Bill Jones (footballer, born 1921)
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | William Henry Jones | ||
Date of birth | 13 May 1921 | ||
Place of birth | Whaley Bridge, Derbyshire, England | ||
Date of death | 26 December 2010 | (aged 89)||
Place of death | Chester, England | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Youth career | |||
Hayfield St Matthews | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1938–1954 | Liverpool | 251 | (17) |
International career | |||
1950 | England | 2 | (0) |
Managerial career | |||
Ellesmere Port | |||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
William Henry Jones MM (13 May 1921 – 26 December 2010) was an England international footballer who played for Liverpool.
Life and playing career
Born in Whaley Bridge, Derbyshire,[1] Jones played for Hayfield St Matthews before Liverpool manager George Kay took him, aged seventeen, to Anfield in September 1938.
The
He made his debut for Liverpool, along with Len Carney and Cyril Sidlow, as a 25-year-old on the opening day of the 1946–47 season, against Sheffield United at Bramall Lane. The Reds won 1–0 through a goal scored by Carney. Jones opened his goalscoring account with a brace at Anfield on 7 September 1946 in Liverpool's 7–4 defeat of Chelsea.
By the end of the first post-war season, Jones had helped Liverpool to their first
He was a member of the first Liverpool side to appear at
Jones made his England debut in a 5–3 win over Portugal at Kenilworth Road, Luton on 14 May 1950. He made his only other international appearance against Belgium the same month.[2]
Liverpool were relegated at the end of the 1953–54 season, which was Jones' last for the Reds, for whom he made 277 appearances and scored 17 goals. His last game was a 3–0 defeat to Blackpool on 24 April 1954, at Bloomfield Road.
Jones went on to become player/manager at Ellesmere Port, before returning to Liverpool as a scout during the 1960s. His grandson
Death
On 26 December 2010, Jones died from natural causes at the Countess of Chester Hospital, Chester.[3]
Honours
Liverpool
- League Championship: 1946–47
- 1950
References
- ^ a b Official player profile at Liverpoolfc.tv Archived 9 February 2008 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 15 January 2008
- ISBN 978-1873626399.
- ^ "Former Red Bill Jones dies - Liverpool FC". Archived from the original on 1 January 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2010.