James Jones (footballer, born 1873)
| Personal information | ||||||||||||||
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| Full name | James Henry Jones | |||||||||||||
| Date of birth | December 1873 | |||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Camberwell, London, England | |||||||||||||
| Date of death | 27 December 1955 | |||||||||||||
| Place of death | Hove, Sussex, England | |||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | |||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||
| Upton Park | ||||||||||||||
| International career | ||||||||||||||
| 1900 |
Great Britain (as Upton Park) | 1 | (0) | |||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | ||||||||||||||
James Henry Jones (December 1873 – 27 December 1955) was a British footballer who competed in the 1900 Olympic Games, playing in one match as a goalkeeper, and winning a gold medal.[1]
He was the secretary of Upton Park F.C., a London-based amateur football team. The team were invited to participate in the 1900 Summer Olympics by the Amateur Status Committee of the Football Association. Upton Park won the tournament with a 4-0 victory over the French representative USFSA.[2]
References
- ^ James Jones profile at Sports Reference.com
- ^ Menary, Steve. GB United?: British Olympic Football and the End of the Amateur Dream. Pitch Publishing. ISBN 978-1905411924.
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