Roger Jones (footballer born 1902)

Roger Jones
Personal information
Full name Reginald Jones
Date of birth 1 September 1902(1902-09-01)
Place of birth Burslem, England
Date of death 11 December 1967(1967-12-11) (aged 65)
Place of death Bradeley, England
Playing position Left-half
Youth career
Middleport
Ravensdale
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
1923–1937 Port Vale 326 (19)
Total 326 (19)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

Reginald (Roger) Jones (1 September 1902 – 11 December 1967) was an English footballer.

Playing career

Jones played for Middleport and Ravensdale before joining Port Vale in July 1923. It took him six years to establish himself in the first team, but he was a part of the side that won the Football League Third Division North championship in the 1929–1930 season. After 346 games (326 in the league) and with 19 league goals to his name, Jones was released at the end of the 1936–37 season.[1]

Honours

with Port Vale

References

  1. ^ Kent, Jeff (1996). Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. p. 158. ISBN 0952915200. http://www.amazon.ca/Port-Vale-Personalities-Jeff-Kent/dp/0952915200.