Ben Jones (footballer, born 1880)
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | c. 1880[1] | ||
Place of birth | Alsagers Bank, England[1] | ||
Position(s) | Half-back | ||
Youth career | |||
Alsagers Bank Church | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1904–1906 | Burslem Port Vale | 1 | (0) |
Alsagers Bank United | |||
Halmerend Gymnastics | |||
Alsagers Bank Church | |||
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
Ben Jones (born c. 1880; date of death unknown) was an energetic English footballer who played one game in the Football League for Burslem Port Vale in April 1905.
Playing career[]
Jones played for Alsagers Bank Church, before joining Burslem Port Vale in August 1904.[1] His only appearance was at centre-half in an 8–1 thumping by Liverpool at Anfield on 8 April 1905.[1] He was released from the Athletic Ground at the end of the 1905–06 season, at which point he moved on to Alsagers Bank United and then Halmerend Gymnastics, before returning to old club Alsagers Bank Church.[1]
Statistics[]
Source:[2]
Club | Season | Division | League | FA Cup | Other | Total | ||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
Burslem Port Vale | 1904–05 | Second Division | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
1905–06 | Second Division | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
References[]
Categories:
- Sportspeople from Newcastle-under-Lyme
- English footballers
- Association football midfielders
- Port Vale F.C. players
- English Football League players
- 1880 births
- English football midfielder, 1880s birth stubs