Bryn Jones (footballer, born 1912)

Brynmor "Bryn" Jones (14 February 1912 – 18 October 1985) was a Welsh professional footballer.

Born in Penyard near Merthyr Tydfil, Jones was part of a famous footballing family; he was one of five brothers to play professional football, along with Shoni, Ivor, Emlyn and Bert. In addition his nephews, Cliff, Bryn and Ken were also professional footballers.

He played for a variety of clubs as a youth, including Merthyr Amateurs, Glenavon and Aberaman Athletic, before signing for Wolverhampton Wanderers in 1933 for a fee of £1,500. In five years for Wolves he played 163 league matches.

During his time at Wolves Jones also won the first of his 17 caps for Wales, against Northern Ireland in 1935. His international career lasted between 1935 and 1948, as well as a further eight wartime internationals, the highlight being a 2–1 win over England in 1936 at Molineux. He also appeared for Wales Amateurs.

Jones's exploits for Wolves earned the attention of George Allison's Arsenal, who were looking for a replacement for Alex James'. Arsenal paid a then British record fee of £14,000 to take him to Highbury in August 1938.

Jones got off to a dream start for Arsenal, scoring on his debut against Portsmouth and then netting two more goals in the next three matches.

Jones served with the Royal Artillery during the Second World War, and was aged 34 when competitive football resumed. He made seven league appearances for Arsenal in 1947–48, in which Arsenal won the First Division Championship, but he did not play enough games to qualify for a medal.

Jones played (and scored) in Arsenal's 1948 Charity Shield match against Manchester United but was still only a bit-part player in 1948–49. He left Arsenal to become player-coach at Norwich City in 1949. He had played 76 matches for Arsenal, scoring 8 goals.

After his coaching spell at Norwich City from 1949 to 1951 he retired, and then ran a newsagents near Arsenal's Highbury ground. He died in October 1985.