Tom Jones (footballer, born 1916)
Appearance
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Thomas Jones | ||
Date of birth | 1916 | ||
Place of birth | Little Hulton | ||
Position(s) | Central defender | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1936 | Little Hulton | ||
1938 | Accrington Stanley | 10 | (1) |
1939 | Oldham Athletic | 1 | (0) |
1940-1944 | →Rochdale (guest) | ||
Total | 11 | (1) | |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Thomas Jones (1916 – date of death unknown) was an English footballer who played as a central defender for Accrington Stanley and Oldham Athletic, and guested for Rochdale during World War II. He was born in Little Hulton. His career came to an end in 1945 when he lost both feet to a land mine after the D-Day Landings.
Career statistics
[edit]Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Total | |||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Accrington Stanley | 1937–38 | Third Division North | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
1938–39 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | ||
Oldham Athletic | 1938–39 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
Career total | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 |
References
[edit]- ^ Rochdale AFC: The Official History 1907–2001 by Steven Phillipps. ISBN 1874427097
- ^ "Home". enfa.co.uk.
Categories:
- Accrington Stanley F.C. (1891) players
- Oldham Athletic A.F.C. players
- Rochdale A.F.C. wartime guest players
- 1916 births
- English amputees
- English men's footballers
- Men's association football central defenders
- British Army personnel of World War II
- Landmine victims
- People from Little Hulton
- Footballers from Greater Manchester
- Sportspeople from the City of Salford
- English Football League players
- English football defender, 1910s birth stubs