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Darren Jones 
Personal information Full name Darren Jones Date of birth 26 August 1983 Place of birth Newport, Wales Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) Playing position Central Defender Club information Current club Aldershot Town Number 5 Senior career* Years Team Apps† (Gls)† 2000–2004 Bristol City 2 (0) 2002–2003 → Forest Green Rovers (loan) 15 (0) 2003 → Cheltenham Town (loan) 14 (1) 2004–2005 Newport County 57 (2) 2006–2009 Forest Green Rovers 118 (7) 2009–2010 Hereford United 40 (3) 2010– Aldershot Town 60 (1) * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21:00, 19 November 2011 (UTC).
† Appearances (Goals).Darren Jones (born August 26, 1983 in Newport, Wales) is a Welsh professional footballer. A defender, he currently plays for Aldershot Town.
Jones in Aldershot colours.
He began his career as a professional trainee for Bristol City,[1] making one Football League appearance before joining Forest Green Rovers on loan in September 2002.[2] He was then loaned to League Two side Cheltenham Town in 2003, where he made 14 league appearances.[3]
He dropped down in to non league football and signed for Newport County on a free transfer in early 2004[4]. Jones and fellow Newport County footballer Andrew Thomas were jailed for an assault in November 2005 in Newport city centre [5].
On his release from prison Jones returned to Forest Green Rovers for a second spell in March 2006.[6] Jones was a pivotal part in keeping Rovers in the Conference on his return to Forest Green and was a central part in the defence when Rovers recorded their highest ever finish in the 2007-08 season. He has also sometimes worn the captains armband because of his strong leadership skills and is regarded as a fans favourite at The New Lawn. On 9 June 2009 it was confirmed that Darren had signed for recently relegated League Two side Hereford United for the 2009/10 season.[7] In June 2010 Jones moved on again, joining fellow League Two side Aldershot Town.[8]
References
- ^ "Jones signs Robins deal". BBC. 2002-05-17. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/b/bristol_city/1991404.stm. Retrieved 2002-05-17.
- ^ "Addison shuffles pack". BBC. 2002-09-25. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/f/forest_green_rovers/2280645.stm. Retrieved 2002-09-25.
- ^ "Gould grateful to board". BBC. 2003-08-26. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/c/cheltenham_town/3182255.stm. Retrieved 2003-08-26.
- ^ "Jones signs for Newport". BBC. 2004-02-24. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/b/bristol_city/3518481.stm. Retrieved 2004-02-24.
- ^ Jones and Thomas jailed
- ^ "Forest Green complete Jones deal". BBC. 2006-03-02. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/f/forest_green_rovers/4767486.stm. Retrieved 2006-03-02.
- ^ "Defender Jones signs for Hereford". BBC. 2009-06-11. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/h/hereford_united/8095648.stm. Retrieved 2009-06-11.
- ^ "Defender Joins Shots". Aldershot Town FC. http://www.theshots.co.uk/newspage.ink?nid=32769&newstype=p&matchid=. Retrieved 2010-06-20.
External links
Aldershot Town F.C. – current squad 1 Young · 2 Herd · 3 Straker · 4 Guttridge · 5 Jones · 6 A. Brown · 7 McGlashan · 8 Collins · 9 Rankine · 10 Hylton · 11 Rodman · 12 Bubb · 14 Pulis · 15 Morris · 16 Montgomery · 17 Mekki · 18 Bergqvist · 19 Connolly · 21 Worner · 22 Breimyr · 23 Vincenti · 24 J. Brown · 25 Andrade · 26 Smith · 29 Worsfold · 30 Panther · 31 Clement · 33 Davies · Manager: Holdsworth
Categories:- 1983 births
- Living people
- Bristol City F.C. players
- Cheltenham Town F.C. players
- Newport County A.F.C. players
- Forest Green Rovers F.C. players
- Hereford United F.C. players
- Aldershot Town F.C. players
- People from Newport
- Welsh footballers
- Conference National players
- The Football League players
- Welsh football biography stubs
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