David Jones (football goalkeeper, born 1914)

David Jones
Personal information
Full name David Jones[1]
Date of birth (1914-09-08) 8 September 1914 (age 110)
Place of birth Blaenau Ffestiniog, Wales[2]
Date of death 30 October 1999(1999-10-30) (aged 85)[1]
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

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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

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Source:[3]

Club Season League FA Cup Total
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

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  1. ^ a b c "David Jones". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 29 May 2024.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g Matthews, Tony (1994). The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City. Lion Press. ISBN 0-9524151-0-0.
  3. ^ David Jones at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)