Paul Jones (footballer born 1986)

For other people named Paul Jones, see Paul Jones (disambiguation).

Paul Jones

Personal information
Full name	Paul Jones
Date of birth	28 June 1986 (1986-06-28)
Place of birth	Snodland, England
Height	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Playing position	Goalkeeper
Club information
Current club	Peterborough United
Number	28
Youth career
	Leyton Orient
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
2002–2004	Leyton Orient	0	(0)
2002–2004	→ Exeter City (loan)	23	(0)
2005–2011	Exeter City	141	(0)
2011	→ Peterborough United (loan)	3	(0)
2011-	Peterborough United	11	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20:20, 29 October 2011 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals).

Paul Jones (born 28 June 1986) is a professional footballer with Football League Championship side Peterborough United.

Career

Jones, a goalkeeper, began his career as a trainee with League Two side Leyton Orient. Despite never breaking into their first team, Jones was thought highly of by then youth coach Alex Inglethorpe.

When Alex Inglethorpe was appointed manager of Conference side Exeter City in Autumn 2004, one of his first moves was to bring Paul Jones in on loan. Arriving part way through the 2004–05 season, Jones quickly established himself as City's first choice keeper, making 23 appearances.

On 1 July 2005, Inglethorpe acquired Jones from Orient, and signed him to a permanent deal.

At the end of the 2005–06 season, Inglethorpe left Exeter and was replaced by new manager Paul Tisdale. During the pre-season, Jones was forced to compete for his spot with then backup keeper, and former Exeter youth trainee Martin Rice. Days prior to Exeter's first match of the season, Tisdale selected Rice as his first choice keeper. Jones then became Exeter's second choice keeper. He returned to the first-team for the 2007 Conference playoff final, in which he saved a penalty - becoming the first person to do so at the new Wembley Stadium. Exeter failed to win the final though and during the next season, Jones figured mostly as an understudy to Rice's replacement Andy Marriott. He was chosen in the first team again for the play-offs and this time, Exeter managed to win the final at Wembley, with Jones keeping a clean sheet.

In the 2008–09 season he played in all 46 Football League Two matches for Exeter City. Also he won the 2008–09 player of the season award for Exeter City after many stunning performances in goal throughout the season.

On 31 January 2011 Jones joined Peterborough United on loan until the end of the 2010–11.season.

He made the move permanent by signing an initial one-year contract on 24 June 2011 to join on a free transfer.

Career statistics

(correct as of 11 August 2006)

Club	Season	League		FA Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Leyton Orient	2003–04	0	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	0	0
	All	0	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	0	0
Exeter City (loan)	2004–05	22 (1)	0	2	0	-	-	1	0	25 (1)	0
	All	22 (1)	0	2	0	-	-	1	0	25 (1)	0
Exeter City	2005–06	37	0	1	0	-	-	2	0	40	0
	2006–07
	All	37	0	1	0	-	-	2	0	40	0
Career totals		59 (1)	0	3	0	-	-	3	0	65 (1)	0

External links

• Paul Jones career stats at Soccerbase