James Jones (footballer)
For the 19th-20th century Los Angeles, California, property owner, see John H. Jones and Carrie Otis Jones.
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| Full name | James Henry Jones | |||||||||||
| Date of birth | December 1873 | |||||||||||
| Place of birth | Camberwell, London, England | |||||||||||
| Date of death | 27 December 1955 | |||||||||||
| Place of death | Hove, Sussex, England | |||||||||||
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | |||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† | |||||||||
| Upton Park | ||||||||||||
| National team | ||||||||||||
| 1900 | Great Britain (as Upton Park) | 1 | (0) | |||||||||
Honours
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| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). | ||||||||||||
James Henry Jones (December 1873 – 27 December 1955) was a British footballer who competed in the 1900 Olympic Games, playing in one match as a goalkeeper, and winning a gold medal.[1]
He was the secretary of Upton Park F.C., a London-based amateur football team. The team were invited to participate in the 1900 Summer Olympics by the Amateur Status Committee of the Football Association. Upton Park won the tournament with a 4-0 victory over the French representative USFSA.[2]
References
- ↑ James Jones profile at Sports Reference.com
- ↑ Menary, Steve. GB United?: British Olympic Football and the End of the Amateur Dream. Pitch Publishing. ISBN 978-1905411924.
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