Ernie Jones
Personal information
Full name William Ernest Arthur Jones
Date of birth (1920-11-12)12 November 1920
Place of birth Cwmbwrla, Wales
Date of death November 2002
Position(s) Winger
Youth career
Cwmbwria Juniors
Manselton School
1937–1938 Swansea Town
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1938–1943 Bolton Wanderers 0 (0)
1943–1947 Swansea Town 37 (3)
1947–1949 Tottenham Hotspur 55 (14)
1949–1951 Southampton 44 (4)
1951–1953 Bristol City 50 (7)
1954 Rhyl
International career
1946–1948 Wales 4 (0)
Managerial career
1954–1956 Rhyl
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

William Ernest Arthur Jones (12 November 1920 – 2002) was a professional footballer who played for Swansea Town, Tottenham Hotspur, Southampton, Bristol City, Rhyl and represented Wales at national level.[1][2]

Football career

Jones was born in Cwmbwrla, Swansea and grew up on Alice Street in Swansea, being a neighbour of fellow future Welsh internationals Jackie Roberts, Mel Nurse, John Charles and Mel Charles.[3]

He began his football career as an amateur at Bolton Wanderers before joining Swansea Town in October 1943. He made 37 appearances and scored three times for the club in the 1946–47 season. The free scoring winger transferred to Tottenham Hotspur in October 1947 for a £7000 fee. He went on to appear in 57 matches and found the net on 16 occasions in all competitions between 1947 and 1948.

He left Spurs in May 1949 to join Southampton in a transfer deal which involved Alf Ramsey, where he featured in 44 games and scoring on four occasions. In November 1951 he transferred to Bristol City as a player/coach and played a further 50 matches and netting seven times between 1951 and 1954. Jones ended his senior career at Rhyl in the position of player/manager.

International career

Jones played on four occasions for the Welsh national side.[4]

After football

After his football career ended, Jones settled in Bolton where he was employed by Hawker Siddeley. He died in November 2002

References

  1. ↑ Tottenham Hotspur international players Retrieved 29 September 2008
  2. ↑ Hugman, B, J, (Ed)The PFA Premier & Football League Players' Records 1946-2005 (2005) p330 ISBN 1-85291-665-6 Retrieved 29 September 2008
  3. ↑ Prior, Neil (18 November 2023). "How Alice Street in Swansea gave Wales five internationals". BBC Sport. Retrieved 24 November 2023.
  4. ↑ Ernie Jones at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Database. Retrieved 29 September 2008
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