Haydn Jones
Appearance
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | [1] | 8 May 1946||
Place of birth | Caernarfon, Wales | ||
Date of death | 31 August 2010[1] | (aged 64)||
Place of death | Bangor, Gwynedd, Wales | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
Caernarfon Town | |||
1964–1966 | Wrexham | 14 | (1) |
Bangor City | |||
Porthmadog | |||
Pwllheli | |||
Blaenau Ffestiniog Amateur | |||
Rhyl | |||
Bethesda Athletic | |||
Caernarfon Town | |||
Managerial career | |||
Caernarfon Town | |||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Haydn Jones (8 May 1946 – 31 August 2010) was a Welsh professional footballer who played as a defender. He made appearances in the English Football League with Wrexham in the 1960s.[2] His only goal for Wrexham was a 30-yard volley against Stockport. Haydn was also capped 4 times by Wales at U21 level and famously played against Northern Ireland, marking George Best. He also played for Caernarfon Town, Bangor City, Porthmadog, Pwllheli, Blaenau Ffestiniog Amateur, Rhyl and Bethesda Athletic, returning to Caernarfon Town at the end of his career to act as player-manager. Jones died of Motor Neurone Disease.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Haydn Jones". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 5 February 2019.
- ^ "WREXHAM : 1946/47 - 2007/08". Neil Brown. Retrieved 5 February 2019.
- ^ "Tributes flood in after death of Caernarfon footballer Haydn Jones". Daily Post. 9 September 2010. Retrieved 5 February 2019.
Categories:
- 1946 births
- 2010 deaths
- People from Caernarfon
- Sportspeople from Gwynedd
- Welsh men's footballers
- Men's association football defenders
- English Football League players
- Caernarfon Town F.C. players
- Wrexham A.F.C. players
- Bangor City F.C. players
- Porthmadog F.C. players
- Pwllheli F.C. players
- Blaenau Ffestiniog Amateur F.C. players
- Rhyl F.C. players
- Bethesda Athletic F.C. players
- Caernarfon Town F.C. managers
- Welsh football managers
- Welsh football defender stubs