Roy Jones (footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Roy Jones[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 29 August 1924[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Stoke-on-Trent, England[1] | ||
| Date of death | 2005 (aged 81) | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1947–1950 | Stoke City | 7 | (0) |
| – | Stafford Rangers | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Roy Jones (29 August 1924 – 2005), born Roy Shufflebottom, was an English footballer who played in the Football League for Stoke City.[1]
Career
Shufflebottom joined Stoke during World War II and eventually made his Football League debut in the 1947–48 season.[1] In 1948 he changed his name by deed poll to Jones.[1] He played a further six matches for Stoke until 1950 when he left and joined non-league Stafford Rangers.[1]
Career statistics
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Stoke City[1] | 1947–48 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1948–49 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
| 1949–50 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Career Total | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |