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William
Jones |
Bristol City FC
1 cap, 0 goals
P 1 W 1 D 0 L 0 F
3:
A 0
100% successful
1901
disciplined: none
captaincies: none
minutes played: 90 |
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Profile |
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Full name |
William John Jones |
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Born |
6
March 1876 in Brighton, Sussex [registered in
Brighton, June 1876]. |
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Census Notes
Based on the only appropiately aged Brighton-born William
Jones. |
According to the 1881
census, William is the fifth of six children to Edwin and Louisa. His
father is a dentist and they all live at 236 Eccles New Road in Pendleton,
Salford. By evidence of the census, the parents moved around the country
every couple of years...Edwin and Louis were born in Birmingham or London
(1891 census states London), their firstborn in Chester, second
child in Newcastle (Staffs.), third in Barrow, fourth in Scarborough,
fifth in Brighton and their final child, in Manchester. |
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According to the 1891
census, now with two more siblings, both Manchester born, William is now
the one of seven children living with their parents. His father, and now
his two older brothers are dentists. They live at 4 Hyde Road, in Great
Crosby, in West Derby, Lancashire. |
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According to the 1901
census, William is a Professional Footballer boarding alongside fellow
professional, David Robson. They're boarding with the Reed family at 26
Lower Ruby Street in Bristol. Head of the house, Sidney Reed, is a
chocolate worker. |
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According to the 1911
census, William is a licensed victualler married to Kate Evelyn. They live
at The Barley Mow, East Street in
Bedminster area of Bristol. |
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Married |
to Kate Evelyn Callaway
[registered in Bristol, Gloucestershire, December 1903]. |
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Died |
25 September 1959,
aged
83 years 203 days, at Snowdon Road Hospital, Bristol
[registered in Bristol, Gloucestershire, September 1959]. |
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Height/Weight |
5'
8", 11st.
8lbs [1901]. |
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Source |
Douglas Lammings' An
English Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990] & FindMyPast.com |
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Club Career |
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Club(s) |
Despite
being born on the soath coast, Jones was first noted played for Long Eaton
Rangers FC. He then played for Wellington Athletic FC and then the
Football League and Loughborough Town FC in 1896 (35 league
appearances, 18 goals). From there, he joined Bristol City FC in
1897, guiding them from the Southern League (90 league
appearances, 18 goals) and into the Football League (148
league appearances, nine goals) and remained until his transfer to
Southern League side, Tottenham Hotspur FC in May 1906. He was transferred
to Swindon Town FC in May 1907. |
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Club honours |
Football
League Division Two winners 1905-06; |
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Individual honours |
None |
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Distinctions |
None |
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Source |
Douglas Lammings' An English
Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990]. |
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England Career |
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Player number |
258th
player to appear for England. |
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Position(s) |
Half-back |
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Only match |
No. 71, 9 March 1901,
England 3 Ireland 0, a British Championship match at The Dell, Southampton, aged
25 years
3 days. |
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Major tournaments |
British
Championship 1900-01; |
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Team honours |
British
Championship winners 1900-01; |
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Individual honours |
None |
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Distinctions |
None |
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Beyond England |
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After retiring from football, Jones was
landlord of the Barley Mow in Bedminster until 1928, and died in
1959 at Snowdon Road Hospital, Bristol. -
Bristol City FC: The First 100 Years.
David Woods & Leigh Edwards (1997). |
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Bill Jones - Career Statistics |
| Squads |
Apps |
Comp.
Apps |
Mins. |
Goals |
Goals
Av.min |
Comp.
Goals |
Capt. |
Disc. |
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1 |
1 |
1 |
90 |
0 |
0
min |
0 |
None |
None |
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Due to the fact that
many matches rarely stuck to exactly ninety minutes long, allowing time
for injuries, errors and substitutions. The minutes here
given can only ever be a guideline and cannot therefore be accurate, only
an approximation. |
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Bill Jones
- Match Record - All Matches - By
Type of Match |
|
Type |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS
|
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts
% |
W/L |
|
Home
- Friendly |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
+3 |
0 |
1 |
3.00 |
0.00 |
100.0 |
+1 |
| All |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
+3 |
0 |
1 |
3.00 |
0.00 |
100.0 |
+1 |
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Bill Jones
- Match Record - Tournament Matches |
|
British Championship
Tournaments |
|
Type |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS |
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
|
BC 1900-01 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
+3 |
0 |
1 |
3.00 |
0.00 |
100.0 |
+1 |
|
All |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
+3 |
0 |
1 |
3.00 |
0.00 |
100.0 |
+1 |
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All
Tournaments |
|
Type |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS |
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
|
BC |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
+3 |
0 |
1 |
3.00 |
0.00 |
100.0 |
+1 |
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All |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
+3 |
0 |
1 |
3.00 |
0.00 |
100.0 |
+1 |
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Bill Jones
- Match History |
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Club: Bristol
City F.C. - 1 full cap |
Coach: F.A. Select
Committee - 1
full capx
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Age 25 |
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1 |
71 |
9 March 1901
- England 3 Ireland 0, The Dell, Southampton |
BC |
HW |
Start |
hb |
Notes
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