Garry Edwin Jones (11 December 1950 – 6 April 2016) was an English footballer who played as a centre forward.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Garry Edwin Jones | ||
| Date of birth | 11 December 1950 | ||
| Place of birth | Wythenshawe, England | ||
| Date of death | 6 April 2016 (aged 65) | ||
| Place of death | Bramhall, Cheshire, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Centre forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Bolton Wanderers | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1968–1978 | Bolton Wanderers | 203 | (41) |
| 1975 | → Sheffield United (loan) | 3 | (1) |
| 1978 | → Los Angeles Aztecs (loan) | 25 | (4) |
| 1978–1980 | Blackpool | 27 | (5) |
| 1980–1981 | Hereford United | 25 | (4) |
| Northwich Victoria | |||
| Runcorn | |||
| Chorley | |||
| 1985 | Derry City | 6 | (2) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
In 1965, at the age of 15, he was known locally for playing for the Manchester schoolboys.[2]
Spending most of his career (1968–1975) at Bolton Wanderers, playing 236 games and scoring 55 goals, he also had spells at Sheffield United,[3] Los Angeles Aztecs,[4] Blackpool, Hereford United, and Runcorn.[3]
On 5 October 1971, he scored all three goals[5] in Bolton's victory over Manchester City[6] in the League Cup.
Personal life
editJones lived in Bramhall, Cheshire, he has three children and 8 grandchildren. He died on 6 April 2016.[7][8]
Honours
editBolton Wanderers
- Football League Third Division champions: 1972–73
Runcorn
- Alliance Premier League champions: 1981–82
References
edit- ^ Rollin, Jack, ed. (1980). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1980–81. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 70. ISBN 0362020175.
- ^ Gordon McCully (2 December 2010), Looking through The Bolton News Archives, retrieved 11 November 2013
- ^ a b "Garry Jones". Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
- ^ "NASL-Gary Jones".
- ^ "October 5, 1971: League Cup Third Round - Wanderers 3, Man City 0".
- ^ "City Til I die – Manchester City Supporters Site".
- ^ "Club statement: Garry Jones". 7 April 2016. Archived from the original on 9 April 2016. Retrieved 7 April 2016.
- ^ "Bulls News: Garry Jones 1950-2016". 15 April 2016.
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