Brynley Jones (born 16 May 1959) is a Welsh former professional footballer who played in

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for

Chester Chester is a cathedral city and the county town of Cheshire, England. It is located on the River Dee, close to the English–Welsh border. With a population of 79,645 in 2011,"2011 Census results: People and Population Profile: Chester Loca ...

as a

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. He was born in

St Asaph St Asaph (; cy, Llanelwy "church on the Elwy") is a City status in the United Kingdom, city and community (Wales), community on the River Elwy in Denbighshire, Wales. In the United Kingdom Census 2011, 2011 Census it had a population of 3,355 ...

Playing career

A product of Chester's youth policy, Jones made his professional debut on the final day of 1976–77 away at

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. He remained involved in the first-team squad over the next five years, with one of the highlights coming in Chester's

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fifth round tie at

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in 1979–80 when Jones scored to give his side a shock lead. The following season saw him score an unusual goal away at

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, when an attempted defensive clearance struck his shins and rebounded into the net from distance. Jones' final Chester appearance was also his last Football League outing, in Chester's 1–0 home defeat to

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in May 1982. The end of the season saw him follow manager

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, where he played for one season in the

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. He later played for clubs including

Bangor City Bangor City Football Club ( cy, Clwb Pêl-droed Dinas Bangor) are an inactive Welsh football club from the City of Bangor, Gwynedd. They started the 2021–22 season in the Cymru North the second level of the Welsh football league system, but ...

and Oswestry Town.

Personal life

His son,

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, is also a professional footballer in the Football League with

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and has been capped by

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at semi-professional level.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Jones, Brynley 1959 births Living people Welsh men's footballers Sportspeople from St Asaph Footballers from Denbighshire English Football League players National League (English football) players Men's association football midfielders Chester City F.C. players Scarborough F.C. players Bangor City F.C. players Oswestry Town F.C. players Colwyn Bay F.C. players Oswestry Town F.C. managers Welsh football managers