James Henry Jones (18 November 1873 – 27 December 1955) was a British footballer who competed in the 1900 Olympic Games, playing in one match as a goalkeeper, and winning a gold medal.[2]
| Personal information | ||||||||||||||
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| Full name | James Henry Jones | |||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 18 November 1873[1] | |||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Camberwell, London, England | |||||||||||||
| Date of death | 27 December 1955 (aged 82)[1] | |||||||||||||
| Place of death | Hove, Sussex, England | |||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | |||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||
| Upton Park | ||||||||||||||
| International career | ||||||||||||||
| 1900 | Great Britain | 1 | (0) | |||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | ||||||||||||||
He was the secretary of Upton Park F.C., a London-based amateur football team. The team were invited to participate in the 1900 Summer Olympics by the Amateur Status Committee of the Football Association. Upton Park won the tournament with a 4–0 victory over the French representative USFSA.[3]
References
edit- ^ a b James Jones at Olympedia
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "James Jones". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 21 October 2018.
- ^ Menary, Steve (31 October 2010). GB United?: British Olympic Football and the End of the Amateur Dream. Pitch Publishing. ISBN 978-1905411924.
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