Vaughan Jones (footballer)

Vaughan Jones
Personal information
Full name Vaughan Jones
Date of birth (1959-09-08) 8 September 1959 (age 65)
Place of birth Tonyrefail, Wales
Height 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)[1]
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1977–1982 Bristol Rovers 101 (3)
1982–1984 Newport County 68 (4)
1984–1985 Cardiff City 11 (0)
1984Bristol Rovers (loan)[A]
1985–1993 Bristol Rovers[A] 280 (9)
1993–1994 Inter Cardiff 8 (0)
1994–1995 Bath City 11 (0)
International career
Wales U21 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Vaughan Jones (born 8 September 1959 in Tonyrefail) is a Welsh former professional footballer. Jones played his club football for Bristol Rovers, Cardiff City, Newport County, Inter Cardiff and Bath City before finishing his playing career at Cheltenham Town.[2] He went on to be a youth coach at Bristol Rovers before becoming Assistant Manager at Bath City in November 2003,[3] but a year later had left his job in mysterious circumstances.[4]

A Welsh youth international, he also attained two Under-21 caps for Wales.

  1. ^ Dunk, Peter, ed. (1987). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1987–88. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 94. ISBN 978-0-356-14354-5.
  2. ^ Hayes, Dean (2006). The Who's Who of Cardiff City. Derby: Breedon Books. p. 105. ISBN 1-85983-462-0.
  3. ^ "News: November 2003: Gary Owers is named as new City boss". I Love Bath City. 26 November 2003.
  4. ^ "News: November 2004: Mystery of missing Jones forces Owers to look for new assistant". I Love Bath City. 2 November 2004.