James Jones (footballer, born 1997)

James Oliver Jones (born 13 March 1997) is a Welsh professional footballer who plays as a defender for Altrincham.

James Jones
Personal information
Full name James Oliver Jones[1]
Date of birth (1997-03-13) 13 March 1997
Place of birth Wrexham, Wales
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[2]
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
Altrincham
Number 5
Youth career
The New Saints
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2017 The New Saints 8 (1)
2015–2016Gresford Athletic (loan)
2017–2020 Altrincham 96 (11)
2020–2022 Barrow 46 (2)
2022– Altrincham 43 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:00, 24 September 2023 (UTC)

Career

Born in Wrexham,[3] Jones began his career with The New Saints, moving on loan to Gresford Athletic in August 2015.[4] He then spent three seasons with Altrincham, where he made 115 appearances in all competitions.[5] In July 2020, he signed for Barrow.[6] On 28 July 2022 Jones re-signed for Altrincham.[7]

Career statistics

As of 31 December 2022
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
The New Saints 2014–15[3] Welsh Premier League 0000100010
2015–16[3] Welsh Premier League 1000300040
2016–17[3] Welsh Premier League 71003000101
Total 81007000151
Altrincham 2017–18[5] Northern Premier League 273001[lower-alpha 1]0283
2018–19[3] National League North 4031000413
2019–20[3] National League North 2953000325
Total 961140001010111
Barrow 2020–21[8] League Two 21100101[lower-alpha 2]0231
2021–22[9] League Two 251410020312
Total 462411030543
Altrincham 2022–23[3] National League 200201[lower-alpha 1]0230
Career total 17014101805019315
  1. Appearance(s) in FA Trophy.
  2. Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy.

References

  1. "Notification of shirt numbers: Barrow" (PDF). English Football League. p. 6. Retrieved 17 September 2020.
  2. "James Jones – Defender – First Team – Barrow Association Football Club". www.barrowafc.com.
  3. James Jones at Soccerway. Retrieved 24 December 2020.
  4. "TNS Youngsters Sent Out on Loan". 14 August 2015.
  5. "James Jones | Altrincham Football Club". www.altrinchamfc.com.
  6. "James Jones: Barrow sign Altrincham defender on two-year deal". BBC Sport. 31 July 2020.
  7. "Phil bolsters squad".
  8. "Games played by James Jones in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
  9. "Games played by James Jones in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 29 August 2021.


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