Fred Jones (footballer, born 1938)

Fred Jones

Personal information
Full name	Frederick George Jones
Date of birth	11 January 1938
Place of birth	Gelligaer, Wales
Date of death	22 March 2013 (aged 75)
Height	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Playing position	Outside left
Youth career
1955-56	Pontllanfraith
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
1956-1958	Hereford United
1958	Arsenal	0	(0)
1958-60	Brighton	69	(14)
1960-61	Swindon Town	18	(1)
1961-63	Grimsby Town	58	(9)
1963-64	Reading	30	(5)
1964-?	Hereford United
?-1973	Stafford Rangers
National team
1960	Wales U-23	2
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12 April 1964. † Appearances (goals)

Fred Jones (11 January 1938 – 22 March 2013^[1]) was a Welsh outside left (soccer player) who played professionally in the 1950s and early 1960s, and won two caps for his country’s Under 23 side.^[2] After developing in the youth team at Hereford United, he left to join Arsenal in January 1958. He made no first-team competitive appearances for the London club in his nine months there, although he did play in a friendly against Eintracht Frankfurt in February 1958.

In September 1958 he moved on to Brighton & Hove Albion. Spells at Swindon Town^[3] and Grimsby Town followed and he finished his league career at Reading.^[4]

References

1. http://www.herefordtimes.com/sport/local/10311937.Hereford_United_legend_Freddie_Jones_dies_in_Derby_at_75/?ref=rss
2. “The PFA Premier League and Football League Players’ Records 1946-98” Hugman,B: Harpenden, Queen Anne Press, 1998 ISBN 1-85291-585-4
3. Swindon career
4. Career summary