Ray Jones (footballer, born 1988)

For other people with this name, see Raymond Jones (disambiguation).

Ray Jones
Jones playing for Queens Park Rangers
Personal information
Full name Raymond Barry Bankote Jones[1]
Date of birth (1988-08-28)28 August 1988
Place of birth East Ham, London, England
Date of death 25 August 2007(2007-08-25) (aged 18)
Place of death East Ham, London, England
Position(s) Striker
Youth career
0000–2006 Queens Park Rangers
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2007 Queens Park Rangers 33 (5)
Total 33 (5)
International career
2006 England U19 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Raymond Barry Bankote Jones (28 August 1988 – 25 August 2007) was an English professional footballer who played as a striker.[2] Jones spent his professional career at Queens Park Rangers, making his debut in the Football League Championship in April 2006. His good form at the start of the following season led to his only international match, for England under-19 against the Netherlands, as well as bids for other clubs to sign him. He totalled six goals in 37 professional matches.

Jones died at age 18, when he drove head-on into a bus in London. His club retired his shirt number of 31. An inquest into the accident ruled that had Jones survived, he would have faced charges of causing death by dangerous driving for the deaths of his two passengers.[3]

  1. ^ Hugman, Barry J., ed. (2007). The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2007–08. Mainstream Publishing. p. 223. ISBN 9781845962463.
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