David Jones (8 September 1914 – 30 October 1999), sometimes incorrectly identified as Douglas Jones, was a Welsh

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby le ...

who played in the English Football League for

Carlisle United Carlisle United Football Club ( , ) is a professional association football club based in Carlisle, Cumbria, England. The team compete in , the fourth tier of the English football league system. They have played their home games at Brunton Par ...

and

Stoke City Stoke City Football Club is a professional football club based in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England, which competes in the . Founded as Stoke Ramblers in 1863, it changed its name to Stoke in 1878 and then to Stoke City in 1925 after Stoke ...

Career

Jones began his career with his home town club

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before joining Everton. He failed to make the breakthrough at Goodison Park and left for Colwyn Bay before joining

in 1938. He played one match for Stoke which came on the final day of the 1938–39 season in a 0–0 at Leeds United he then signed for

but his career was halted due to World War II. He returned to play for Stoke during the war and played two seasons for the "Cumbrians" once the war was over. After a short spell with Rochdale he played for non-league

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Career statistics

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Jones, David 1914 births 1999 deaths Welsh men's footballers Stoke City F.C. players Everton F.C. players Carlisle United F.C. players Rochdale A.F.C. players Northwich Victoria F.C. players English Football League players People from Blaenau Ffestiniog Sportspeople from Gwynedd Men's association football goalkeepers Blaenau Ffestiniog Amateur F.C. players