| Tommy E Jones | |
| Fullname: | Thomas Edwin Jones |
| Birth Date: | 11 April 1930 |
| Birth Place: | Liverpool, England |
| Death Date: | [1] |
| Position: | Centre half |
| Youthyears1: | 1944–1948 |
| Youthclubs1: | Everton |
| Years1: | 1948–1961 |
| Caps1: | 383 |
| Goals1: | 14 |
| Years2: | 1963 |
| Years3: | 1964-1966 |
| Clubs3: | Colwyn Bay |
| Manageryears1: | 1963 |
| Managerclubs1: | Toronto Italia (player-coach) |
| Manageryears2: | 1965-1966 |
| Managerclubs2: | Colwyn Bay |
Thomas Edwin Jones (11 April 1930 – 5 June 2010), known as Tommy E Jones or T. E. Jones to distinguish him from T. G. Jones, was an English footballer who played for Everton from 1950 until 1961.[2] Jones signed for Everton straight from school[3] and turned professional in 1948.[4] He began his Everton career as a full back, but moved to centre half to replace T. G. Jones in the 1950–51 season,[3] [5] making his debut against Arsenal on 6 September 1950.[6] Jones established himself as a "model of consistency", a "most reliable and unruffled" defender,[4] and in 1957 he took over the Goodison captaincy,[5] succeeding Peter Farrell who had left the club. He returned to left-back towards the end of his career, replaced at centre-half by a young Brian Labone.[3] He was forced to retire due to a shattered kneecap, having scored 14 goals from 411 appearances during an 11-year senior career with Everton.[5] In 1963, he signed with Toronto Italia of the Eastern Canada Professional Soccer League as a player-coach.[7] He spent a spell with Colwyn Bay which included a stint as player-manager.
Jones never played full international football,[4] but was part of the Football Association's team that toured Nigeria and Ghana in 1958.[8] He was a member of the England Youth team that beat Scotland Youth 4–2 in October 1947 in a match played at Belle Vue, Doncaster.
After retiring from football, Jones worked for Littlewoods in Liverpool.[5]