John Jones (footballer, born 1916)

John Jones
Personal information
Full name	John Thomas Jones^[1]
Date of birth	(1916-11-25)25 November 1916^[1]
Place of birth	Holywell, Wales^[1]
Date of death	1978 (aged 61–62)
Playing position	Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1936–1937	Port Vale	3	(0)
1937–1948	Northampton Town	71	(0)
1948–1949	Oldham Athletic	22	(0)
Total		96	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

John Thomas Jones (25 November 1916 – 1978) was a Welsh footballer. A goalkeeper, he was known as "Jones the Cap".^[1]

Playing career

Jones joined Port Vale as an amateur in July 1936, and signed professional forms that December.^[1] Working as understudy to Allan Todd, he played just four games – three in the Third Division North and one in the FA Cup, and was given a free transfer in April 1937.^[1] He then moved on to Northampton Town and Oldham Athletic.^[1]

Sourced from John Jones profile at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)

Club	Season	Division	League		FA Cup		Other		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Port Vale	1936–37	Third Division North	3	0	1	0	0	0	4	0
Northampton Town	1937–38	Third Division South	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	1938–39	Third Division South	15	0	0	0	2	0	17	0
	1946–47	Third Division South	31	0	4	0	0	0	35	0
	1947–48	Third Division South	25	0	4	0	0	0	29	0
	Total		71	0	8	0	2	0	81	0
Oldham Athletic	1948–49	Third Division North	22	0	4	0	0	0	26	0
Total			96	0	13	0	2	0	111	0

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Kent, Jeff (1996). Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. p. 157. ISBN 0-9529152-0-0.

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