William Jones (Welsh footballer, born 1876)

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William Jones
Personal information
Full name William James Jones[1]
Date of birth 1876
Place of birth Penrhiwceiber, Wales
Date of death May 1918 (aged 41–42)[2]
Place of death Doiran, Macedonia
Position(s) Half back
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1898–1901 Aberdare Athletic
1901
Kettering
 9 (0)
1901–1902 West Ham United 15 (0)
1902–1904
Aberaman Athletic
1904–1906 Rogerstone
International career
1901–1902 Wales 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

William James Jones (1876 – 6 May 1918) was a Welsh international

Macedonia
in the First World War.

Football career

Jones was born in the village of Penrhiwceiber,[3] near Aberdare and started his football career with Aberdare Athletic in 1898, becoming team captain in 1901.[3] In March 1901, he became the first player from South Wales league football to be selected for Wales,[3] when he played in the 1–1 draw with Scotland[4] followed by a 6–0 defeat by England. (In the latter match, four goals were scored by Steve Bloomer.[5])

Described as "a sound tackler who played well within himself" who was "adept at feeding the wingmen",[3] his transfer to Kettering in September 1901 was "much regretted" in his home town.[3] He failed to settle at Kettering and in December he moved to West Ham United in a swap with Peter Kyle.[3] He was relatively successful at the East London club, with only two defeats in 15 Southern League appearances.[6]

In the summer of 1902, he returned to Wales joining

Aberaman Athletic.[3] At the end of his first season there, he helped Aberaman become the first club from South Wales to reach the final of the Welsh Cup, although the final was a one-sided affair with Wrexham winning 8–0.[7] From 1904 to 1906, Jones finished his career at Rogerstone.[3]

Jones made four appearances for Wales in official international matches.[8]

Death

In

Lake Doiran.[1][2]

References

  1. ^ a b c "William James Jones | Service Record". Football and the First World War. Retrieved 9 December 2018.
  2. ^
    CWGC
    . Retrieved 22 October 2011.
  3. ^
    ISBN 1-872424-11-2
    .
  4. ^ "Wales 1 – 1 Scotland". Welsh Football Data archive. 2 March 1901. Retrieved 22 October 2011.
  5. ^ "England 6 – 0 Wales". www.englandstats.com. 18 March 1901. Retrieved 22 October 2011.
  6. ^ "William Jones". Wonderful World of West Ham United Statistics. www.westhamstats.info. Retrieved 22 October 2011.
  7. ^ "Wrexham 8 Aberaman 0". Welsh Cup Final. Welsh Football Data archive. 13 April 1903. Retrieved 22 October 2011.
  8. ISBN 978-1-86223-176-4
    .

External links
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