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John Jones (footballer, born 1916)

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Full name
  
John Thomas Jones

1936–1937
  
Port Vale

Date of death
  
1978

Years
  
Team

Position
  
Goalkeeper

Playing position
  
Goalkeeper

Role
  
Footballer

Place of birth
  
Holywell, Wales

Name
  
John Jones


Date of birth
  
(1916-11-25)25 November 1916

John Thomas Jones (25 November 1916 – 1978) was a Welsh footballer. A goalkeeper, he was known as "Jones the Cap".

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Playing career

Jones joined Port Vale as an amateur in July 1936, and signed professional forms that December. Working as understudy to Allan Todd, he played just four games – three in the Third Division North and one in the FA Cup, and was given a free transfer in April 1937. He then moved on to Northampton Town and Oldham Athletic.

Statistics

  • Sourced from John Jones profile at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
  • References

    John Jones (footballer, born 1916) Wikipedia