Alan Jones (footballer, born 1945)

Alan Jones (6 October 1945 – 9 March 2023) was a Welsh footballer who played as a central defender during the 1960s and 1970s.

For other people named Alan Jones, see Alan Jones (disambiguation).

Alan Jones
Personal information
Date of birth (1945-10-06)6 October 1945
Place of birth Swansea, Wales
Date of death 9 March 2023(2023-03-09) (aged 77)
Place of death Swansea, Wales
Position(s) Central defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1964–1968 Swansea City[1] 59 (5)
1967–1974 Hereford United[2] 335 (25)
1974–1976 Southport[3] 49 (2)
1975 → Los Angeles Aztecs (loan)[4] 20 (0)
Total 363 (32)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Jones started his career at hometown club Swansea City, then known as Swansea Town, and turned professional in October 1963. He went on to make 61 league appearances, scoring 6 goals, before joining Hereford United in 1968. He spent six seasons at Edgar Street and was a member of the team that famously knocked Newcastle United out of the FA Cup and gained election to the English Football League in the same season.

Jones later played for Southport, in the United States for Los Angeles Aztecs and latterly in the Welsh leagues, where he played for Ammanford and Haverfordwest County.[5]

After retiring from football, he became a prison officer. Jones died on 9 March 2023, at the age of 77.[6][7]

References
  1. "SWANSEA CITY : 1946/47 – 2008/09". Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database. Archived from the original on 6 April 2010. Retrieved 17 March 2010.
  2. "HEREFORD UNITED : 1972/73 – 1996/97 & 2006/07 – 2008/09". Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database. Retrieved 17 March 2010.
  3. "SOUTHPORT : 1946/47 – 1977/78". Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database. Retrieved 17 March 2010.
  4. "NASL-Alan Jones".
  5. "Players of the past".
  6. "Tributes paid to former Hereford United player Alan Jones". Hereford Times. 13 March 2023. Retrieved 14 March 2023.
  7. Alan Jones

Sources
  • "The Hereford United Story" (1974) by John Williamson

"Alan Jones". Barry Hugman's Footballers.


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