Douglas Jones (footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Douglas Jones[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 8 September 1914 | ||
| Place of birth | Blaenau Ffestiniog, Wales[1] | ||
| Date of death | 1997 (aged 83)[1] | ||
| Place of death | Chester, England[1] | ||
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| – | Blaenau Ffestiniog | ||
| 1935 | Everton | 0 | (0) |
| – | Colwyn Bay | ||
| 1938–1939 | Stoke City | 1 | (0) |
| 1939–1947 | Carlisle United | 66 | (0) |
| 1948 | Rochdale | 0 | (0) |
| – | Northwich Victoria | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Douglas "Doug" Jones (8 September 1914 – 1997) was an English footballer who played in the Football League for Carlisle United and Stoke City.[1]
Career
Jones began his career with his home town club Blaenau Ffestiniog before joining Everton.[1] He failed to make the breakthrough at Goodison Park and left for Colwyn Bay before joining Stoke City in 1938.[1] He played one match for Stoke which came on the final day of the 1938–39 season in a 0–0 at Leeds United he then signed for Carlisle United but his career was halted due to World War II.[1] He returned to play for Stoke during the war and played two seasons for the "Cumbrians" once the war was over. After a short spell with Rochdale he played for non-league Northwich Victoria.[1]
Career statistics
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Stoke City | 1938–39 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Carlisle United | 1946–47 | 41 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 44 | 0 |
| 1947–48 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 0 | |
| Career Total | 67 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 71 | 0 | |