Jake Jones (footballer)

Jake Ben Jones (born 6 April 1993) is an English semi-professional footballer who plays as a Winger for Hinckley AFC.

Jake Jones
Personal information
Full name Jake Ben Jones[1]
Date of birth (1993-04-06) 6 April 1993
Place of birth Solihull, England[2]
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Winger
Club information
Current team
 Hinckley AFC
Youth career
2009–2011 Walsall
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2013 Walsall 3 (0)
2011–2012 → Redditch United (loan)
2013 → Lincoln City (loan) 13 (0)
2013–2014 Tamworth 5 (1)
2014–2015 King's Lynn Town
2015 Halesowen Town
2015 King's Lynn Town
2015–2017 Leamington
2017–2018 Redditch United
2018– Hinckley AFC 0 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17:14, 01 July 2018 (UTC)

Playing career

Walsall

Born in Solihull, Jones signed his first professional contract in the summer of 2011 after progressing through the youth system.[3] In November 2011, he joined Southern Football League side Redditch United on an initial one-month loan, which was later extended until February. In June 2012, Jones signed a new six-month contract extension.[4]

His debut for the Saddlers came on 11 August 2012, in a 1–0 win over Brentford in the Football League Cup, replacing Nicky Featherstone as a substitute. Jones signed on loan for Lincoln City in the Blue Square Bet Premier until the end of the 2012 /2013 season. He subsequently agreed a permanent contract with The Imps following his release from Walsall stating that the move was a 'no brainer'[5] but then changed his mind at the last minute.

Tamworth

Jones signed for Tamworth, and the deal was confirmed on 13 May 2013.[6] Jake joined King's Lynn Town on loan in September 2014.

King's Lynn Town

Following a successful loan spell from Tamworth, Jake decided to cancel his contract with The Lambs in search for regular first team football and personal reasons. He signed for The Linnets in January 2014 after a phone call with Gary Mills and Robert Duffy. Despite finding the net 8 times in 27 appearances in all competitions, Jake was also sent off three times in the final three months of the season. Jake remained with King's Lynn for the start of the 2014/15 season, making a further 32 appearances in all competitions and scoring three times. In January 2015, fellow Northern Premier League side Halesowen Town put in a 7-day approach for Jake. Following talks he opted to join the Yeltz, a club closer to his Midlands home.

Halesowen Town

Jake made a positive start to his time at Halesowen, coming on as a substitute to score the winner in a 2–1 away victory at Stamford in February 2015. He made two further starts for The Yeltz, but was unable to add to his goal tally. By mid-March, he had left the club. On Monday 23 March 2015, King's Lynn Town announced on Twitter that Jake had re-joined the club for a third spell.

Leamington F.C.

On 12 June 2015, he agreed to join Leamington for the 2015–16 season.[7]

References
  1. "Professional retain list & free transfers 2012/13" (PDF). The Football League. 18 May 2013. p. 49. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 August 2014. Retrieved 30 January 2014.
  2. Rollin, Glenda; Rollin, Jack, eds. (2012). Sky Sports Football Yearbook 2012–2013 (43rd ed.). London: Headline. p. 546. ISBN 978-0-7553-6356-8.
  3. "Walsall offer deals to Jake Jones and Connor Deards". Manchester Wired. 27 April 2011. Retrieved 13 August 2012.
  4. "Jones pens new Saddlers deal". Sky Sports. 8 June 2012. Retrieved 13 August 2012.
  5. http://www.sportsecho.co.uk
  6. "Jones snubs Lincoln City for Lamb". ThisIsTamworth.co.uk. 13 May 2013. Archived from the original on 16 June 2013. Retrieved 13 May 2013.
  7. "Midfield duo join Brakes". NonLeague.pitchero.com. 12 June 2015. Retrieved 15 June 2015.
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