Stuart Jones (footballer, born 1977)

Stuart Jones (born 24 October 1977) is an English former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.

Career
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. Jones then played non-league football for Chester City, and in Wales for Barry Town, where he made one league appearance, 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, and four appearances for Doncaster Rovers during the 2004–05 season. 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. In April 2021, he stepped down from his role at the club.