Les Jones (footballer, born 1930)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Leslie Clifford Jones | ||
| Date of birth | January 1, 1930 | ||
| Place of birth | Mountain Ash, Wales | ||
| Playing position | Full Back | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1950–57 | Luton Town | 98 | (1) |
| 1957–58 | Aston Villa | 5 | (0) |
| 1959–?? | Worcester City | ? | (?) |
| Total | 103 | (1) | |
|
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. | |||
Leslie Clifford "Les" Jones (1 January 1930, Mountain Ash – ) was a Welsh football player who played for Luton Town and Aston Villa in the 1950s.
Luton Town
Jones' first game was at Kenilworth Road on 28 April 1951, the penultimate game of the 1950-51 season .[1] He made three more appearances the following season but established himself in the team during the 1952-53 season, which included playing in every FA Cup game before being knocked out by Bolton Wanderers who would finish runners-up .[2]
In January the same season he scored the only goal of his career in a 2-0 home win over Fulham.
His last appearance for the hatters was in December 1957 at Portsmouth.
Aston Villa
Jones made his debut, after moving from Luton Town in January, on the first of February .[3] But he only went on to make four more appearances for Aston Villa all in that 1957-58 season .[4]
Worcester City
Jones moved to Worcester City in July 1959. .[5]
Playing career
| Club performance | League | FA Cup | SPFC | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Club | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 1950–51 | Luton Town | Second Division | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 1951–52 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 1952–53 | 16 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 1 | ||
| 1953–54 | 22 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0 | ||
| 1954–55 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1955–56 | First Division | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | |
| 1956–57 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 24 | 0 | ||
| 1957–58 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 0 | ||
| Luton total | 98 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 110 | 1 | ||
| 1957–58 | Aston Villa | First Division | 5 | 0 | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
| Aston Villa total | 5 | 0 | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ||
| Career total | 103 | 1 | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ||
References
- ↑ Bailey, Steve (January 1998). The Definitive Luton Town F.C. Soccerdata. p. 96. ISBN 1-899468-10-2.
- ↑ Maguire, John (1953). Blackpool vs. Bolton Wanderers 1953 F.A. Cup Final. p. 11.
- ↑ "Les Jones' Villa debut". Retrieved 2013-12-31.
- ↑ "Aston Villa Player Database". Retrieved 2013-12-31.
- ↑ "Last Jones Villa game". Retrieved 2013-12-31.
External links
- Les Jones career at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Database