Stuart Jones (footballer, born 1984)

Stuart Jones (born 14 March 1984) is a Welsh former footballer who played as a defender.

Stuart Jones
Personal information
Date of birth (1984-03-14) 14 March 1984
Place of birth Aberystwyth, Wales
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
2000–2002 Swansea City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2002–2005 Swansea City 34 (0)
2005–2012 Llanelli 200 (14)
2012–2016 Aberystwyth Town 122 (8)
2016–2019 Bala Town 68 (3)
2019 Aberystwyth Town 20 (0)
National team‡
2004 Wales U21 1 (0)
2008–20?? Wales Semi-Pro 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21:59, 4 August 2019 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 4 May 2010

Career

A product of the Swansea City youth development system, Jones made his first-team debut on 22 October 2002 in a 2–1 defeat to Stevenage Borough in the Football League Trophy.[1] He made over 30 appearances for the Swans between 2003 and 2005 but moved on at the end of the 2004–05 season. In 2005, he joined Llanelli, becoming the club's first full-time player since the Jock Stein era in the 1950s. At Llanelli, Jones was voted into the Welsh Premier team of the season for the 2007–8, 2008–9 seasons, 2010–11, 2011–12.

Over the next 7 years, Jones made almost 200 appearances for the side and in that time at the club won the League, League Cup and Welsh Cup and qualified for the UEFA Europa League on several occasions. He has also earned caps for both the Wales Under 21s and the Welsh Semi Pro squads, and has been named in the Welsh Premier Team of the Year on no less than 4 occasions. Jones joined Aberystwyth Town in 2012. Stuart was a rock in the Centre of Defence in the 2014/15 as the Black and Greens managed an excellent fourth-placed finish. He received six nominations from rival Managers for last year's WPL Team of the Season. Based in Borth, Jones signed for his local Welsh Premier League club in May 2012, and took on the role of Club Development Officer alongside his playing duties. Since joining Aber in 2012, he has made over 100 appearances in Black and Green, scoring 10+ times, including a vital header at TNS towards the end of the season. Overall, he has made over 300 WPL appearances, scoring 20+ goals. It is telling, and quite remarkable that none of these appearances have been as a substitute.

On 4 August 2019, Jones returned to hometown club Aberystwyth Town.[2]

Career statistics
As of 4 May 2010
Club statistics
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Other Total
App Goals App Goals App Goals App Goals App Goals
Swansea City 2002-03 6000001070
2003-04 240101010270
2004-05 4000000040
Subtotal 340101020380
Llanelli 2005-06 3323000362
2006-07 2709010370
2007-08 210311010261
2008-09 333314021425
2009-10 303303021384
Subtotal 1448922006217912
Total 178 8 10 2 21 0 8 2 217 12

Honours

Bala Town

Individual

References
  1. "Stevenage 2-1 Swansea". BBC Sport. 22 October 2002. Retrieved 4 May 2010.
  2. https://www.atfc.org.uk/home/stuart-hones-in-on-more-success-at-park-avenue
  3. "Bala Town 2–1 The New Saints". BBC Sport. 30 April 2017. Retrieved 1 May 2017.
  4. "Dream team 2007/08". welsh-premier.com. Retrieved 6 June 2018.
  5. "Dream team 2008/09". welsh-premier.com. Retrieved 6 June 2018.
  6. "Dream team 2010/11". welsh-premier.com. 3 June 2018. Retrieved 5 June 2018.
  7. "Dream team 2011/12". welsh-premier.com. Retrieved 5 June 2018.
  8. "Dream team 2013/14". welsh-premier.com. Retrieved 5 June 2018.
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