Cliff Jones (English footballer)

Cliff Jones
Personal information
Full name Clifford Jones[1]
Date of birth 13 December 1889[2]
Place of birth Rotherham, England
Height 5 ft 9+1⁄2 in (1.77 m)[3]
Position(s) Full back
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
–1911 Rotherham Town
1911–1912 Gainsborough Trinity 12 (0)
1912–1922 Burnley 82 (0)
1922–1923 Accrington Stanley 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Clifford Jones was an English professional footballer who played as a full back in the Football League for Gainsborough Trinity and Burnley.[1]

Personal life

Jones served as a gunner in the British Army during the First World War and saw action at Passchendaele.[4]

Career statistics

As of match played 24 October 2020
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Burnley 1913–14[2] First Division 5 0 0 0 5 0
1914–15[5] First Division 4 0 0 0 4 0
1919–20[2] First Division 19 0 0 0 19 0
1920–21[6] First Division 31 0 3 0 34 0
1921–22[2] First Division 14 0 0 0 14 0
Career total 73 0 3 0 76 0
  1. ^ Includes FA Cup

Honours

Burnley

References

  1. ^ a b Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 156. ISBN 978-1905891610.
  2. ^ a b c d Cliff Jones at WorldFootball.net
  3. ^ Centaurus (22 August 1921). "First Division prospects. Burnley". Athletic News. Manchester. p. 5.
  4. ^ a b c "Jones Cliff Gainsborough Trinity 1912". Vintage Footballers. Retrieved 21 December 2023.
  5. ^ "Burnley Squad 1914/15 – World War One". Football and the First World War. Retrieved 21 December 2023.
  6. ^ Simpson, Ray (2007). The Clarets Chronicles: The Definitive History of Burnley Football Club 1882–2007. Burnley Football Club. p. 153. ISBN 978-0-9557468-0-2.


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