Wilson Jones (footballer, born 1914)
 Jones (r.) in a game against Swedish club AIK Fotboll in 1946 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Charles Wilson Jones | ||
| Date of birth | 29 April 1914 | ||
| Place of birth | Wrexham, Wales | ||
| Date of death | 9 January 1986 (aged 71) | ||
| Place of death | Birmingham, England | ||
| Position(s) | Centre forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1930–1932 | Brymbo Green | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1932–1934 | Wrexham | 6 | (3) |
| 1934–1947 | Birmingham | 135 | (63) |
| 1947–1948 | Nottingham Forest | 7 | (5) |
| 1948–1949 | Kidderminster Harriers | ||
| International career | |||
| 1935–1939 | Wales | 2 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Charles Wilson Jones (29 April 1914 – 9 January 1986) was a Welsh international footballer who played as a centre forward for Wrexham, Birmingham and Nottingham Forest in the Football League.[1][2]
He was Birmingham's top scorer on three occasions in the First Division in the 1930s. He won two caps for Wales, the first on 27 March 1935 against Northern Ireland at the Racecourse Ground, Wrexham, when he scored the first goal in a 3–1 win,[3] and the second on 20 May 1939, a 1–1 draw against France in Paris.
References
General Matthews, Tony (1995). Birmingham City: A Complete Record. Breedon Books. ISBN 1-85983-010-2.
Specific
- ^ "Charlie Jones". Barry Hugman. Retrieved 23 July 2018.
- ^ "Charlie Jones". Neil Brown. Retrieved 23 July 2018.
- ^ "1930 - 1939". Welsh Football Online. Retrieved 11 August 2007.
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