| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | William Ernest Arthur Jones | ||
| Date of birth | 12 November 1920 | ||
| Place of birth | Cwmbwrla, Wales | ||
| Date of death | November 2002 | ||
| Playing position | Winger | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Cwmbwria Juniors | |||
| Manselton School | |||
| 1937–1938 | Swansea Town | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1938–1943 | Bolton Wanderers | 0 | (0) |
| 1943–1947 | Swansea Town | 37 | (3) |
| 1947–1949 | Tottenham Hotspur | 55 | (14) |
| 1949–1951 | Southampton | 44 | (4) |
| 1951–1953 | Bristol City | 50 | (7) |
| 1954 | Rhyl | ||
| National team | |||
| 1946–1948 | Wales | 4 | (0) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 1954–1956 | Rhyl | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). |
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William Ernest Arthur "Ernie" Jones (12 November 1920 – 2002) was a professional footballer who played for Swansea Town, Tottenham Hotspur, Southampton, Bristol City, Rhyl and represented Wales at national level.[1][2]
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Jones was born in Cwmbwrla and began his football career as an amateur at Bolton Wanderers before joining Swansea Town in October 1943. He made 37 appearances and scored three times for the club in the 1946–47 season. The free scoring winger transferred to Tottenham Hotspur in October 1947 for a £7000 fee. He went on to appear in 57 matches and found the net on 16 occasions in all competitions between 1947 and 1948.
He left Spurs in May 1949 to join Southampton in a transfer deal which involved Alf Ramsey, where he featured in 44 games and scoring on four occasions. In November 1951 he transferred to Bristol City as a player/coach and played a further 50 matches and netting seven times between 1951 and 1954. Jones ended his senior career at Rhyl in the position of player/manager.
Jones played on four occasions for the Welsh national side.[3]
After his football career ended, Jones settled in Bolton where he was employed by Hawker Siddeley. He died in November 2002