Keith Jones (footballer)

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Personal information
Keith Jones
Full name	Keith Aubrey Jones
Date of birth	October 14, 1965 (1965-10-14) (age 42)
Place of birth	Dulwich, England
Height	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Playing position	Midfielder (retired)
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1983–1987 1987–1991 1991–1994 1993 1994–2000 2000–2002	Chelsea Brentford Southend United → Colchester United (loan) Charlton Athletic Reading Total	052 0(7) 169 (13) 090 (11) 004 0(0) 158 0(6) 039 0(0) 512 (37)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. * Appearances (Goals)

Keith Aubrey Jones (born 14 October 1965) is a former English footballer.

Born in Dulwich, Jones started out with Chelsea as a midfielder, making his full debut in March 1983. After four years he moved onto London neighbours Brentford for a fee of £40,000 for another four year spell. In 1991 he moved to Southend United for £175,000. After impressing at Roots Hall, he was handed the opportunity to join Charlton Athletic in 1994.

Jones had a successful spell at Charlton. Four years after joining, he helped the club into the Premier League and in 1999 he scored the only goal in a 1–0 win of Liverpool. Despite this, he lost his place in Charlton's team to new signings such as Graham Stuart and he was released in 2000. Former Charlton team-mate Alan Pardew signed Jones for Reading. In the 2001–02 season Jones helped the Royals finish runners-up in the Second Division. He retired at the end of the season.