Ben Jones (born 7 July 1992,
Wrexham
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is a Welsh footballer with who made several appearances in
The Football League
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with
Chester City during his first year as an apprentice at the club.
He is currently plays for
Flint Town United.
The forward made his debut as a late substitute for
Richie Partridge in Chester's 3–1 home loss to
Chesterfield
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on 17 January 2009,
before replacing the same player when Chester drew 1–1 at
Lincoln City the following week. He became a regular member of Chester's matchday squad in the closing stages of the season, which ended in relegation from
Football League Two
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.
Before joining Chester, Jones was with
Preston North End
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A former pupil at
Connah's Quay High School
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, Jones was a product of the Flintshire Schoolboys team that has previously produced stars such as
Ian Rush
Ian James Rush (born 20 October 1961) is a Welsh former professional footballer who played as a forward. At club level Rush played for Liverpool from 1980–1987 and 1988–1996. He is the club's all-time leading goalscorer, having scored a to ...
and
Michael Owen.
On 26 March he joined
Colwyn Bay along with fellow former Chester City player
Glenn Rule.
In October 2010 he joined
Flint Town United and he scored on his debut on 9 October 2010 in the ninth minute in a 5–0 win over Rhayader Town.
External links
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Player stats from football.co.uk
References
{{DEFAULTSORT:Jones, Ben
1992 births
Living people
Welsh men's footballers
English Football League players
Men's association football forwards
Footballers from Wrexham
Chester City F.C. players
Flint Town United F.C. players
Colwyn Bay F.C. players