Gary Jones (footballer, born 1951)

Gary Kenneth Jones (born 5 January 1951) is an English former footballer who played as a winger.

Gary Jones
Personal information
Full name Gary Kenneth Jones
Date of birth (1951-01-05) 5 January 1951
Place of birth Prescot, England
Position(s) Winger
Youth career
1966–1968 Everton
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1968–1976 Everton 82 (12)
1976–1978 Birmingham City 35 (1)
1978–1979 Fort Lauderdale Strikers 8 (2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Born in Prescot, which was then in Lancashire, Jones joined Everton from school, and remained with the club for ten years, but played relatively infrequently; only in his last two seasons did he play more than 13 games a season for the first team.[1] He joined Birmingham City in 1976, spending two seasons with the club before finishing his playing career with Fort Lauderdale Strikers in the North American Soccer League.[2][3]

Following his retirement he bought a local public house, The Albert in Lark Lane, Liverpool.[4]

References

  1. "Gary Jones". Football-Heroes.net. Retrieved 27 December 2008.
  2. Matthews, Tony (1995). Birmingham City: A Complete Record. Derby: Breedon Books. p. 102. ISBN 978-1-85983-010-9.
  3. "Ft. Lauderdale/Minnesota Strikers". North American Soccer League Jerseys. Dave Morrison. Retrieved 29 December 2008.
  4. Van Den Hauwe, Pat (2012). Psycho Pat. London: John Blake. p. 89. ISBN 978-1-84358-754-5.


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