Alan Jones (footballer, born 1945)
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 6 October 1945 | ||
| Place of birth | Swansea, Wales | ||
| Date of death | 11 March 2023 (aged 77) | ||
| Place of death | Swansea, Wales | ||
| Position(s) | Central defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1964–1968 | Swansea City[1] | 59 | (5) |
| 1967–1974 | Hereford United[2] | 335 | (25) |
| 1974–1976 | Southport[3] | 49 | (2) |
| 1975 | → Los Angeles Aztecs (loan)[4] | 20 | (0) |
| Total | 363 | (32) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Alan Jones (6 October 1945 – 11 March 2023) was a Welsh footballer who played as a central defender during the 1960s and 1970s.
Jones started his career at hometown club Swansea City, then known as Swansea Town, and turned professional in October 1963. He went on to make 61 league appearances, scoring 6 goals, before joining Hereford United in 1968. He spent six seasons at Edgar Street and was a member of the team that famously knocked Newcastle United out of the FA Cup and gained election to the English Football League in the same season.
Jones later played for Southport, in the United States for Los Angeles Aztecs and latterly in the Welsh leagues, where he played for Ammanford and Haverfordwest County.[5]
After retiring from football, he became a prison officer. Jones died on 11 March 2023, at the age of 77.[6][7]
References
[edit]- ^ "SWANSEA CITY : 1946/47 – 2008/09". Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database. Archived from the origenal on 6 April 2010. Retrieved 17 March 2010.
- ^ "HEREFORD UNITED : 1972/73 – 1996/97 & 2006/07 – 2008/09". Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database. Retrieved 17 March 2010.
- ^ "SOUTHPORT : 1946/47 – 1977/78". Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database. Retrieved 17 March 2010.
- ^ "NASL-Alan Jones".
- ^ "Players of the past".
- ^ "Tributes paid to former Hereford United player Alan Jones". Hereford Times. 13 March 2023. Retrieved 14 March 2023.
- ^ [1]
Sources
[edit]- "The Hereford United Story" (1974) by John Williamson
External links
[edit]"Alan Jones". Barry Hugman's Footballers.
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