Les Jones (footballer, born 1930)

Leslie Clifford Jones (1 January 1930 – 6 January 2016) was a Welsh footballer who played as a full back for Luton Town and Aston Villa in the 1950s.

Les Jones
Personal information
Full name Leslie Clifford Jones
Date of birth (1930-01-01)1 January 1930
Place of birth Mountain Ash, Wales
Date of death 6 January 2016(2016-01-06) (aged 86)[1]
Place of death Birmingham,[1] England
Position(s) Full back
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1950–1957 Luton Town 98 (1)
1957–1958 Aston Villa 5 (0)
1959–19?? Worcester City
Total 103 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Luton Town

Jones' first game was at Kenilworth Road on 28 April 1951, the penultimate game of the 1950–51 season.[2] He made three more appearances the following season but established himself in the team during the 1952–53 season, which included playing in every FA Cup game before being knocked out by Bolton Wanderers who would finish runners-up.[3] In January the same season he scored the only goal of his career in a 2–0 home win over Fulham. His last appearance for the Hatters was in December 1957 at Portsmouth.

Aston Villa

Jones made his Aston Villa debut, after moving from Luton Town in January, on 1 February 1958.[4] He only made four more appearances for Villa, all in that 1957–58 season.[5]

Worcester City

Jones moved to Worcester City in July 1959.[5]

Playing career
Club performance League FA Cup SPFC Total
SeasonClubDivision AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals
1950–51Luton TownSecond Division20000020
1951–5230000030
1952–531614000201
1953–542203000250
1954–5510000010
1955–56First Division1500000150
1956–572000040240
1957–581900010200
Luton total98170501101
1957–58Aston VillaFirst Division50??????
Aston Villa total50??????
Career total1031??????

References
  1. "Les Jones". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
  2. Bailey, Steve (January 1998). The Definitive Luton Town F.C. Soccerdata. p. 96. ISBN 1-899468-10-2.
  3. Maguire, John (1953). Blackpool vs. Bolton Wanderers 1953 F.A. Cup Final. p. 11.
  4. "Aston Villa v Blackpool, 01 February 1958". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 31 December 2013.
  5. "Jones, Leslie Clifford (Les)". Aston Villa Player Database. Jörn Mårtensson. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
  • Les Jones at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Database
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