Gary Jones (footballer born 1975)

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playername = Gary Jones


fullname = Gary Steven Jones
height = height|ft=6|in=3
nickname = Lump, Lumpaldhino, Legend
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1975|5|10
cityofbirth = Chester
countryofbirth = England
currentclub = Retired
position = Centre Forward
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years = 1993-99 2000-02 2002 2002-05 2005-08
clubs = Tranmere Rovers Nottingham Forest
Tranmere Rovers (Loan) Tranmere Rovers Grimsby Town
caps(goals) = 178 (28) 036 0(2) 006 0(0) 086 (17) 0118 (27)
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pcupdate = 08:59, 10 May 2007 (UTC)
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Gary Steven Jones is an English football player, who use to plays as a centre forward, but has played in an attacking midfield role and as a centre back.

Jones has spent most of his career playing for clubs in the second tier of the English league. He is by no means a prolific goal scorer, but has a reputation for providing goal scoring opportunities for other players.

Grimsby Town

After a slow start to the 2005-06 season, due to lack of fitness as he was a relatively late signing, Gary provided vital goals in Grimsby's ultimately unsuccessful promotion push. He was leading goal scorer with 17 goals in all competitions and formed a very effective partnership with Michael Reddy who scored 14 goals. He was seeming going to miss the play off final due to a 90th minute red card [ [http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/main.jhtml?view=DETAILS&grid=&xml=/sport/2006/05/17/sfggri17.xml 2006 Play off semi final, 2nd leg] - Match Report at Telegraph.co.uk] in the second leg of the semi final, but this was rescinded on appeal. [ [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/g/grimsby_town/5009628.stm Successful Appeal] - news.bbc.co.uk]

He signed a new one year deal at Grimsby Town F.C. in the summer of 2007.

He enjoyed a great rapport with the fans, and his whole-hearted displays made him a big favourite. He played most of the 2007/08 season with an injury (including an appearance as a substitute at Wembley as Grimsby lost out to MK Dons in the Johnstone's Paint Trophy final). Jones underwent surgery to improve his troublesome injury, but left Grimsby due to family reasons and then eventually retired.

After Football

Gary, on the 24th September 2008, was announced as the new assistant manager at Colwyn Bay Football Club [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/league_of_wales/7633345.stm]

Honours

Tranmere Rovers
*League Cup Runner-up 2000
*Football League Trophy runner up 2007/8

References

External links

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* [http://www.football-heroes.net/football-heroes/displayhero_club.asp?HeroID=7961 Football Heroes Profile] - Nottingham Forest
* [http://www.codalmighty.com/site/ca.php?page=0506/profiles/gary_jones Cod Almighty Player Profile] - Grimsby Town, start of 05/06 season at codalmighty.com
* [http://www.codalmighty.com/site/ca.php?page=0607/profiles/gary_jones Cod Almighty Player Profile] - Grimsby Town, start of 06/07 season at codalmighty.com
* [http://www.codalmighty.com/site/ca.php?page=0708/profiles/gary_jones Profile of Gary Jones] - Grimsby Town, start of 07/08 season at codalmighty.com
* [http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=6295117294 Gary Lump Appreciation Society] at Facebook.com
* [http://gary-jones-fansite.wikidot.com/start Unofficial Gary Jones Fansite]