7: | Barry Town |
Caps7: | 1 |
Goals7: | 0 |
Years8: | 2002–2003 |
Clubs8: | Weston-super-Mare |
Caps8: | ? |
Goals8: | ? |
Years9: | 2003–2004 |
Clubs9: | Brighton & Hove Albion |
Caps9: | 3 |
Goals9: | 0 |
Years10: | 2004–2005 |
Clubs10: | Doncaster Rovers |
Caps10: | 4 |
Goals10: | 0 |
Years11: | 2005–2006 |
Clubs11: | Accrington Stanley |
Caps11: | 2 |
Goals11: | 0 |
Totalcaps: | 42 |
Totalgoals: | 0 |
Manageryears1: | 2018–2021 |
Managerclubs1: | Ashton & Backwell United |
Stuart Jones (born 24 October 1977) is an English former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.
Born in Bristol, Jones began as a trainee at Reading. He then began his senior career in 1997 with non-league side Weston-super-Mare. Jones moved to the Football League side Sheffield Wednesday in March 1998, but he never made a first team appearance for Wednesday. While at Wednesday, Jones spent loan spells at both Crewe Alexandra (where he did not make a single first-team appearance) his senior career with Torquay United. After a month at Torquay, Jones made his transfer permanent, and spent a further two years at the club. Over both his spells with the club, Jones a total of thirty-two appearances in the Football League for Torquay.[1] Jones then played non-league football for Chester City, and in Wales for Barry Town, where he made one league appearance,[2] before returning to his first club Weston-super-Mare. Jones then returned to English League football, making three appearances for Brighton & Hove Albion during the 2003–2004 season,[3] and four appearances for Doncaster Rovers during the 2004–05 season.[4] Jones later played non-league football for Accrington Stanley, making a further two appearances.
In May 2018, Jones was appointed manager of Western Football League Division One side Ashton & Backwell United.[5] In April 2021, he stepped down from his role at the club.[6]