Tommy Jones (footballer born 1930)

Tommy E Jones
Personal information
Full name Thomas Edwin Jones
Date of birth April 11, 1930(1930-04-11)
Place of birth Liverpool, England
Date of death 5 June 2010(2010-06-05) (aged 80) [1]
Playing position Centre half
Youth career
1944–1948 Everton
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
1948–1961 Everton 383 (14)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

Thomas Edwin Jones (11 April 1930 – 5 June 2010), known as Tommy E Jones or T. E. Jones to distinguish him from T. G. Jones, was an English former footballer who played for Everton from 1950 until 1961.[2]

Jones signed for Everton straight from school[3] and turned professional in 1948.[4] He began his Everton career as a full back, but moved to centre half to replace T. G. Jones in the 1950–51 season,[3][5] making his debut against Arsenal on 6 September 1950.[6] Jones established himself as a "model of consistency", a "most reliable and unruffled" defender,[4] and in 1957 he took over the Goodison captaincy,[5] succeeding Peter Farrell who had left the club. He returned to left-back towards the end of his career, replaced at centre-half by a young Brian Labone.[3] He was forced to retire due to a shattered kneecap, having scored 14 goals from 411 appearances during an 11-year senior career with Everton.[5]

Jones never played full international football,[4] but was part of the Football Association's team that toured Nigeria and Ghana in 1958.[7] He was a member of the England Youth team that beat Scotland Youth 4-2 in October 1947 in a match played at Belle Vue, Doncaster.

After retiring from football, Jones worked for Littlewoods in Liverpool.[5]

References

  1. ^ "TE Jones Passes Away". evertonfc.com. http://www.evertonfc.com/news/archive/2010/06/05/te-jones-passes-away. Retrieved 6 June 2010. 
  2. ^ "Tommy Jones". UK A–Z Transfers. Neil Brown. http://www.neilbrown.newcastlefans.com/player2/tommyjones.htm. Retrieved 21 December 2009. 
  3. ^ a b c "Everton Legends I–M". Everton F.C. http://www.evertonfc.com/history/everton-legends-i-m.html. Retrieved 21 December 2009. 
  4. ^ a b c d "Tommy E Jones: January 1948 – May 1962". Everton F.C. http://www.evertonfc.com/match/where-are-they-now.html?mode=player&player=10535. Retrieved 21 December 2009. 
  5. ^ "Everton Player Stats Tommy E Jones". Everton F.C. http://www.evertonfc.com/stats/?mode=player_details&player_id=379. Retrieved 21 December 2009. 
  6. ^ Morrison, Neil (8 May 2009). "British "FA XI" Tours". RSSSF. http://www.rsssf.com/tablesb/britishfatours.html. Retrieved 27 November 2009. 

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