Joey Jones
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Joseph Patrick Jones | ||
Date of birth | 4 March 1955 | ||
Place of birth | Llandudno, Wales | ||
Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[1] | ||
Position(s) |
Left-back | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1973–1975 | Wrexham | 98 | (2) |
1975–1978 | Liverpool | 72 | (3) |
1978–1982 | Wrexham | 146 | (6) |
1982–1985 | Chelsea | 78 | (2) |
1985–1987 | Huddersfield Town | 68 | (3) |
1987–1992 | Wrexham | 132 | (11) |
Total | 594 | (27) | |
International career | |||
Wales U-23 | 4 | (0) | |
1975–1986 | Wales[2] | 72 | (1) |
Managerial career | |||
2001 | Wrexham | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Joseph Patrick Jones (born 4 March 1955[3]) is a Welsh former international football full-back who most notably played for Liverpool, with whom he won two European Cups.[4]
Club career
Wrexham
Jones was born in Llandudno, and joined Wrexham in 1971. He made his debut at the age of 17 in a Welsh Cup tie against local rivals Chester City; Wrexham lost 1–0. He did, however, win the Welsh Cup with the club in 1975, when they beat Cardiff City in the final. Jones established himself as a right-back and helped Wrexham to the quarter-finals of the FA Cup in 1974, the first time the club had reached that stage.[5]
Liverpool
Jones left Wrexham to join his boyhood heroes, Liverpool (he had a
In 1977 left back Jones was part of the treble-chasing Liverpool team which won the League championship and reached the finals of the FA Cup and European Cup.[8] Jones scored his first goal for the club on 9 November 1976 in the 5–1 league thrashing of Leicester City at Anfield.[7] The treble, unprecedented in English football, was not forthcoming. Liverpool lost 2–1 in the FA Cup final at Wembley to Manchester United, though Jones supplied the accurate long pass for Jimmy Case to score Liverpool's goal.[citation needed] However, Jones became the first Welshman to receive a European Cup winners medal when Liverpool won their first European Cup in Rome four days later, defeating Borussia Mönchengladbach 3–1.[7] A memorable banner was unfurled by Liverpool supporters at the European Cup final in Rome which said "Joey Ate The Frogs Legs, Made The Swiss Roll, Now He's Munching Gladbach".[8]
Jones was in and out of the side the following year, with the renaissance of
Return to Wrexham
He returned to Wrexham[8] in 1978 for £210,000, a record that stood as Wrexham's record signing until the £300,000 signing of Ollie Palmer in January 2022. [9]
Chelsea
In 1982, Jones joined
Huddersfield and third spell at Wrexham
He joined Huddersfield in the summer of 1985 from Chelsea, and was named Town's player of the year in his first season. After two seasons he left to re-join Wrexham,[5] where he retired at the end of the 1991–92 season.
International career
Joey made his Wales debut in November 1975 against Austria. He went on to win 72 caps, scoring one goal,[3] his last action coming in a friendly away to Canada in May 1986.
After retirement
Jones underwent
In 2005, Jones completed his autobiography entitled "Oh Joey, Joey!" about his life in football. This was a book of the week on Sky Sports News in February 2006.
Also in 2005, Jones was named as Wrexham's ultimate Cult Hero on
Honours
Wrexham
Liverpool
- Football League First Division: 1976–77[citation needed]
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- UEFA Cup: 1975–76[citation needed]
- European Super Cup: 1977[citation needed]
Chelsea
- 1983–84[citation needed]
Individual
- Chelsea Player of the Year: 1982–83[citation needed]
- PFA Team of the Year: 1988–89 Fourth Division[11]
References
- ISBN 978-0-356-14354-5.
- Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 10 March 2009.
- ^ a b Joey Jones at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
- ^ "Every Welsh Player To Win The Champions League | Football Stories". 21 August 2023. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
- ^ a b "The Legends: Joey Jones". thisisthebarmyarmy.co.uk. Retrieved 20 May 2011.
- ^ "Player profile: Joey Jones". LFC History. Retrieved 20 May 2011.
- ^ a b c "Joey Jones: Liverpool FC 1975–1978". Football Heroes. Sporting Heroes. Retrieved 20 May 2011.
- ^ a b c d e "Joey Jones: Profile". Liverpool FC. Retrieved 20 May 2011.
- ^ "Wrexham sign Palmer from AFC Wimbledon". BBC Sport. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
- ^ "Joey Jones: Chelsea FC". Football-heroes. Sporting Heroes Collection. Retrieved 25 December 2011.
- ^ Lynch. The Official P.F.A. Footballers Heroes. p. 147.
External links
- Hall of fame at http://world.wrexhamafc.co.uk
- Happy Faces Children's Charity Patron
- Joey Jones – UEFA competition record (archive)