Jack Jones
Personal information
Full name John William Jones
Date of birth (1891-02-08)8 February 1891
Place of birth Rotherham, England
Date of death 20 July 1948(1948-07-20) (aged 57)
Place of death Rotherham, England
Height 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)[1]
Position(s) Left back
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Allerton Bywater Colliery
Industry F.C.
Bird-in-Hand
Maltby Main Colliery
RAF
1914–1920 Sunderland 0 (0)
1920–1927 Birmingham 228 (1)
1927–1928 Nelson 12 (0)
1928–1930 Crewe Alexandra 91 (7)
1930–1931 Scarborough
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

John William Jones (8 February 1891 – 20 July 1948) was an English professional footballer who played as a left back.[2] He made 331 appearances in the Football League.[3]

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.[4] He later played for Nelson, Crewe Alexandra and Scarborough.[3] He died in Rotherham at the age of 57.

References

  1. ↑ "Blues" News. The Official Programme of Birmingham Football Club, Ltd. Birmingham F.C. 30 August 1924. p. 3.
  2. 1 2 Matthews, Tony (1995). Birmingham City: A Complete Record. Derby: Breedon Books. p. 102. ISBN 978-1-85983-010-9.
  3. 1 2 Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: SoccerData. p. 142. ISBN 978-1-899468-67-6.
  4. ↑ Matthews. Birmingham City: A Complete Record. pp. 163–169.


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