Owen Jones (footballer)

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Owen Jones
Personal information
Full name John Owen Jones
Date of birth July 1871
Place of birth Bangor, Gwynedd, Wales
Date of death 23 September 1955 (age 84)
Place of death Crewe, England
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
?–1894 Bangor
1894–1897 Crewe Alexandra 46 (17)
1897–1898 Chorley
1898–1899 Newton Heath 2 (0)
1899–1901 Bangor
1901
Earlestown
1901–? Stalybridge Rovers
International career
1901 Wales 2 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

John Owen Jones (July 1871[1] – 23 September 1955) was a Welsh footballer who played as a forward for several clubs in Wales and England, including Bangor City, Crewe Alexandra and Newton Heath.[1]

Career

Club career

Born in Bangor, Gwynedd,[1] Jones began his football career with Bangor F.C., before joining Football League Second Division side Crewe Alexandra in October 1894. After three years with Crewe where he played in 54 matches and scored 21 goals,[2] Jones transferred to Chorley, the 1896–97 Lancashire League champions, in September 1897. After Chorley could only manage a fifth-place finish in the Lancashire League in 1898, Jones signed for Newton Heath of the Football League Second Division.[1]

Jones made his Newton Heath debut in the first fixture of the 1898–99 season, playing in the centre forward position in a 2–0 away win over

Earlestown
.

International career

During his second spell with Bangor, Jones received his first call-up to the

outside right
.

Jones returned to the Wales team for the game against Ireland on 23 March at Pugh's expense, lining up alongside Meredith on the right side of the forward line. Jones ended up scoring the winning goal for Wales, as the match finished 1–0 to the away side.[3] The result meant that Wales finished in third place in the 1901 Home Championship, ahead of Ireland.

References

  1. ^ a b c d e Stats at mufcinfo.com
  2. ISBN 9781387049509
    .
  3. ISBN 0-947808-66-3
    .

External links
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