Tommy Jones (footballer, born 1930)
Thomas Edwin Jones (11 April 1930 – 5 June 2010), known as Tommy E Jones or T. E. Jones to distinguish him from T. G. Jones, was an English footballer who played for Everton from 1950 until 1961.[2]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Thomas Edwin Jones | ||
| Date of birth | 11 April 1930 | ||
| Place of birth | Liverpool, England | ||
| Date of death | 5 June 2010 (aged 80)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Centre half | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1944–1948 | Everton | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1948–1961 | Everton | 383 | (14) |
| 1963 | Toronto Italia | ||
| 1964-1966 | Colwyn Bay | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| 1963 | Toronto Italia (player-coach) | ||
| 1965-1966 | Colwyn Bay | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Jones signed for Everton straight from school[3] and turned professional in 1948.[4] He began his Everton career as a full back, but moved to centre half to replace T. G. Jones in the 1950–51 season,[3][5] making his debut against Arsenal on 6 September 1950.[6] Jones established himself as a "model of consistency", a "most reliable and unruffled" defender,[4] and in 1957 he took over the Goodison captaincy,[5] succeeding Peter Farrell who had left the club. He returned to left-back towards the end of his career, replaced at centre-half by a young Brian Labone.[3] He was forced to retire due to a shattered kneecap, having scored 14 goals from 411 appearances during an 11-year senior career with Everton.[5] In 1963, he signed with Toronto Italia of the Eastern Canada Professional Soccer League as a player-coach.[7] He spent a spell with Colwyn Bay which included a stint as player-manager.
Jones never played full international football,[4] but was part of the Football Association's team that toured Nigeria and Ghana in 1958.[8] He was a member of the England Youth team that beat Scotland Youth 4–2 in October 1947 in a match played at Belle Vue, Doncaster.
After retiring from football, Jones worked for Littlewoods in Liverpool.[5]
References
edit- ^ "TE Jones Passes Away". evertonfc.com. Retrieved 6 June 2010.
- ^ "Tommy Jones". UK A–Z Transfers. Neil Brown. Retrieved 21 December 2009.
- ^ a b c "Gallery of Players Signed Between 1940–1949". EFC History. Steve Clay. Archived from the original on 22 July 2011. Retrieved 21 December 2009.
- ^ a b c "Everton Legends I–M". Everton F.C. Retrieved 21 December 2009.
- ^ a b c d "Tommy E Jones: January 1948 – May 1962". Everton F.C. Retrieved 21 December 2009.
- ^ "Everton Player Stats Tommy E Jones". Everton F.C. Retrieved 21 December 2009.
- ^ Waring, Ed (4 May 1963). "Irish Star Sees Co-operation Solvinq Soccer Squabble". The Globe and Mail. p. 29.
- ^ Morrison, Neil (8 May 2009). "British "FA XI" Tours". RSSSF. Retrieved 27 November 2009.
External links
edit- League stats at Neil Brown's site
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