Steve Jones (footballer, born 1960)

For other footballers, see Steve Jones (disambiguation).

Steve Jones

Personal information
Full name	Steven Francis Jones
Date of birth	(1960-10-18) 18 October 1960
Place of birth	Liverpool, England
Height	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Youth career
	Manchester United
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1979–1981	Port Vale	25	(2)
Total		25	(2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Steve Francis Jones (born 18 October 1960) is an English former footballer who played as a midfielder. He started his professional career with Manchester United before moving to Port Vale.

Career

Jones was signed by Manchester United but did not make a senior first-team appearance for the "Red Devils" before joining Port Vale in July 1979. He played sixteen games in 1979–80, scoring his first senior goal in a final day 3–0 win over Doncaster Rovers at Vale Park, as the "Valiants" finished 20th in the Fourth Division. He opened the 1980–81 season with a goal, in another 3–0 home win over Doncaster Rovers, but went on to suffer a broken collarbone and finished the season with fourteen appearances to his name. He left Vale by mutual consent in June 1981, having played 30 games in league and cup competitions.

Career statistics

Source:

Club	Season	Division	League		FA Cup		League Cup		Total
			Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Port Vale	1979–80	Fourth Division	15	1	1	0	0	0	16	1
	1980–81	Fourth Division	10	1	2	0	2	0	14	1
	Total		25	1	3	0	2	0	30	2