Bryn Jones (born 26 May 1939, in

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) was a Welsh professional footballer who played as a full back. He played in

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for

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and

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Playing career

Jones (aka bb) played for non-league side Holywell Town until joining

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side

in January 1963. However, he made just two league appearances before he returned north by joining

in August 1964. He made his Chester debut during the same month in a 3–1 win at

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but added just one more appearance during the season. The following campaign saw him emerging as a regular at left back, with namesake Ray Jones playing in the right back slot. Chester went into their home game against

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on 1 January 1966 in second place in

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, but both Bryn and Ray suffered

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s in the 3–2 victory. The pair missed the remainder of the season as Chester finished in seventh place. Jones recovered to play 11 games the following season before dropping out of

and joining New Brighton.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Jones, Bryn 1939 births Living people Footballers from Flintshire Welsh men's footballers Men's association football fullbacks English Football League players Watford F.C. players Chester City F.C. players New Brighton A.F.C. players Holywell Town F.C. players