Chris Jones (footballer, born 1945)
Christopher Martin Nigel Jones (born 19 November 1945 in Altrincham, Cheshire, England) is an English former footballer.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Christopher Martin Nigel Jones | ||
| Date of birth | 19 November 1945 | ||
| Place of birth | Altrincham, England | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1964–1968 | Manchester City | 7 | (2) |
| 1968–1972 | Swindon Town | 68 | (18) |
| 1972 | → Oldham Athletic (loan) | 3 | (1) |
| 1972–1973 | Walsall | 59 | (14) |
| 1973–1976 | York City | 95 | (33) |
| 1976–1977 | Huddersfield Town | 14 | (2) |
| 1977–1978 | Doncaster Rovers | 20 | (4) |
| 1978 | → Darlington (loan) | 16 | (3) |
| 1978–1979 | Rochdale | 56 | (19) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career
editJones started his professional career with Manchester City in May 1964. Though he played regularly in the reserves, finishing top scorer for three seasons running,[1] he did not make his league debut until December 1966, when he deputised for Mike Summerbee in a match against Nottingham Forest. A week later he scored his first senior goal, against West Bromwich Albion.[2] The following season, he made two appearances in Manchester City's 1967–68 League Championship winning side,[3] though his contribution was insufficient to gain a winners' medal. He later had a career with York City scoring 33 goals in 95 games. [4]
Despite shake ups to Radio York's York City commentary team for the 2014/5 season, he retains his long running role as match commentator to this date. Jones has released an autobiography, "The Tale of Two Great Cities", detailing his time with both York City and Manchester City.[5]
Notes
edit- ^ Baskcomb, Julian, ed. (1997). Manchester City F.C. Official Handbook 1997–98. Leicester: Polar. p. 97.
- ^ James, Gary (2006). Manchester City – The Complete Record. Derby: Breedon. ISBN 1-85983-512-0. pp. 400–401.
- ^ James, p. 403.
- ^ Hugman, Barry J. (2005). The PFA Premier & Football League Players' Records 1946–2005. Queen Anne Press. p. 329. ISBN 1-85291-665-6.
- ^ Flett, Dave (21 March 2015). City diary: Relive glory days in a tale of two cities. Retrieved 13 December 2018.
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