Connor Jones (footballer)

Connor Stephen Malcom Jones (born 30 November 1998) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder.

Connor Jones
Personal information
Full name Connor Stephen Malcom Jones[1]
Date of birth (1998-11-30) 30 November 1998[2]
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
Bristol Rovers
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2019 Bristol Rovers 0 (0)
2016–2017 → Yate Town (loan)
2017–2018 → Mangotsfield United (loan) 23 (0)
2018 → Mangotsfield United (loan) 3 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 07:30, 22 August 2019 (UTC)

Early and personal life

Jones' father died in January 2018; the police investigated it as murder.[3]

Career

Jones began his career at Bristol Rovers, spending time on loan at Yate Town during the 2016–17 season.[4] He moved on loan to Mangotsfield United in November 2017,[5] making 23 league appearances.[4] He returned to Mangotsfield United for a second loan spell in March 2018,[6] making a further 3 league appearances.[4] He made his senior debut for Bristol Rovers on 13 November 2018 in the EFL Trophy,[7] one of four Bristol Rovers players (alongside Tareiq Holmes-Dennis, Zain Walker and Theo Widdrington) to do so in that match.[8]

He was released by Bristol Rovers at the end of the 2018–19 season.[9]

References
  1. "List of Players given a Free Transfer: As at 18th May 2019: Bristol Rovers" (PDF). English Football League. p. 102. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
  2. Connor Jones at Soccerway. Retrieved 6 December 2018.
  3. Ashcroft, Esme (13 January 2018). "Bristol Rovers 'shocked and saddened' by alleged murder of club player's father, Nathan Jones". Bristol Post. Retrieved 15 November 2018.
  4. "Connor Jones". Aylesbury United F.C. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
  5. "Connor Jones Extends Loan at Mangotsfield". Bristol Rovers F.C. 19 January 2018. Retrieved 15 November 2018.
  6. "Lewis Ellington and Connor Jones go out on Loan". Bristol Rovers F.C. 7 March 2018. Retrieved 6 December 2018.
  7. "Games played by Connor Jones in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 15 November 2018.
  8. Evely, John (14 November 2018). "The 'brilliant' positive despite Bristol Rovers' defeat to Exeter City". Bristol Post. Retrieved 15 November 2018.
  9. "Bristol Rovers: Chris Lines heads list of nine players to leave League One club". BBC Sport. 8 May 2019. Retrieved 9 May 2019.


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