Jack Jones (footballer, born 1891)

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Jack Jones

Personal information
Full name	John William Jones
Date of birth	(1891-02-08)8 February 1891
Place of birth	Rotherham, England
Date of death	20 July 1948(1948-07-20) (aged 57)
Place of death	Rotherham, England
Height	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
Position(s)	Left back
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
	Allerton Bywater Colliery
	Industry F.C.
	Bird-in-Hand
	Maltby Main Colliery
	RAF
1914–1920	Sunderland	0	(0)
1920–1927	Birmingham	228	(1)
1927–1928	Nelson	12	(0)
1928–1930	Crewe Alexandra	91	(7)
1930–1931	Scarborough
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

John William Jones (8 February 1891 – 20 July 1948) was an English professional footballer who played as a left back. He made 331 appearances in the Football League.

Jones was born in 1891 in Rotherham, which was then in the West Riding of Yorkshire. A former coal miner, he was transferred from Sunderland to Birmingham in 1920 for a fee of £2,000. For six seasons he formed a formidable full-back pairing with Frank Womack, helping the club win the Football League Second Division title in the 1920–21 season. He went on to play 237 matches in all competitions for the club, including 191 in the First Division. He later played for Nelson, Crewe Alexandra and Scarborough. He died in Rotherham at the age of 57.