Bernard Jones (footballer, born 1924)

Bernard Jones (27 September 1924 – 2000) was an English footballer who played in the Football League for Port Vale. He later turned out for non-League sides Winsford United, Macclesfield Town and Stafford Rangers.

Bernard Jones
Personal information
Full name Bernard Jones[1]
Date of birth (1924-09-27)27 September 1924[1]
Place of birth Stoke-on-Trent, England[1]
Date of death 2000 (aged 7576)
Position Winger
Youth career
Crewe Alexandra
Longport
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1948 Port Vale 6 (0)
1948–1949 Macclesfield Town 4 (1)
1949–1951 Winsford United
1951–1952 Macclesfield Town 44 (8)
Stafford Rangers
Total 54+ (9+)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

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Jones played for Crewe Alexandra and Longport before joining Gordon Hodgson's Port Vale in October 1948.[1] He played six Third Division South and one FA Cup game in the 1948–49 season.[1] Failing to earn a first-team spot at the Old Recreation Ground, he was transferred to Winsford United in November 1949, and later played for Macclesfield Town and Stafford Rangers.[1] He was a member of the Macclesfield Town team which won the Cheshire Senior Cup in 1951 and 1952.[2]

Career statistics

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Appearances and goals by club, season and competition[3]
Club Season League FA Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Port Vale1948–49Third Division South60100070
Macclesfield Town 1948–49[4] Cheshire County League 41000041
Macclesfield Town 1950–51[5] Cheshire County League 1540052206
1951–52[6] Cheshire County League 2940072366
Total 448001245612

Honours

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Macclesfield Town

References

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  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Kent, Jeff (1996). Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. p. 155. ISBN 0-9529152-0-0.
  2. "Profile". silkmenarchives.org.uk. Archived from the original on 24 October 2016. Retrieved 31 March 2015.
  3. Bernard Jones at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
  4. "Stats". silkmenarchives.org.uk. Retrieved 12 July 2016.
  5. "Stats". silkmenarchives.org.uk. Retrieved 12 July 2016.
  6. "Stats". silkmenarchives.org.uk. Archived from the original on 31 March 2020. Retrieved 12 July 2016.