Wilson Jones (footballer, born 1914)
Appearance
![]() Jones (r.) in a game against Swedish club AIK Fotboll in 1946 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Charles Wilson Jones | ||
Date of birth | [1] | 29 April 1914||
Place of birth | Pentre Broughton,[1] Wales | ||
Date of death | 9 January 1986[1] | (aged 71)||
Place of death | Birmingham,[1] England | ||
Height | 5 ft 8+3⁄4 in (1.75 m)[2] | ||
Position(s) | Centre forward | ||
Youth career | |||
1930–1932 | Brymbo Green | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1932–1934 | Wrexham | 6 | (3) |
1934–1947 | Birmingham | 135 | (63) |
1947–1948 | Nottingham Forest | 7 | (5) |
1948–1949 | Kidderminster Harriers | ||
International career | |||
1935–1939 | Wales | 2 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Charles Wilson Jones (29 April 1914 – 9 January 1986) was a Welsh international footballer who played as a centre forward for Wrexham, Birmingham (renamed Birmingham City in 1943) and Nottingham Forest in the Football League.[1][3]
He was Birmingham's top scorer on three occasions in the First Division in the 1930s.[4] He won two caps for Wales,[5] the first on 27 March 1935 against Northern Ireland at the Racecourse Ground, Wrexham, when he scored the first goal in a 3–1 win,[6] and the second on 20 May 1939, a 2–1 defeat against France in Paris.[7]
He was landlord of the White Hart public house in Aston, Birmingham, for 19 years until it was demolished in 1968 prior to the construction of the Aston Expressway.[8]
References
[edit]General
- Matthews, Tony (1995). Birmingham City: A Complete Record. Derby: Breedon Books. ISBN 978-1-85983-010-9.
Specific
- ^ a b c d e "Charlie Jones". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 9 May 2020.
- ^ "Faith in "Blues'" fowrard line. No new "stars"". Evening Despatch. Birmingham. 1 August 1935. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Charlie Jones". UK A–Z Transfers. Neil Brown. Retrieved 9 May 2020.
- ^ Matthews (1995), pp. 177–180.
- ^ Matthews (1995), pp. 101–102.
- ^ "1930–1939". Welsh Football Online. Archived from the original on 26 July 2011. Retrieved 11 August 2007.
- ^ "France 2–1 Wales 20 May 1939". Welsh Football Data Archive. Retrieved 9 May 2020.
- ^ Wakeling, Vic (21 September 1968). "Jones waits and wonders". Sports Argus. Birmingham. p. 7.
Categories:
- 1914 births
- 1986 deaths
- Footballers from Wrexham
- Welsh men's footballers
- Wales men's international footballers
- Men's association football forwards
- Wrexham A.F.C. players
- Birmingham City F.C. players
- Nottingham Forest F.C. players
- Kidderminster Harriers F.C. players
- English Football League players
- Welsh football forward stubs