Joey Jones

Joey Jones
Jones (background, behind Kevin Keegan) with Liverpool in 1977
Personal information
Full name Joseph Patrick Jones
Date of birth (1955-03-04) 4 March 1955 (age 69)
Place of birth Llandudno, Wales
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[1]
Position(s) Left-back
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1973–1975 Wrexham 98 (2)
1975–1978 Liverpool 72 (3)
1978–1982 Wrexham 146 (6)
1982–1985 Chelsea 78 (2)
1985–1987 Huddersfield Town 68 (3)
1987–1992 Wrexham 132 (11)
Total 594 (27)
International career
Wales U23 4 (0)
1975–1986 Wales[2] 72 (1)
Managerial career
2001 Wrexham (caretaker)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Joseph Patrick Jones (born 4 March 1955[3]) is a Welsh former footballer who played as a full-back.

Jones most notably played for Liverpool, with whom he won two European Cups.[4] He is also known for his long association with Wrexham, playing for the club in three separate stints, and has been involved in the coaching set-up on-and-off since the early 1990s, including a brief spell as caretaker manager in 2001.[5] Internationally, he represented Wales on 72 occasions from 1975 to 1986.

  1. ^ Dunk, Peter, ed. (1987). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1987–88. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 194. ISBN 978-0-356-14354-5.
  2. ^ Passo Alpuin, Luis Fernando (20 February 2009). "Wales – Record International Players". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 10 March 2009.
  3. ^ Joey Jones at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
  4. ^ "Every Welsh Player To Win The Champions League | Football Stories". 21 August 2023. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
  5. ^ Henrys, Colin (11 September 2021). "Club legend Joey Jones appointed youth team ambassador". Wrexham A.F.C. Retrieved 24 May 2024.