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For the Australian Olympic cyclist, see Garry Jones (cyclist).

Garry Jones
Personal information
Full name Garry Edwin Jones
Date of birth (1950-12-11)11 December 1950
Place of birth Wythenshawe, England
Date of death 6 April 2016(2016-04-06) (aged 65)
Place of death Bramhall, Cheshire, England
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)[1]
Position(s) Centre forward
Youth career
Bolton Wanderers
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1968–1978 Bolton Wanderers 203 (41)
1975 → Sheffield United (loan) 3 (1)
1978 → Los Angeles Aztecs (loan) 25 (4)
1978–1980 Blackpool 27 (5)
1980–1981 Hereford United 25 (4)
Northwich Victoria
Runcorn
Chorley
1985 Derry City 6 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Garry Edwin Jones (11 December 1950 – 6 April 2016) was an English footballer who played as a centre forward.

In 1965, at the age of 15, he was known locally for playing for the Manchester schoolboys.[2]

Spending most of his career (1968–1975) at Bolton Wanderers, playing 236 games and scoring 55 goals,[3] he also had spells at Sheffield United,[4] Los Angeles Aztecs,[5] Blackpool, Hereford United, and Runcorn.[4]

On 5 October 1971, he scored all three goals[6] in Bolton's victory over Manchester City[7] in the League Cup.

Personal life

Jones lived in Bramhall, Cheshire, he had three children and five grandchildren. He died on 6 April 2016.[8][9]

Honours

Bolton Wanderers

Runcorn

References

  1. ^ Rollin, Jack, ed. (1980). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1980–81. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 70. ISBN 0362020175.
  2. ^ Gordon McCully (2 December 2010), Looking through The Bolton News Archives, retrieved 11 November 2013
  3. ^ http://bwfcstats.com/play/overall/page9.html
  4. ^ a b "Garry Jones". Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
  5. ^ http://www.nasljerseys.com/Players/J/Jones.Garry.htm
  6. ^ http://www.theboltonnews.co.uk/sport/sportingmemories/memorablematches/3803234.October_5__1971__League_Cup_Third_Round____Wanderers_3__Man_City_0__/
  7. ^ http://www.citytilidie.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=382&Itemid=378
  8. ^ "Club statement: Garry Jones". 7 April 2016. Retrieved 7 April 2016.
  9. ^ http://bullsnews.blogspot.co.uk/2016/04/garry-jones-1950-2016.html


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