Garry Jones
Garry Edwin Jones (11 December 1950 – 6 April 2016) was an English footballer who played as a centre forward.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Garry Edwin Jones | ||
Date of birth | 11 December 1950 | ||
Place of birth | Wythenshawe, England | ||
Date of death | 6 April 2016 65) | (aged||
Place of death | Bramhall, Cheshire, England | ||
Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Centre forward | ||
Youth career | |||
Bolton Wanderers | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1968–1978 | Bolton Wanderers | 203 | (41) |
1975 | → Sheffield United (loan) | 3 | (1) |
1978 | → Los Angeles Aztecs (loan) | 25 | (4) |
1978–1980 | Blackpool | 27 | (5) |
1980–1981 | Hereford United | 25 | (4) |
Northwich Victoria | |||
Runcorn | |||
Chorley | |||
1985 | Derry City | 6 | (2) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
In 1965, at the age of 15, he was known locally for playing for the Manchester schoolboys.[2]
Spending most of his career (1968–1975) at Bolton Wanderers, playing 236 games and scoring 55 goals,[3] he also had spells at Sheffield United,[4] Los Angeles Aztecs,[5] Blackpool, Hereford United, and Runcorn.[4]
On 5 October 1971, he scored all three goals[6] in Bolton's victory over Manchester City[7] in the League Cup.
Personal life
Jones lived in Bramhall, Cheshire, he had three children and five grandchildren. He died on 6 April 2016.[8][9]
Honours
Bolton Wanderers
- Football League Third Division champions: 1972–73
Runcorn
- Alliance Premier League champions: 1981–82
References
- Rollin, Jack, ed. (1980). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1980–81. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 70. ISBN 0362020175.
- Gordon McCully (2 December 2010), Looking through The Bolton News Archives, retrieved 11 November 2013
- http://bwfcstats.com/play/overall/page9.html
- "Garry Jones". Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
- http://www.nasljerseys.com/Players/J/Jones.Garry.htm
- http://www.theboltonnews.co.uk/sport/sportingmemories/memorablematches/3803234.October_5__1971__League_Cup_Third_Round____Wanderers_3__Man_City_0__/
- http://www.citytilidie.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=382&Itemid=378
- "Club statement: Garry Jones". 7 April 2016. Retrieved 7 April 2016.
- http://bullsnews.blogspot.co.uk/2016/04/garry-jones-1950-2016.html
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