Eric Jones (footballer born 1915)

Eric Jones
Personal information
Full name Eric Norman Jones
Date of birth February 15, 1915(1915-02-15)
Place of birth Aston, England
Date of death 1985 (aged 69–70)
Playing position Right-winger
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
Kidderminster Harriers ? (?)
1936 Wolverhampton Wanderers 3 (0)
1937 Portsmouth 1 (0)
1938 Stoke City 0 (0)
1939 West Bromwich Albion 3 (4)
1945 Brentford 0 (0)
1946-1947 Crewe Alexandra 37 (9)
Total 44+ (13+)
Teams managed
1949–1951 BSC Young Boys
1953–1955 Beerschot
1960–1962 De Graafschap
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

Eric Norman Jones (5 February 1915 – 1985) was an English footballer.

Playing career

Jones played for Kidderminster Harriers, Wolverhampton Wanderers, Portsmouth, Stoke City and West Bromwich Albion. During the war he guested for Portsmouth, Chelsea, Watford, Southend United, Tottenham Hotspur, Arsenal, Queen's Park Rangers, Crystal Palace, Northampton Town, Fulham and Exeter City. After the war he continued his career with Brentford and then Crewe Alexandra.

Management career

Jones had spells managing Swiss BSC Young Boys, Belgian Beerschot,[1] and Dutch side De Graafschap. He returned to England to become an F.A. staff coach at Lilleshall. He was appointed Port Vale's trainer-coach in June 1962, introducing revolutionary intensive training sessions for the players. He had to be taken off the pitch during his first match with the club after being struck by a bottle thrown from the crowd at Wrexham's Racecourse Ground. His approach of strict discipline was apparently not favoured by the board and he resigned for domestic reasons in October 1962.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Coaches" (in Belgian). beerschot.wimmel.be. http://beerschot.wimmel.be/index2.php?menu=pers&sub=coach. Retrieved 15 August 2011. 
  2. ^ Kent, Jeff (1996). Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. p. 156. ISBN 0952915200. http://www.amazon.ca/Port-Vale-Personalities-Jeff-Kent/dp/0952915200. 
BSC Young Boys – managers
Beerschot AC managers
K. Beerschot V.A.C.
  • Bingley (1913–14)
  • Janssens (1914–18)
  • Valence (1918–20)
  • Delausnay (1920–23)
  • Dick (1923–29)
  • Pelsmaecker (1929–31)
  • Roberts (1931–36)
  • Wesely (1936–42)
  • Janssens (1942–46)
  • Copping (1946–47)
  • Stijnen (1947–52)
  • Gommers (1952–53)
  • Jones (1953–55)
  • Berkessy (1955–57)
  • Ratinckx (1957)
  • de Vos (1957–60)
  • Sarosi (1960–61)
  • D'Hollander (1961–62)
  • Béres (1962–66)
  • Van Boxelaer (1966–67)
  • Van Beneden (1967–69)
  • Vliers (1969–70)
  • Béres (1970–72)
  • Geeraerts (1972–74)
  • Nollet (1974)
  • Coppens (1974–78)
  • Geeraerts (1978)
  • Knobel (1978–79)
  • Novák (1979–80)
  • Knobel (1980)
  • Nollet (1980–82)
  • Coppens (1982–84)
  • Nasdalla (1984)
  • Koudijzer (1984–86)
  • Davidovic (1986–87)
  • Smolders (1987–88)
  • Hughes (1988–89)
  • Heylens (1989–90)
  • Koudijzer (1990–91)
  • Kuusela (1991)
  • Mallants (1991–92)
  • Desaeyere (1992–95)
  • Peeters (1995–96)
  • Storme (1996–97)
  • Hulshoff (1997)
  • Noë (1997–99)
K.F.C. Germinal Ekeren
  • Beers (1988–90)
  • Desaeyere (1990)
  • Haesaert (1990–93)
  • Anthuenis (1993–94)
  • Helleputte (1994–96)
  • Gzil (1996–97)
  • Helleputte (1997–99)
K.F.C. Germinal Beerschot
K. Beerschot AC
De Graafschap – managers
  • IJssennagger (1954–55)
  • Huber (1955)
  • Poulus (1955–59)
  • Engel (1959)
  • Jones (1960–62)
  • Teunissen (1962–67)
  • Zonderland (1967–71)
  • van Lingen (1971)
  • de Visser (1971–74)
  • Teunissen (1974–76)
  • Polak (a.i.) (1976)
  • Dorjee (1976–77)
  • Ellens (1977–78)
  • van de Meent (1978–80)
  • Ruijgrok (1980–83)
  • Popovics (1983–85)
  • van Brussel (1985–87)
  • Verbeek (1987–89)
  • Stehouwer (1989)
  • Zweers (1989)
  • Kistemaker (1989–93)
  • Versleijen (1993–94)
  • Körver (1994–95)
  • van Doorneveld (1995)
  • Korbach (1995–98)
  • van Doorneveld (1998–99)
  • Thijssen (1999)
  • Morales (1999)
  • McDonald (1999–2000)
  • Koolhof (a.i.) (2000)
  • Marsman (2000–01)
  • Koolhof (2001–02)
  • Bosz (2002–03)
  • Adelaar (2003–04)
  • Kruys (2004–05)
  • Ulderink (a.i.) (2005)
  • de Jonge (2005–08)
  • van Stee (2008–09)
  • Kalezić (2009–11)
  • Ulderink (2011–)