Gary Jones (footballer born 1951)

Gary Jones
Personal information
Full name Gary Kenneth Jones
Date of birth 5 January 1951 (1951-01-05) (age 61)
Place of birth Prescot, England
Playing position Winger
Youth career
1966–1968 Everton
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
1968–1976 Everton 82 (12)
1976–1978 Birmingham City 35 (1)
1978–1979 Fort Lauderdale Strikers 18 (2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

Gary Kenneth Jones (born 5 January 1951) is a former English footballer who played as a winger.

Born in Prescot, then in Lancashire, he joined Everton from school, and remained with the club for ten years, but played relatively infrequently; only in his last two seasons did he play more than 13 games a season for the first team.[1] He joined Birmingham City in 1976, spending two seasons with the club before finishing his playing career with Fort Lauderdale Strikers in the North American Soccer League.[2][3]

References

  1. ^ "Gary Jones". Football-Heroes.net. http://www.sportingheroes.net/football-heroes/displayhero_club.asp?HeroID=19165. Retrieved 27 December 2008. 
  2. ^ Matthews, Tony (1995). Birmingham City: A Complete Record. Derby: Breedon Books. p. 102. ISBN 978-1-85983-010-9. 
  3. ^ "Ft. Lauderdale/Minnesota Strikers". North American Soccer League Jerseys. Dave Morrison. http://www.nasljerseys.com/Rosters/Strikers_Rosters.htm. Retrieved 29 December 2008.