Cliff Jones (Welsh footballer)
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Clifford William Jones | ||
Date of birth | 7 February 1935 | ||
Place of birth | Swansea, Wales | ||
Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) | ||
Position(s) | Winger | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1952–1958 |
Swansea Town | 168 | (47) |
1958–1968 | Tottenham Hotspur | 318 | (135) |
1968–1970 | Fulham | 25 | (2) |
1970–1971 | King's Lynn | ||
1971 | Bedford Town | ||
International career | |||
1954–1969 | Wales | 59 | (16) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Clifford William Jones (born 7 February 1935) is a Welsh former footballer. During his career, he played as a winger and was capped 59 times for Wales national team. He was also a crucial member of Tottenham Hotspur's 1960–61 double-winning side.
Early life
Jones was born on 7 February 1935 in
Club career
Swansea Town
Jones was signed to
Tottenham Hotspur
Jones joined Tottenham Hotspur in February 1958 for a record £35,000 (equivalent to £869,923 in 2021).[8] He made his debut for the club on 22 February 1958 in the away match against Arsenal at Highbury.[9] For a while Jones didn't play at his best at Spurs, and he then broke a leg in a tackle with Peter Baker during pre-season training in the summer of 1958.[10][11] He returned to the team after his recovery in December 1958. He became a prolific goalscorer for the club, scoring 25 goals in all appearances in the 1959–60 season.[10]
Jones was a key member of the double-winning team of the
Fulham and non-league
Jones finally moved on from White Hart Lane in 1968 in order to take up a position with Fulham for two seasons. He scored twice in 25 league appearances for Fulham.[7] Afterwards, he played for King's Lynn.[16] He made his debut for King's Lynn on 15 August 1970 against Romford with his final game for the club against Dover Athletic making a total of 27 appearances and scoring 13 goals.[17] Jones then moved on and played for Bedford Town, Wealdstone, Cambridge City then Wingate.[18]
International career
Jones was called into the Welsh national side after playing only 25 times as a winger for Swansea. He made his senior debut playing against Austria in May 1954.[7] In his second appearance for the national side, he helped Wales beat England 2–1 at Ninian Park on 22 October 1955, scoring the winning goal.[19]
Jones scored three goals in the 1958 FIFA World Cup play-off in February 1958 against Israel to win 4–0 on aggregate, allowing Wales to qualify for the World Cup for the first time.[7] He played in all five of Wales' games at the 1958 World Cup, and helped Wales reach the quarter-final where they lost to Brazil, beaten by a goal from Pelé.[14] He made a total of 11 appearances for them in World Cup qualifiers between 1957 and 1968.[20] He played his final game for Wales in October 1968 in the World Cup qualifier against Italy. In total he played 59 times for Wales in 15 years, scoring 16 goals.[16]
Personal life
Jones married his wife Joan in 1955 and they have four children, nine grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.
After retiring from football Jones went on to teach PE and managed the school football team at
Jones has been inducted into the Tottenham Hotspur Hall of Fame as well as the National Football Museum's Hall of Fame. He was also inducted onto the Supporters' Trust Wall of Fame outside the
Honors
Tottenham Hotspur
- Football League First Division: 1960–61
- 1966–67
- European Cup Winner's Cup: 1962–63
- (shared)
Wales national team
- British Home Championship: 1955–56 (shared), 1959–60 (shared)
References
- ^ "The Jones Boys". Archived from the original on 16 November 2005.
- ^ "Catching up with...Cliff Jones". Tottenham Hotspur F.C. 15 September 2017.
- ^ "Cliff Jones: Fact File". MEHSTG.
- ^ ISBN 978-1909534643. Archived from the original(PDF) on 14 January 2019. Retrieved 14 January 2019.
- ^ a b c "Welsh Football Great Receives Honorary Fellowship". University of Wales. 17 July 2014. Archived from the original on 23 September 2019. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
- ^ a b "World Cup Swans: Cliff Jones". Swansea City F.C. 7 June 2018.
- ^ a b c d e "Swans and Dragons: Cliff Jones". Swansea F.C. 27 March 2018.
- ^ Soccer Who's Who compiled by Maurice Golesworthy, the Sportsmans Book Club London 1965
- ISBN 978-0-907969-42-6.
- ^ ISBN 978-0-907969-42-6.
- ^ a b "Where Are They Now? Cliff Jones". Tottenham Hotspur. 14 June 2001. Retrieved 8 September 2020.
- ^ "Great Players: Cliff Jones". History of the Club. Tottenham Hotspur. Retrieved 16 February 2013.
- ^ "TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR CUP FINAL TEAMS 1901 to 2009". My Football Facts. Retrieved 19 February 2013.
- ^ a b "Cliff Jones". National Football Museum.
- ^ "Our all-time top 10 goalscorers and 100 Club". Tottenham Hotspur. 27 December 2017.
- ^ a b Cliff Jones at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
- ^ "Cliff Jones profile". thelinnets.co.uk. Retrieved 30 September 2020.
- ^ "Players List 1967-82, H-K". The Old Eagles. Retrieved 30 September 2020 – via google.com.
- ^ "Truegreats.com". Archived from the original on 3 May 2006.
- ^ "Cliff Jones". Player statistics. FIFA. Archived from the original on 27 March 2009. Retrieved 4 September 2011.
- ^ "Winger Neilson signs Bantams deal". BBC Sport. 28 August 2009. Retrieved 29 August 2009.
- ^ "Cliff Jones Awarded Honorary Fellowship". Swansea City F.C. 18 July 2014.
Further reading
- Jones, Cliff (1962), Forward with Spurs (London: Stanley Paul)
- Jones, Cliff (2016). Cliff Jones: My Story - It's A Wonderful Life. Vision Sports Publishing. ISBN 978-1909534643. Archived from the originalon 14 January 2019. Retrieved 14 January 2019.
External links
- Media related to Cliff Jones (Welsh footballer) at Wikimedia Commons