John Leonard Jones (1869 – 24 November 1931) was a Welsh professional

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and amateur

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er. He played football for Bootle,

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, Grimsby Town, Sheffield United, Tottenham Hotspur, Watford and

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. Jones also played cricket for

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and

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. Born in Rhuddlan, he represented Wales on 21 occasions.

Career

Jones began his career with Bootle, having grown up in the area. On moving to

in 1890, Jones turned professional and also played

for

during the summer months. When Stockton resumed amateur status in 1893, Jones moved to Grimsby Town, for whom he made his

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debut in September 1893, remaining ever present for the remainder of the season. In May 1894, Jones transferred to Sheffield United, in part to play for the affiliated

that summer. When the football season opened in September 1894, Jones made his footballing debut for the club against West Bromwich Albion and scored on each of his first two outings. Despite a promising start Jones was felt not to lack pace and spent much of his time playing in United's reserves, filling in for various positions on the first team when needed. After three seasons, Jones joined Tottenham Hotspur in May 1897, but as Spurs were not members of the

they did not have to pay a transfer fee to United, much to the annoyance of their directors. Playing principally in the outside left position for his new club, Jones became a mainstay of the first-team for seven seasons, becoming club captain and skippering the

1901 FA Cup Final The 1901 FA Cup Final was an association football match between Sheffield United and Tottenham Hotspur on Saturday, 20 April 1901 at the Crystal Palace stadium in south London. It was the final match of the 1900–01 FA Cup, the 30th edition of ...

winning side, ironically beating his former club, Sheffield United.

Later life

Club secretary of Sheffield United,

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, arranged for Jones to take up a summer coaching position with Rugby School shortly before he left the club, adding to his former employers annoyance at his departure. Jones continued to coach both cricket and football at the school whilst playing for Tottenham Hotspur. Following his retirement from playing football, Jones coached

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in Ireland around 1906 and later coached in South Africa. In 1923, Jones returned to England and became coach and groundsman at Whitburn Cricket Club in Durham. Jones later worked as a pattern maker but died after sustaining head injuries while falling down a stairwell at work in 1931, aged 62.

Career statistics

International

Honours

Tottenham Hotspur * Southern League: 1899–1900 * FA Cup: 1900–01 * London League: 1902–03 * Western League:

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References

External links

1901 FA Cup final
{{DEFAULTSORT:Jones, Jack 1866 births 1931 deaths People from Rhuddlan Sportspeople from Denbighshire Welsh men's footballers Men's association football forwards Welsh cricketers Wales men's international footballers Bootle F.C. (1879) players Stockton F.C. players Grimsby Town F.C. players Sheffield United F.C. players Tottenham Hotspur F.C. players Watford F.C. players Worcester City F.C. players English Football League players Southern Football League players