Stuart Jones (footballer, born 1977)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 24 October 1977 | ||
| Place of birth | Bristol, England | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Youth career | |||
| ????–1997 | Reading | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1997–1998 | Weston-super-Mare | ? | (?) |
| 1998–2000 | Sheffield Wednesday | 0 | (0) |
| 1998 | → Crewe Alexandra (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2000 | → Torquay United (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2000–2002 | Torquay United | 29 | (0) |
| 2002 | Chester City | ? | (?) |
| 2002 | Barry Town | 1 | (0) |
| 2002–2003 | Weston-super-Mare | ? | (?) |
| 2003–2004 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 3 | (0) |
| 2004–2005 | Doncaster Rovers | 4 | (0) |
| 2005–2006 | Accrington Stanley | 2 | (0) |
| Total | 42 | (0) | |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2018–2021 | Ashton & Backwell United | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Stuart Jones (born 24 October 1977) is an English former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.
Career[edit]
Born in Bristol, Jones began as a trainee at Reading. He then began his senior career in 1997 with non-league side Weston-super-Mare. Jones moved to the Football League side Sheffield Wednesday in March 1998, but he never made a first team appearance for Wednesday. While at Wednesday, Jones spent loan spells at both Crewe Alexandra (where he did not make a single first-team appearance) his senior career with Torquay United. After a month at Torquay, Jones made his transfer permanent, and spent a further two years at the club. Over both his spells with the club, Jones a total of thirty-two appearances in the Football League for Torquay.[1] Jones then played non-league football for Chester City, and in Wales for Barry Town, where he made one league appearance,[2] before returning to his first club Weston-super-Mare. Jones then returned to English League football, making three appearances for Brighton & Hove Albion during the 2003–2004 season,[3] and four appearances for Doncaster Rovers during the 2004–05 season.[4] Jones later played non-league football for Accrington Stanley, making a further two appearances.
In May 2018, Jones was appointed manager of Western Football League Division One side Ashton & Backwell United.[5] In April 2021, he stepped down from his role at the club.[6]
References[edit]
- ^ "TORQUAY UNITED : 1946/47 - 2006/07". Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database. Retrieved 11 October 2009.
- ^ "Stuart Jones LoW Career Stats". Welsh-Premier.com. Retrieved 11 October 2009.
- ^ "BRIGHTON & HOVE ALBION : 1946/47 - 2008/09". Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database. Retrieved 11 October 2009.
- ^ "DONCASTER ROVERS : 1946/47 - 1997/98 & 2003/04 - 2008/09". Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database. Retrieved 11 October 2009.
- ^ "New Ashton & Backwell United boss keen to start". North Somerset Times. 31 July 2018.
- ^ "Ashton & Backwell United manager Jones departs Stags". North Somerset Times. 5 April 2021. Retrieved 6 April 2021.
External links[edit]
- Stuart Jones at Soccerbase (1997–2002)
- Stuart Jones at Soccerbase (2004–2006)
- Non League Daily
- 1977 births
- Living people
- English men's footballers
- Reading F.C. players
- Weston-super-Mare A.F.C. players
- Sheffield Wednesday F.C. players
- Crewe Alexandra F.C. players
- Torquay United F.C. players
- Gloucester City A.F.C. players
- Chester City F.C. players
- Barry Town United F.C. players
- Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. players
- Doncaster Rovers F.C. players
- Accrington Stanley F.C. players
- English Football League players
- Men's association football goalkeepers
- English football managers
- Footballers from Bristol