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Jimmy Jones (footballer, born 1876)

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Full name
  
Thomas James Jones

Years
  
Team

Playing position
  
Inside-forward


Date of death
  
Unknown

Date of birth
  
1876

Name
  
Jimmy Jones

Place of birth
  
Newcastle-Under-Lyme, England

Thomas James Jones (1876 – unknown) was an English footballer who played in the Football League for Stoke.

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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)
  • References

    Jimmy Jones (footballer, born 1876) Wikipedia