Ray Jones (footballer born 1944)
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Ray Jones | ||
Personal information | ||
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Full name | Raymond Michael Jones | |
Date of birth | June 4, 1944 | |
Place of birth | Chester, England | |
Date of death | July 2007 (aged 63) | |
Playing position | Full back | |
Senior clubs1 | ||
Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
c.1962–1969 1969–1971 1971–197? 197?–197? 197?–1979 |
Chester Runcorn Oswestry Town Bethesda Athletic Colwyn Bay |
170 |
(0)
Teams managed | ||
c.1977–1979 c.1981–1986 c.1989–1992 |
Colwyn Bay Rhyl Connah's Quay Nomads |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
Ray Jones (born 4 June 1944, Chester; died July 2007, Chester) was an English professional footballer who played as a full back. He made 170 Football League appearances for Chester City and also played and managed in non-league football.
[edit] Playing and Managerial Career
Jones joined Chester as a schoolboy, making his first-team debut in a 1–0 win over Hartlepool United on 7 December 1962 in the number two shirt [1]. By the 1964–65 season Jones was a regular in the side, performing well when asked to mark George Best in an FA Cup tie against Manchester United in January 1965 [2].
Unfortunately, Ray and his namesake and fellow full-back Bryn Jones suffered broken legs in a match against Aldershot 12 months later [3]. The pair missed the remainder of the season as Chester fell out of promotion contention, with Ray not returning to action until October [4]. He remained at the club until the end of the 1968–69 season, with his final game being a 1–0 home defeat to Exeter City on 19 April 1969 [5].
That was to be the last Football League match played by Jones, as he joined non-league side Runcorn. He followed it up by playing for Oswestry Town, Bethesda Athletic and Colwyn Bay, where he became player-manager [6]. He went on to have spells as manager of Rhyl, where he achieved three promotions, and Connah's Quay Nomads. Away from football he worked as an engineer [7].
Jones died in July 2007 at the Hospice of the Good Shepherd near Chester [8].
[edit] External Links
[edit] References
- ^ Chas Sumner (1997). On the Borderline: The Official History of Chester City 1885-1997, stats section. ISBN 1-874427-52-6.
- ^ Ray Jones 1944-2007. chester-city.co.uk. Retrieved on 2008-01-26.
- ^ Ray Jones 1944-2007. chester-city.co.uk. Retrieved on 2008-01-26.
- ^ Chas Sumner (1997). On the Borderline: The Official History of Chester City 1885-1997, stats section. ISBN 1-874427-52-6.
- ^ Chas Sumner (1997). On the Borderline: The Official History of Chester City 1885-1997, stats section. ISBN 1-874427-52-6.
- ^ Ray Jones 1944-2007. chester-city.co.uk. Retrieved on 2008-01-26.
- ^ Ray Jones 1944-2007. chester-city.co.uk. Retrieved on 2008-01-26.
- ^ Tributes paid to former manager. Rhyl Journal. Retrieved on 2008-01-26.