Charles Wilson Jones (29 April 1914 – 9 January 1986) was a Welsh international footballer who played as a centre forward for Wrexham, Birmingham (renamed Birmingham City in 1943) and Nottingham Forest in the Football League.[1][3]
 Jones (r.) in a game against Swedish club AIK Fotboll in 1946 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Charles Wilson Jones | ||
| Date of birth | 29 April 1914[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Pentre Broughton,[1] Wales | ||
| Date of death | 9 January 1986 (aged 71)[1] | ||
| Place of death | Birmingham,[1] England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 8+3⁄4 in (1.75 m)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Centre forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1930–1932 | Brymbo Green | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1932–1934 | Wrexham | 6 | (3) |
| 1934–1947 | Birmingham | 135 | (63) |
| 1947–1948 | Nottingham Forest | 7 | (5) |
| 1948–1949 | Kidderminster Harriers | ||
| International career | |||
| 1935–1939 | Wales | 2 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
He was Birmingham's top scorer on three occasions in the First Division in the 1930s.[4] He won two caps for Wales,[5] the first on 27 March 1935 against Northern Ireland at the Racecourse Ground, Wrexham, when he scored the first goal in a 3–1 win,[6] and the second on 20 May 1939, a 2–1 defeat against France in Paris.[7]
He was landlord of the White Hart public house in Aston, Birmingham, for 19 years until it was demolished in 1968 prior to the construction of the Aston Expressway.[8]
References
editGeneral
- Matthews, Tony (1995). Birmingham City: A Complete Record. Derby: Breedon Books. ISBN 978-1-85983-010-9.
Specific
- ^ a b c d e "Charlie Jones". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 9 May 2020.
- ^ "Faith in "Blues'" fowrard line. No new "stars"". Evening Despatch. Birmingham. 1 August 1935. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Charlie Jones". UK A–Z Transfers. Neil Brown. Retrieved 9 May 2020.
- ^ Matthews (1995), pp. 177–180.
- ^ Matthews (1995), pp. 101–102.
- ^ "1930–1939". Welsh Football Online. Archived from the original on 26 July 2011. Retrieved 11 August 2007.
- ^ "France 2–1 Wales 20 May 1939". Welsh Football Data Archive. Retrieved 9 May 2020.
- ^ Wakeling, Vic (21 September 1968). "Jones waits and wonders". Sports Argus. Birmingham. p. 7.
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