Mick Jones (footballer, born 1945)
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Michael David Jones | ||
Date of birth | 24 April 1945 | ||
Place of birth | Shireoaks, Nottinghamshire, England | ||
Height | 5 ft 10+1⁄4 in (1.78 m)[1] | ||
Position(s) |
Centre forward | ||
Youth career | |||
1962–1963 | Sheffield United | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1963–1967 | Sheffield United | 149 | (63) |
1967–1975 | Leeds United | 220 | (77) |
Total | 369 | (140) | |
International career | |||
1965–1970 | England | 3 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Michael David Jones (born 24 April 1945) is an English former
.Career
Sheffield United
Jones was spotted playing local league football for
Jones scored 63 goals in 149 appearances for the Blades,[2] and had earned two caps for England when he joined Leeds United in September 1967 for £100,000,[3] prompting the Sheffield United manager, John Harris, to remark "it would be the biggest mistake the club had ever made".[2][3]
Leeds United
Leeds won the
The following season Leeds won the League championship with Jones scoring 14 goals, and then joined by fellow striker Allan Clarke in 1969 to forge a strike partnership with Jones.[2]
Leeds pursued a possible "treble" of League title, FA Cup and European Cup. Everton beat Leeds to the League title, and Celtic F.C. beat Leeds home and away in the European Cup semi-finals. In the FA Cup final against Chelsea at Wembley, the game was 1–1 on a bumpy, sandy pitch (due to the Horse of the Year show being held there the previous week). with fewer than ten minutes to play. Jones fired a left foot shot into the net beyond Peter Bonetti.[3] Chelsea, however, equalised quickly so the contest went to a replay at Old Trafford. Leeds took the lead in the first half, when a run by Clarke set Jones on his way towards goal, and he hit right foot shot past Bonetti.[3] Chelsea, however, ended up winning after extra time and Leeds ended the season trophyless.[3]
In 1972, Leeds beat Arsenal 1–0 in the Centenary FA Cup Final with Jones setting up Clarke for the only goal of the game.
In a 29-match unbeaten run at the start of the next season, Jones bagged 14 goals as Leeds won the title, but he was now beginning to have problems with one of his knees and spent the summer of 1974 having intensive
International career
Jones played three matches as a
Career statistics
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Sheffield United | 1962–63 | First Division | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 6 | 4 | ||
1963–64 | First Division | 23 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | – | 2 | 0 | 28 | 8 | ||
1964–65 | First Division | 39 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 43 | 17 | |||
1965–66 | First Division | 40 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 1 | 1 | 43 | 22 | ||
1966–67 | First Division | 33 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1 | – | 2 | 2 | 43 | 21 | ||
1967–68 | First Division | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 9 | 4 | |||
Total | 149 | 63 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 1 | – | 5 | 3 | 172 | 76 | |||
Leeds United | 1967–68[7] | First Division | 25 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8[a] | 2 | – | 38 | 12 | |
1968–69[7] | First Division | 40 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 8[a] | 1 | – | 53 | 17 | ||
1969–70[7] | First Division | 32 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 8[b] | 8 | 1[c] | 0 | 53 | 26 | |
1970–71[7] | First Division | 40 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9[a] | 1 | – | 53 | 10 | ||
1971–72[7] | First Division | 24 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 30 | 13 | ||
1972–73[7] | First Division | 28 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 6[d] | 3 | – | 46 | 16 | ||
1973–74[7] | First Division | 31 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3[e] | 2 | – | 39 | 17 | ||
Total[8] | 220 | 77 | 36 | 12 | 14 | 5 | 42 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 313 | 111 | ||
Total | 369 | 140 | 47 | 21 | 21 | 6 | 42 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 485 | 187 |
- ^ a b c Appearances in Inter-Cities Fairs Cup
- ^ Appearances in European Cup
- FA Charity Shield
- ^ Appearances in European Cup Winners' Cup
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Cup
Honours
Leeds United
- Football League First Division: 1968–69, 1973–74
- FA Cup: 1971–72; runner-up: 1969–70, 1972–73[9]
- Football League Cup: 1967–68
- FA Charity Shield: 1969
- Inter-Cities Fairs Cup: 1967–68, 1970–71; runner-up: 1966–67
- European Cup Winners' Cup runner-up: 1972–73
Individual
References
- ^ Butler, Frank; Collins, Patrick (1973). News of the World Football Annual 1973–74. London. p. 274.
{{cite book}}
: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ a b c d e f g h "Jones the Brave". Yorkshire Post. 31 May 2016.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j Andrew Hutchinson (27 June 2020). "Mick Jones - Memories of a Leeds United number nine". Yorkshire Evening Post.
- ^ Kevin Markley (11 January 2016). "Hat-Trick Heroes". leedsunited-mad.co.uk.
- ^ Sniffer: The Life and Times of Allan Clarke.
- ^ a b c d "England career statistics - Mick Jones - 3 Caps (0 Goals)". englandstats.com. Retrieved 21 June 2023.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Mick Jones". Leeds Fan. Retrieved 26 February 2021.
- ^ "Leeds United Players Details : No.326 : Jones: Michael David (Mick)". OZ White LUFC. Retrieved 26 February 2021.
- ISBN 0354 09018 6.
- ^ Di Maggio, Roberto; Mamrud, Roberto; Rota, Davide; Owsianski, Jarek (8 June 2017). "Champions Cup/Champions League Topscorers". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation (RSSSF). Retrieved 2 November 2017.
- ^ "Every Leeds United Player of the Season winner since award was first handed out in 1970". Leeds Live. 29 April 2019. Retrieved 4 November 2020.
External links
- MICK JONES, Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Database