Jimmy Jones (footballer, born 1876)
(1876 – unknown) English footballer in the Football League for Stoke
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| Intro | (1876 – unknown) English footballer in the Football League for Stoke | |
| A.K.A. | Thomas Jones Thomas James Jones | |
| A.K.A. | Thomas Jones Thomas James Jones | |
| Places | United Kingdom | |
| is | Athlete Football player Association football player | |
| Work field | Sports | |
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| Birth | 1 January 1876, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Borough of Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire, Staffordshire |
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Biography
Thomas James "Jimmy" Jones (1876 – unknown) was an English footballer who played in the Football League for Stoke.
Career
Jones was born in Newcastle-Under-Lyme and played for local amateur clubs Newcastle Swifts and Congleton Hornets before joining Stoke in November 1898. He took the place at Inside-forward and it took him until the final three matches of the 1899–1900 season before he found the back of the net scoring five goals. He was moved to outside left for the 1900–01 season but lost his place in January 1901 to Len Benbow and decided to leave for Crewe Alexandra.
Career statistics
- Sourced from Jimmy Jones profile at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
| Club | Season | Division | League | FA Cup | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Stoke | 1899–1900 | First Division | 14 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 5 |
| 1900–01 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 4 | ||
| Career Total | 26 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 29 | 9 | ||