Nathan Jones (Welsh footballer)

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Nathan Jones

Jones with Brighton & Hove Albion in 2014
Personal information
Full name Nathan Jason Jones
Date of birth (1973-05-28) 28 May 1973
Place of birth Rhondda, Wales
Height 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
Playing position Defender
Club information
Current team
 Luton Town (manager)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
1991–1995 Merthyr Tydfil 84 (6)
1995–1996 Luton Town 0 (0)
1996 Numancia 0 (0)
1996–1997 Badajoz 21 (1)
1997–2000 Southend United 99 (2)
1998 → Exeter City 6 (1)
1999 → Scarborough (loan) 9 (0)
2000–2005 Brighton & Hove Albion 159 (7)
2005–2012 Yeovil Town 185 (2)
Total 563 (18)
Teams managed
2009–2012 Yeovil Town (assistant)
2012–2013 Charlton Athletic (under-21)
2013–2014 Brighton & Hove Albion (assistant)
2014 Brighton & Hove Albion (caretaker)
2014–2015 Brighton & Hove Albion (assistant)
2015–2016 Brighton & Hove Albion (first-team coach)
2016– Luton Town

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

† Appearances (goals)

Nathan Jason Jones (born 28 May 1973 in Rhondda)[1] is a retired Welsh professional footballer who played as a left sided defender. He is currently the manager of League Two club Luton Town.

Career

Early career

Jones' first professional club was Luton Town F.C which he joined, for £10,000, in the summer of 1995 after playing for the Welsh non-League team Merthyr Tydfil F.C..[2] Jones left the Kenilworth Road team to play in the Spanish leagues for a number of seasons. He played for Spanish club Numancia, and after a short spell moved on to CD Badajoz in the Segunda (Second Division).[2]

Southend United

Jones returned to the United Kingdom to play for Southend United in 1997.[3] He spent three seasons at Southend, including two loans, at Scarborough in the 1998-99 season where he was part of the side relegated by Jimmy Glass' memorable goal for Carlisle United,[4] and Exeter City in the 1997-98 season respectively. He moved to Brighton & Hove Albion where he made over 100 appearances in the five seasons he spent there before moving to Yeovil in 2005.[3]

Yeovil Town

Jones moved to Yeovil in 2005 and established himself as a member of the first team. This 7-year association with Yeovil included captaining the team at Wembley for the League 1 playoff final in 2007;[5] a match his side lost 2–0.

Jones started his FA Level Three Coaching Badge in the summer of 2008, and became a first team coach with the Yeovil Town Ladies Football Club from November 2007, assisting Manager Steve Phelps and Assistant Manager Nigel Wolfe. The Yeovil Town Ladies play in the South West Combination Women's Football League, which is at the third level of the English women's football pyramid.[6]

On 18 February 2009 Jones was confirmed as a player assistant manager of the Yeovil first team,[2] alongside veteran Terry Skiverton.[6] Following Skiverton's replacement by Gary Johnson, Jones was demoted to the role of first-team coach.

On 1 June 2012, Jones left Yeovil Town after 7 years and more than 200 matches with the club by mutual consent.[7]

Charlton Athletic

On 27 June 2012, Jones joined Football League Championship side Charlton Athletic as their Under-21 Professional Development Coach.[8]

Brighton & Hove Albion

On 19 July 2013, Jones joined Football League Championship side Brighton & Hove Albion, filling the new position of assistant head coach, working under Head Coach Óscar García.[9] Following Oscar's departure from Brighton and the appointment of new manager Sami Hyypiä, Jones changed roles and became Brighton's first-team coach. After Hyypia's resignation on 22 December 2014,[10] Jones was appointed as caretaker manager.[11] Following Chris Hughton's appointment as manager on 31 December 2014, Jones moved back to his role as assistant manager.[12] On 3 February 2015, after the appointment of Colin Calderwood as Hughton's assistant manager Jones was demoted to the role of first-team coach.[13]

Luton Town

On 6 January 2016, Jones left his role as first-team coach with Brighton to become the new manager of League Two side Luton Town on a two-and-a-half year contract. [14]

Managerial statistics

As of match played 30 April 2016.
Managerial record by team and tenure
Team From To Record Ref
PWDLWin %
Brighton & Hove Albion (caretaker) 22 December 2014 31 December 2014 2 1 1 0 50.0 [11][15]
Luton Town 6 January 2016 Present 20 10 3 7 50.0 [15]
Total 22 11 4 7 50.0 —

Personal Life

Jones is a devout Christian who credits his faith with getting him through bad times.[16]

"It keeps you grounded. There's a lot of temptations, a lot of pitfalls nowadays, especially for a sportsman – and I think through God's guidance I've been able to steer clear of them. Through the hard times I've always had the stability of the Lord in my life and my family background has kept me on the straight and narrow."[17]

References

  1. ↑ Birthdate and statistics: Football.co.uk website. Retrieved on 21 January 2008.
  2. 1 2 3 "NATHAN JONES IS THE NEW MANAGER OF LUTON TOWN". Lutton Town Football Club. Retrieved 10 February 2016.
  3. 1 2 "Nathan Jones". CENTURYCOMM LIMITED. Retrieved 10 February 2016.
  4. ↑ "Scarborough stunned into silent disbelief - Scarborough 1 Peterborough United 1". The Independent (London). 10 May 1999. Retrieved 30 December 2014.
  5. ↑ "Former Yeovil Town star Nathan Jones takes 'perfect role' at Charlton Athletic". Local World. Retrieved 10 February 2016.
  6. 1 2 "Player Profile 3 Nathan Jones: From Numancia to Somerset". SportNetwork.net. Retrieved 10 February 2016.
  7. ↑ "Yeovil Town confirm departure of player-coach Nathan Jones". BBC Sport. 1 June 2012.
  8. ↑ "Former Yeovil Town star Nathan Jones takes 'perfect role' at Charlton Athletic". ThisisSomerset.co.uk. 27 June 2012.
  9. ↑ "Oscar Agrees Three-Year Deal". www.seagulls.co.uk. 19 July 2013.
  10. ↑ "Sami Hyypia: Brighton manager resigns after one win in 18 games". BBC Sport. 22 December 2014. Retrieved 18 January 2016.
  11. 1 2 "Nathan Jones: Brighton CEO Paul Barber on Hyypia replacement". BBC Sport. 27 December 2014. Retrieved 18 January 2016.
  12. ↑ Camillin, Paul (31 December 2014). "Albion appoint Hughton". Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. Retrieved 31 December 2014.
  13. ↑ "Colin Calderwood named Brighton & Hove Albion assistant manager". BBC Sport. 3 February 2015. Retrieved 24 April 2015.
  14. ↑ "Nathan Jones: Brighton coach appointed Luton Town boss". BBC Sport. 6 January 2016. Retrieved 6 January 2016.
  15. 1 2 "Managers: Nathan Jones". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 January 2016.
  16. ↑ "Faith is the key for Yeovil's Nathan Jones". BBC Somerset. Retrieved 10 February 2016.
  17. ↑ "Nathan Jones". Faith and Football. Retrieved 10 February 2016.

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