Gary Jones (footballer born 1975)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Gary Steven Jones | ||
| Date of birth | 10 May 1975 | ||
| Place of birth | Chester, England | ||
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||
| Playing position | Centre Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Chester F.C. (Assistant Manager) |
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| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1993-2000 | Tranmere Rovers | 178 | (28) |
| 2000-2002 | Nottingham Forest | 36 | (2) |
| 2002 | → Tranmere Rovers (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| 2002-2005 | Tranmere Rovers | 86 | (17) |
| 2005-2008 | Grimsby Town | 118 | (27) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2008-2010 | Colwyn Bay (Assistant) | ||
| 2010- | Chester F.C. (Assistant) | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 08:59, 10 May 2007 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals). |
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Gary Steven Jones (born 10 May 1975 in Chester, England) is a former English footballer, He played as a forward, but also could operate in the centre of midfield and as a makeshift central defender. He is currently Assistant Manager of Chester F.C..
During his career he played Tranmere Rovers, Nottingham Forest and Grimsby Town in a career that lasted from 1993 until 2008.
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[edit] Playing career
Gary Jones started his career as a trainee at Tranmere Rovers in 1993, and he was a commanding force for the club, which in turn saw him move to Nottingham Forest in the Summer of 2000. Whilst at Tranmere he played in the 2000 Football League Cup Final. However, after playing only a cameo role in first team affairs, he re-joined Tranmere in 2002, initially on loan before he made the move permanent. Jones once again played a vital part in the Rovers squad, and remained a regular at Prenton Park until he was released in June 2005. He joined Grimsby Town on trial a month later and after a slow start to the 2005-06 season, due to lack of fitness, Gary provided vital goals in Grimsby's ultimately unsuccessful promotion push. He was leading goal scorer with 17 goals in all competitions and formed a very effective partnership with Michael Reddy who scored 14 goals. He was seemingly going to miss the playoff final due to a 90th minute red card[1] in the second leg of the semi final, but this was rescinded on appeal.[2]
He signed a new one year deal at Grimsby Town in the summer of 2007.
He enjoyed a great rapport with the fans, and his whole-hearted displays made him a big favourite. He played most of the 2007/08 season with an injury (including an appearance as a substitute at Wembley as Grimsby lost out to MK Dons in the Johnstone's Paint Trophy final). Jones underwent surgery to improve his troublesome injury, but left Grimsby due to family reasons and then eventually retired.
[edit] Management career
On 24 September 2008, it was announced that Jones was the new assistant manager at Colwyn Bay Football Club.[3] On 21 May 2010 he was appointed Assistant Manager at newly reformed home town club Chester on 21 May 2010.
[edit] Honours
[edit] Grimsby Town
- Coca Cola League Two Play-off runner up: 2005-06
- Football League Trophy runner up: 2007-08
[edit] Tranmere Rovers
- League Cup:Runner-up 2000
[edit] References
- ^ 2006 Play off semi final, 2nd leg - Match Report at Telegraph.co.uk
- ^ Successful Appeal - news.bbc.co.uk
- ^ http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/league_of_wales/7633345.stm
[edit] External links
- Gary Jones career stats at Soccerbase
- Football Heroes Profile - Nottingham Forest
- Cod Almighty Player Profile - Grimsby Town, start of 05/06 season at codalmighty.com
- Cod Almighty Player Profile - Grimsby Town, start of 06/07 season at codalmighty.com
- Profile of Gary Jones - Grimsby Town, start of 07/08 season at codalmighty.com
