Roy Jones (footballer)
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Roy Jones[1] | ||
Date of birth | 29 August 1924[1] | ||
Place of birth | Stoke-on-Trent, England[1] | ||
Date of death | 2005 (aged 81) | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1947–1950 | Stoke City | 7 | (0) |
– | Stafford Rangers | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Roy Jones (29 August 1924 – 2005), born Roy Shufflebottom, was an English footballer who played in the Football League for Stoke City.[1]
Career
[edit]Shufflebottom joined Stoke during World War II and eventually made his Football League debut in the 1947–48 season.[1] In 1948 he changed his name by deed poll to Jones.[1] He played a further six matches for Stoke until 1950 when he left and joined non-league Stafford Rangers.[1]
Career statistics
[edit]Club | Season | League | FA Cup | Total | ||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Stoke City[1] | 1947–48 | First Division | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
1948–49 | First Division | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
1949–50 | First Division | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
Career Total | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |