- Alf Jones
Alfred Jones (born c. 1861) was an English professional footballer who made three appearances as a full back for England in the 1880s.
Career
Jones was born in
Walsall and played junior football in the Walsall area before signing with Walsall Swifts, going on to become the club's first player to gain international recognition.His first cap came on
11 March 1882 against Scotland. Scotland won the match 5–1, with England's consolation goal coming fromHoward Vaughton . [ [http://www.englandstats.com/matchreport.php?mid=15 Scotland 5 - England 1, 11 March 1882 (Match summary)] ] Despite the size of the defeat, Jones was retained in defence for the next international match against Wales two days later. England were expected to claim a "comfortable victory", but the Welsh side "fought magnificently to secure a 5–3 victory" [cite book |last= Gibbons|first= Philip|authorlink= |title= Association Football in Victorian England - A History of the Game from 1863 to 1900|year= 2001|publisher= Upfront Publishing|pages=p.64 |isbn=1-84426-035-6] , with Jones scoring an own goal in the 60th minute. [ [http://www.englandstats.com/matchreport.php?mid=16 Wales 5 - England 3, 13 March 1882 (Match summary)] ] [ [http://www.englandfootballonline.com/Seas1872-00/1881-82/M0016Wal1882.html Match summary at www.englandfootballonline.com] ]He then had a spell with Great Lever in
Bolton , during which he collected his third and final England cap in a 2–3 defeat by Scotland on10 March 1883 . [ [http://www.englandstats.com/matchreport.php?mid=19 England 2 - Scotland 3, 10 March 1883 (Match summary)] ]He returned to Walsall in the summer of 1883 and two years later he joined Aston Villa [cite book | author=Graham Betts| title=England: Player by player | publisher=Green Umbrella Publishing |pages=p.142| year=2006| isbn=1-905009-63-1] before returning to Walsall in 1886 with Walsall Town, who then amalgamated with Walsall Swifts F.C. to form Walsall Town Swifts in 1888.
References
External links
*Englandstats|id=546|name=Alf Jones
* [http://www.englandfc.com/Profiles/php/PlayerProfileByName.php?id=549 England profile]
* [http://www.englandfootballonline.com/TeamPlyrsBios/PlayersIJ/BioJonesA.html Biographical details at www.englandfootballonline.com]
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