Joe Jones (footballer)
Encyclopedia
Joeseph Thomas Jones was a Welsh footballer who played in the Football League for Stoke
, Crystal Palace
, Coventry City
and Crewe Alexandra
. He made one hundred and twenty two appearances for Stoke. He also made 15 appearances for Wales
.
, Wales
, was one of a select band of footballers who appeared for a club before, during and after the First world war. Jones spent ten years with Stoke making almost 130 senior appearances and 133 during the war. Described as a solid uncompromising, yet bustling-type of a defender with a fantastic heading ability who had a great enthusiasm for the game. He became became captain for both club and country, and helped Stoke finish runners-up of the Lancashire Football section in 1917-18 and 1918-19 before leaving to join Crystal palace.
After heading a ball Jones lost his sight in one eye causing him to retire. He later ran a snooker hall and a bookshop for the blind before his death in 1941.
Stoke City F.C.
Stoke City Football Club is an English professional football club based in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire that plays in the Premier League. Founded in 1863, it is the oldest club in the Premier League, and considered to be the second oldest professional football club in the world, after Notts...
, Crystal Palace
Crystal Palace F.C.
Crystal Palace Football Club are an English Football league club based in South Norwood, London. The team plays its home matches at Selhurst Park, where they have been based since 1924. The club currently competes in the second tier of English Football, The Championship.Crystal Palace was formed in...
, Coventry City
Coventry City F.C.
Coventry City Football Club, otherwise known as the Sky Blues owing to the traditional colour of their strip, are a professional English Football league club based in Coventry...
and Crewe Alexandra
Crewe Alexandra F.C.
Crewe Alexandra Football Club is an English professional football club based in Crewe, Cheshire. Nicknamed The Railwaymen due to the town's links with the rail industry, they currently play in Football League Two, the fourth tier of English football, and are based at the Alexandra Stadium.The club...
. He made one hundred and twenty two appearances for Stoke. He also made 15 appearances for Wales
Wales national football team
The Wales national football team represents Wales in international football. It is controlled by the Football Association of Wales , the governing body for football in Wales, and the third oldest national football association in the world. The team have only qualified for a major international...
.
Career
Jones, who was born in RhosymedreRhosymedre
Rhosymedre is a village near Ruabon in north east Wales. The village is within the community of Cefn and the county borough of Wrexham.The Anglican church, which was consecrated in 1837, is dedicated to St John the Evangelist, and is part of the Diocese of St Asaph...
, Wales
Wales
Wales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain, bordered by England to its east and the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea to its west. It has a population of three million, and a total area of 20,779 km²...
, was one of a select band of footballers who appeared for a club before, during and after the First world war. Jones spent ten years with Stoke making almost 130 senior appearances and 133 during the war. Described as a solid uncompromising, yet bustling-type of a defender with a fantastic heading ability who had a great enthusiasm for the game. He became became captain for both club and country, and helped Stoke finish runners-up of the Lancashire Football section in 1917-18 and 1918-19 before leaving to join Crystal palace.
After heading a ball Jones lost his sight in one eye causing him to retire. He later ran a snooker hall and a bookshop for the blind before his death in 1941.
Career statistics
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Stoke Stoke City F.C. Stoke City Football Club is an English professional football club based in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire that plays in the Premier League. Founded in 1863, it is the oldest club in the Premier League, and considered to be the second oldest professional football club in the world, after Notts... |
1911–12 | 31 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 32 | 2 |
| 1912–13 | 30 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 32 | 0 | |
| 1913–14 | 23 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 4 | |
| 1914–15 | 24 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 27 | 3 | |
| 1919–20 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 3 | |
| Total | 123 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 129 | 6 | |
| Crystal Palace Crystal Palace F.C. Crystal Palace Football Club are an English Football league club based in South Norwood, London. The team plays its home matches at Selhurst Park, where they have been based since 1924. The club currently competes in the second tier of English Football, The Championship.Crystal Palace was formed in... |
1920–21 | | | |||||
| 1921–22 | | | ||||||
| Total | 61 | 6 | 61 | 6 | |||
| Coventry City Coventry City F.C. Coventry City Football Club, otherwise known as the Sky Blues owing to the traditional colour of their strip, are a professional English Football league club based in Coventry... |
1922–23 | | | |||||
| Total | 50 | 1 | 50 | 1 | |||
| Crewe Alexandra Crewe Alexandra F.C. Crewe Alexandra Football Club is an English professional football club based in Crewe, Cheshire. Nicknamed The Railwaymen due to the town's links with the rail industry, they currently play in Football League Two, the fourth tier of English football, and are based at the Alexandra Stadium.The club... |
1923–24 | | | |||||
| Total | 15 | 1 | 15 | 1 | |||
| Career Total | 249 | 20 | 6 | 0 | 255 | 20 | |