Billy Jones (footballer born 1880)

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Billy Jones
Personal information
Full name	William Henry Jones
Date of birth	April 12, 1880
Place of birth	Tipton, England
Date of death	1957
Height	5 ft 6 in
Playing position	Centre-forward
Senior clubs1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1899–1901 1901–1909 1909–1912 1912–1913 1913–????	Smethwick Town Halesowen Small Heath / Birmingham Brighton & Hove Albion Birmingham Brighton & Hove Albion	183 (77) 053 (22)
1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. * Appearances (Goals)

William Henry 'Billy' Jones (born April 12, 1880 in Tipton, Staffordshire, died in 1957), known as the Tipton Smasher, was an English professional footballer who played as a centre-forward for Small Heath (renamed Birmingham in 1905) in the Football League and for Brighton & Hove Albion in the Southern League. He scored 102 goals in 253 appearances for Small Heath/Birmingham in all competitions, and was their leading scorer for four successive seasons from 1903–04 to 1906–07 and again on his return to the club in 1912–13.

[edit] Honours

• With Small Heath
  • Football League Second Division promotion 1903.
• With Brighton & Hove Albion
  • Southern League champions 1910.

[edit] References

Matthews, Tony (1995). Birmingham City: A Complete Record. Breedon Books. ISBN 1-85983-010-2. 

Persondata
NAME	Jones, William Henry
ALTERNATIVE NAMES
SHORT DESCRIPTION	Footballer
DATE OF BIRTH	1880-04-12
PLACE OF BIRTH	Tipton, Staffordshire, England
DATE OF DEATH	1957
PLACE OF DEATH