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James Jones (footballer, born 1997)

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James Jones
Personal information
Full name James Oliver Jones[1]
Date of birth (1997-03-13) 13 March 1997 (age 27)
Place of birth Wrexham, Wales
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[2]
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
Altrincham
Number 5
Youth career
The New Saints
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2017 The New Saints 8 (1)
2015–2016Gresford Athletic (loan)
2017–2020 Altrincham 96 (11)
2020–2022 Barrow 46 (2)
2022– Altrincham 51 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:58, 23 August 2024 (UTC)

James Oliver Jones (born 13 March 1997) is a Welsh professional footballer who plays as a defender for Altrincham.

Career

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Born in Wrexham,[3] Jones began his career with The New Saints, moving on loan to Gresford Athletic in August 2015.[4] He then spent three seasons with Altrincham, where he made 115 appearances in all competitions.[5] In July 2020, he signed for Barrow.[6] On 28 July 2022 Jones re-signed for Altrincham.[7]

Career statistics

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As of 31 December 2022
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
The New Saints 2014–15[3] Welsh Premier League 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
2015–16[3] Welsh Premier League 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 4 0
2016–17[3] Welsh Premier League 7 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 10 1
Total 8 1 0 0 7 0 0 0 15 1
Altrincham 2017–18[5] Northern Premier League 27 3 0 0 1[a] 0 28 3
2018–19[3] National League North 40 3 1 0 0 0 41 3
2019–20[3] National League North 29 5 3 0 0 0 32 5
Total 96 11 4 0 0 0 1 0 101 11
Barrow 2020–21[8] League Two 21 1 0 0 1 0 1[b] 0 23 1
2021–22[9] League Two 25 1 4 1 0 0 2 0 31 2
Total 46 2 4 1 1 0 3 0 54 3
Altrincham 2022–23[3] National League 20 0 2 0 1[a] 0 23 0
Career total 170 14 10 1 8 0 5 0 193 15
  1. ^ a b Appearance(s) in FA Trophy.
  2. ^ Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy.

References

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  1. ^ "Notification of shirt numbers: Barrow" (PDF). English Football League. p. 6. Retrieved 17 September 2020.
  2. ^ "James Jones – Defender – First Team – Barrow Association Football Club". www.barrowafc.com.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g James Jones at Soccerway. Retrieved 24 December 2020.
  4. ^ "TNS Youngsters Sent Out on Loan". 14 August 2015.
  5. ^ a b "James Jones | Altrincham Football Club". www.altrinchamfc.com.
  6. ^ "James Jones: Barrow sign Altrincham defender on two-year deal". BBC Sport. 31 July 2020.
  7. ^ "Phil bolsters squad".
  8. ^ "Games played by James Jones in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
  9. ^ "Games played by James Jones in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 29 August 2021.