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Eric Jones
Personal information
Full name Eric Norman Jones[1]
Date of birth (1915-02-15)15 February 1915
Place of birth Aston, England
Date of death 2 October 1985(1985-10-02) (aged 70)[1]
Place of death Lincoln, England[1]
Position(s) Outside right
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
0000–1936 Kidderminster Harriers
1936–1937 Wolverhampton Wanderers 3 (0)
1937–1938 Portsmouth 1 (0)
1938–1939 Stoke City 0 (0)
1939–1945 West Bromwich Albion 0 (0)
1945–1946 Brentford 0 (0)
1946–1947 Crewe Alexandra 53 (15)
Total 57+ (15+)
Managerial career
1949–1951 BSC Young Boys
1953–1955 Beerschot
1960–1962 De Graafschap
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Eric Norman Jones (5 February 1915 – 2 October 1985) was an English footballer who played for Kidderminster Harriers, Wolverhampton Wanderers, Portsmouth, Stoke City, West Bromwich Albion, Brentford, and Crewe Alexandra. After the war he managed BSC Young Boys (Switzerland), Beerschot (Belgium), and De Graafschap (Netherlands).

Playing career

Jones played for Kidderminster Harriers, Wolverhampton Wanderers, Portsmouth, Stoke City and West Bromwich Albion.[1][2] During the war he guested for Portsmouth, Chelsea, Watford, Southend United, Tottenham Hotspur, Arsenal, Queens Park Rangers, Crystal Palace, Northampton Town, Fulham and Exeter City.[3] After the war he continued his career with Brentford and then Crewe Alexandra.[1][4]

Management career

Jones managed Swiss side BSC Young Boys, leading the club to a seventh-place finish in the Nationalliga A in 1950–51.[5] After leaving the Wankdorf Stadium, he took charge at Belgian club Beerschot.[6] He later took charge at Dutch Tweede Divisie club De Graafschap.[7]

He was appointed Port Vale's trainer-coach in June 1962, introducing revolutionary intensive training sessions for the players.[8] He had to be taken off the pitch during his first match with the club after being struck by a bottle thrown from the crowd at Wrexham's Racecourse Ground.[8] His approach of strict discipline was apparently not favoured by the board and he resigned his post at Vale Park for domestic reasons in October 1962.[8]

Career statistics

Club Season Division League FA Cup Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Wolverhampton Wanderers 1936–37[9] First Division 3 0 0 0 3 0
Portsmouth 1937–38[10] First Division 1 0 0 0 1 0
Stoke City 1938–39[9] First Division 0 0 0 0 0 0
Brentford 1945–46[4] — — 4 0 4 0
Crewe Alexandra 1946–47[9] Third Division North 39 14 1 0 40 14
1947–48[9] 14 1 4 1 18 2
Total 53 15 5 1 58 16
Career Total 57 15 9 1 66 16

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "Eric Jones". Barry Hugman's Footballers.
  2. ^ "Albion Till We Die – An Independent West Bromwich Albion Website". www.albiontillwedie.co.uk. Retrieved 11 January 2018.
  3. ^ "Jones, Eric – The Grecian Archive". grecianarchive.exeter.ac.uk. Retrieved 11 January 2018.
  4. ^ a b White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. p. 378. ISBN 0951526200.
  5. ^ "A few facts on...BSC Young Boys 6 August 2010 - News - tottenhamhotspur.com". www.tottenhamhotspur.com. Retrieved 11 January 2018.
  6. ^ "Coaches". beerschot.wimmel.be (in Belgian). Archived from the original on 4 November 2013. Retrieved 15 August 2011.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  7. ^ "Historie – De Graafschap". Betaald voetbal De Graafschap B.V. (in Dutch). Retrieved 11 January 2018.
  8. ^ a b c Kent, Jeff (1996). Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. p. 156. ISBN 0-9529152-0-0.
  9. ^ a b c d Eric Jones at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
  10. ^ "PompeyRama – Eric Jones". Retrieved 11 January 2017.
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