Carl Michael Jones (born 3 September 1986) is an English

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and who plays for Shildon as a defender.

Career

Born in

Sunderland Sunderland () is a port city in Tyne and Wear, England. It is the City of Sunderland's administrative centre and in the Historic counties of England, historic county of County of Durham, Durham. The city is from Newcastle-upon-Tyne and is on t ...

, Tyne and Wear, Jones played for the Hartlepool United youth system in their under-11 to under-16 teams. After being released by the club he joined Chester-le-Street Town during the 2002–03 season before returning to Hartlepool in July 2005. He made his

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debut after starting in a 1–0 defeat to Yeovil Town on 2 September and in a 1–0 defeat at

Scunthorpe United Scunthorpe United Football Club is a professional association football club based in the town of Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire, England. The side currently competes in the National League, the fifth tier of the English football league system. The tea ...

in the Football League Trophy on 18 October he conceded a penalty kick that was scored after being adjudged to have handled the ball, before being

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in the 84th minute with a suspected calf injury. He finished the 2005–06 season with two appearances and was rewarded with a new contract in June 2006. Jones failed to make any appearances during the 2006–07 season and the club announced that he would be released when his contract expired on 30 June 2007. He went on trial with Conference Premier team York City in July 2007 and after impressing he signed for the club on a one-year contract on 7 August. Jones made his debut in York's opening game of the 2007–08 season, a 2–1 defeat to Cambridge United on 11 August. He was described by Steve Carroll of ''The Press'' as looking "out of depth" in the team's next game, a 4–3 defeat at Burton Albion on 14 August, which was to be his final appearance for York. He suffered a suspected fractured cheekbone after accidentally clashing with

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during a training session in September. He joined

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team

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on an initial one-month loan in November 2007. The loan was extended in January 2008 and after being released by York on 31 January he joined Gateshead permanently. Jones made a total of 95 appearances in all competitions for Gateshead, scoring 5 goals, before his release on 4 May 2011. Jones signed for Blyth Spartans on 29 June 2011, making his competitive debut on 27 August in a 0–2 defeat at Gainsborough Trinity. Jones left Blyth on 4 November 2011 and subsequently signed for Darlington 1883. After less than a month at Darlington, Jones signed for fellow

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side Shildon on 29 November 2012.

Career statistics

Club

:A. The "League" column constitutes appearances and goals (including those as a substitute) in the Football League, Football Conference and

. :B. The "Other" column constitutes appearances and goals (including those as a substitute) in the

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, Football League Trophy, Conference League Cup,

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and play-offs.

References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Jones, Carl 1986 births Living people Footballers from Sunderland English men's footballers Men's association football defenders Hartlepool United F.C. players Chester-le-Street Town F.C. players York City F.C. players Gateshead F.C. players Blyth Spartans A.F.C. players Darlington F.C. players Shildon A.F.C. players English Football League players National League (English football) players Northern Premier League players Northern Football League players