Jack Jones (association footballer)

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Jack Jones
Personal information
Full name	John William Jones
Date of birth	8 February 1891(1891-02-08)
Place of birth	Rotherham, England
Date of death	20 July 1948 (aged 57)
Place of death	Rotherham, England
Playing position	Left back
Youth clubs
	Allerton Bywater Colliery Industry F.C. Bird-in-Hand Maltby Main Colliery RAF
Senior clubs1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1914–1920 1920–1927 1927–1928 1928–1930 1930–1931	Sunderland Birmingham Nelson Crewe Alexandra Scarborough	000 (0) 228 (1) 012 (0) 091 (7)
1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. * Appearances (Goals)

John William "Jack" Jones (8 February 1891 – 20 July 1948), was an English professional footballer who played as a left back.

Jones was born in Rotherham, South Yorkshire. A former coal miner, he was transferred from Sunderland to Birmingham for a fee of £2,000. For six seasons he formed a formidable full back pairing with Frank Womack, helping the club to the championship of the Football League Second Division in the 1920–21 season. He went on to play 237 games in all competitions for the club, including 191 in the First Division. He later played for Nelson, Crewe Alexandra and Scarborough. He died in Rotherham at the age of 57.

[edit] References

• Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: SoccerData (Tony Brown). ISBN 978-1-899468-67-6. 
• Matthews, Tony (1995). Birmingham City: A Complete Record. Derby: Breedon Books, pp. 102, 163-69. ISBN 978-1-85983-010-9. 

Persondata
NAME	Jones, Jack
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Jones, John William
SHORT DESCRIPTION	Professional footballer
DATE OF BIRTH	1891-02-08
PLACE OF BIRTH	Rotherham, South Yorkshire, England
DATE OF DEATH	1948-07-20
PLACE OF DEATH	Rotherham, South Yorkshire, England