John Love Jones

John Jones

Personal information
Full name	John Love Jones[1]
Date of birth	1885
Place of birth	Rhyl, Wales[1]
Date of death	21 December 1913 (aged 28)[1]
Playing position	Forward
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1903–1905	Rhyl
1905–1907	Stoke	13	(3)
1907–1909	Crewe Alexandra
1909–1910	Middlesbrough	14	(0)
1910–1913	Portsmouth	41	(19)
Total		68	(22)
National team
1906–1910	Wales	2	(1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

John Love Jones (1885 – 21 December 1913) was a Welsh footballer who played in the Football League for Stoke and Middlesbrough, and he also made two appearances for Wales.^[1][2]

Career

Jones began his career with home town club Rhyl before joining Stoke in 1905. He played 11 matches for Stoke in 1905–06 scoring three goals, but after only playing in two matches in 1906–07 he was allowed to join Crewe Alexandra.^[1] He re-entered league football with Middlesbrough in 1908 but left for Portsmouth after failing to score. At "Pompey" he scored 19 goals in 41 matches before his death on 13 December at the age of 28.^[1]

His made his Welsh debut whilst with Stoke in 1906, in a 2–0 victory against Scotland, with Jones scoring one of the goals. His second and final cap came against Ireland in 1910, in a 4–1 Welsh win.^[3]

Career statistics

• Sourced from John Love Jones profile at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)

Club	Season	League		FA Cup		Total
		Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Stoke	1905–06	11	3	0	0	11	3
	1906–07	2	0	0	0	2	0
Middlesbrough	1908–09	3	0	0	0	3	0
	1909–10	11	0	0	0	11	0
Career Total		27	3	0	0	27	3

References

1. Matthews, Tony (1994). The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City. Lion Press. ISBN 0-9524151-0-0.
2. Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Soccerdata. ISBN 1-899468-67-6.
3. "Player: John Jones". National team matches 1872-2011 database. Eu-football.info. Retrieved 20 February 2012.