David Jones (football goalkeeper, born 1914)
Personal information | |||
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Full name | David Jones[1] | ||
Date of birth | 8 September 1914 | ||
Place of birth | Blaenau Ffestiniog, Wales[2] | ||
Date of death | 30 October 1999[1] | (aged 85)||
Place of death | Newcastle-under-Lyme, England[1] | ||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1933–1935 | Blaenau Ffestiniog | ||
1935–1936 | Everton | 0 | (0) |
1936–1938 | Colwyn Bay | ||
1938–1939 | Stoke City | 1 | (0) |
1939–1947 | Carlisle United | 66 | (0) |
1948–1949 | Rochdale | 0 | (0) |
1949 | Northwich Victoria | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
David Jones (8 September 1914 – 30 October 1999), sometimes incorrectly identified as Douglas Jones,[2] was a Welsh footballer who played in the English Football League for Carlisle United and Stoke City.[2]
Career
[edit]Jones began his career with his home town club Blaenau Ffestiniog before joining Everton.[2] He failed to make the breakthrough at Goodison Park and left for Colwyn Bay before joining Stoke City in 1938.[2] He played one match for Stoke which came on the final day of the 1938–39 season in a 0–0 at Leeds United he then signed for Carlisle United but his career was halted due to World War II.[2] He returned to play for Stoke during the war and played two seasons for the "Cumbrians" once the war was over. After a short spell with Rochdale he played for non-league Northwich Victoria.[2]
Career statistics
[edit]Source:[3]
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | Total | ||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Stoke City | 1938–39 | First Division | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Carlisle United | 1946–47 | Third Division North | 41 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 44 | 0 |
1947–48 | Third Division North | 25 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 0 | |
Career Total | 67 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 71 | 0 |
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "David Jones". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 29 May 2024.
- ^ a b c d e f g Matthews, Tony (1994). The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City. Lion Press. ISBN 0-9524151-0-0.
- ^ David Jones at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)