Vaughan Jones (born 8 September 1959 in

Tonyrefail Tonyrefail is a village and community in the Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough, Wales. It is situated at the head of the River Ely; northwest of Llantrisant, about from Trebanog and about from Williamstown. During the second half of the 19th ...

) is a Welsh former professional

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 ...

. Jones played his club football for

Bristol Rovers Bristol Rovers Football Club are a professional football club in Bristol, England. They compete in League One, the third tier of the English football league system. They play home matches at the Memorial Stadium in Horfield, they have been ...

, Cardiff City, Newport County, Inter Cardiff and

Bath City Bath City Football Club is a semi-professional football club based in Bath, Somerset, England. The club is affiliated to the Somerset FA and currently competes in the National League South, the sixth tier of English football. The club have ...

before finishing his playing career at

Cheltenham Town Cheltenham Town Football Club is a professional association football club based in the town of Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England. From the 2021–22 season, the club compete in League One, the third tier of the English football league sy ...

. He went on to be a youth coach at

before becoming Assistant Manager at

in November 2003, but a year later had left his job in mysterious circumstances. A Welsh youth international, he also attained two Under-21 caps for Wales.

Notes

A. The appearances and goals figures in the infobox for Jones's second permanent spell with Bristol Rovers cover both the loan period and the permanent contract, which Neil Brown fails to separate.

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Welsh Premier profile
1959 births Living people People from Tonyrefail Footballers from Rhondda Cynon Taf Welsh men's footballers Wales men's youth international footballers Wales men's under-21 international footballers Men's association football defenders Bristol Rovers F.C. players Newport County A.F.C. players Cardiff City F.C. players Bath City F.C. players Cheltenham Town F.C. players English Football League players Cymru Premier players {{Wales-footy-defender-stub