Thomas Daniel Jones (1884 – 8 February 1958) was a Welsh

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and football club manager. He represented Wales at international level on one occasion. Jones was born in Aberaman where his father was a grocer and also the Constable of Higher Miskin, an ancient office and ceremonial post. He played for his local side before joining

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in 1903. In 1904, Jones joined Nottingham Forest, remaining an amateur as he did throughout his career. He made two league appearances for Forest. In 1908 he made his only appearance for the Wales national team, a 1–0 defeat against Ireland, played at

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. In the summer of 1923, Jones took over as secretary-manager of

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, guiding them to a respectable 13th place in Division Three (South). He left his post in 1924 and later worked as a scout for

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. He was also a vice-president of the FA of Wales.

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