Tommy E. Jones

Tommy E Jones (Born 4th November 1930 in Liverpool) was an Everton F.C. player from 1950 until 1961. Thomas Edwin Jones started out his Everton career as a full back but moved to the centre half replacing T.G. Jones in the 1950/51 season. Tommy was a solid defender and excelled in clashes with the great Nat Lofthouse. It was thought he never made the step up to international level due to his sense of honour making him reluctant to be as ruthless as defenders of that day.

Off the field he showed those gentlemanly qualities one match day when he saw a young boy wandering off the tram lokking lost. He took the young boy by the hand and walked with him to the gates of Goodison Park.

In 1957 he took over the Goodison captaincy when the then current captain Peter Farrell left the club.

As he got older he lost some of pace which resulted in him moving to left-back, his replacement at centre-half was a young Brian Labone.

Tommy was forced to retire due to a shattered kneecap. During his 11 year Everton career he made 411 appearances and scored 14 goals.

He then spent many years as a football analyst for successive managers, watching future opponents and writing dossiers for tactical planning.