Ben Jones (footballer, born 1880)

Ben Jones
Personal information
Date of birth c. 1880[1]
Place of birth Alsagers Bank, England[1]
Playing position Half-back
Youth career
Alsagers Bank Church
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1904–1906 Burslem Port Vale 1 (0)
Alsagers Bank United
Halmerend Gymnastics
Alsagers Bank Church

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.


Ben Jones (born c. 1880; date of death unknown) was an energetic English footballer who played one game in the Football League for Burslem Port Vale in April 1905.

Playing career

Jones played for Alsagers Bank Church, before joining Burslem Port Vale in August 1904.[1] His only appearance was at centre-half in an 8–1 thumping by Liverpool at Anfield on 8 April 1905.[1] He was released from the Athletic Ground at the end of the 1905–06 season, at which point he moved on to Alsagers Bank United and then Halmerend Gymnastics, before returning to old club Alsagers Bank Church.[1]

Statistics

Club Season Division League FA Cup Other Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Burslem Port Vale1904–05Second Division10000010
1905–06Second Division00000000
Total 10000010

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Kent, Jeff (1996). Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. p. 155. ISBN 0-9529152-0-0.


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