Fred Jones (footballer, born 1938)

Fred Jones (11 January 1938 – 22 March 2013) was a Welsh professional footballer who played as an outside left in the 1950s and early 1960s, and won two caps for his country's under-23 side.[1][2] After developing in the youth team at Hereford United, he left to join Arsenal in January 1958. He made no first-team competitive appearances for the London club in his nine months there, although he did play in a friendly against Eintracht Frankfurt in February 1958.

Fred Jones
Personal information
Full name Frederick George Jones
Date of birth 11 January 1938
Place of birth Gelligaer, Wales
Date of death 22 March 2013 (aged 75)
Height 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Position(s) Outside left
Youth career
1955–1956 Pontllanfraith
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1956–1958 Hereford United
1958 Arsenal 0 (0)
1958–1960 Brighton 69 (14)
1960–1961 Swindon Town 18 (1)
1961–1963 Grimsby Town 58 (9)
1963–1964 Reading 30 (5)
1964–???? Hereford United
???–1973 Stafford Rangers
National team
1960 Wales U23 2
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

In September 1958 he moved on to Brighton & Hove Albion. Spells at Swindon Town[3] and Grimsby Town followed and he finished his League career at Reading.[4]

References
  1. Hugman, B (1998). The PFA Premier League and Football League Players' Records 1946-98. Harpenden, Queen Anne Press. ISBN 1-85291-585-4.
  2. Prime, Richard (25 March 2013). "Hereford United legend Freddie Jones dies in Derby at 75". Hereford Times. Retrieved 6 December 2018.
  3. "Swindon Town Profile". Swindon-Town-FC.co.uk. Retrieved 6 December 2018.
  4. "Career summary". Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database. Neil Brown. Retrieved 6 December 2018.


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