James Jones (footballer, born 1997)

Welsh footballer

James JonesPersonal information

Full name|  James Oliver Jones[1]
Date of birth|  (1997-03-13) 13 March 1997 (age 28)
Place of birth|  Wrexham, Wales
Height|  1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[2]
Position(s)|  Defender
Team information

Current team

|  Chester
Youth career
|  The New Saints
Senior career*
Years|  Team|  Apps|  (Gls)
2015–2017|  The New Saints|  8|  (1)
2015–2016|  → Gresford Athletic (loan)|  6|  (0)
2017–2020|  Altrincham|  96|  (11)
2020–2022|  Barrow|  46|  (2)
2022–2025|  Altrincham|  75|  (3)
2025–|  Chester|  0|  (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 21:29, 31 May 2025 (UTC)

James Oliver Jones (born 13 March 1997) is a Welsh professional footballer who plays as a defender for National League North club Chester.

## Career

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Born in Wrexham,[3] Jones began his career with The New Saints, moving on loan to Gresford Athletic in August 2015.[4] He then spent three seasons with Altrincham, where he made 115 appearances in all competitions.[5] In July 2020, he signed for Barrow.[6] On 28 July 2022 Jones re-signed for Altrincham.[7]

On 31 May 2025, Jones joined National League North side Chester on a one-year deal.[8]

## Career statistics

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As of end of 2024–25 season
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition  Club  | Season  | League  | National Cup  | League Cup  | Other  | Total

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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals
The New Saints | 2014–15[3] | Welsh Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0
2015–16[3] | Welsh Premier League  | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0
2016–17[3] | Welsh Premier League  | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1
Total  | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 1
Gresford Athletic (loan)  | 2015–16[9] | Cymru Alliance | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0
Altrincham | 2017–18[5] | Northern Premier League | 27 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1[a] | 0 | 28 | 3
2018–19[3] | National League North | 40 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 41 | 3
2019–20[3] | National League North  | 29 | 5 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 32 | 5
Total  | 96 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 101 | 11
Barrow | 2020–21[10] | League Two | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | 23 | 1
2021–22[11] | League Two  | 25 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 31 | 2
Total  | 46 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 54 | 3
Altrincham | 2022–23[3] | National League | 36 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 5[a] | 1 | 43 | 3
2023–24[3] | National League  | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0
2024–25[3] | National League  | 27 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 4[c] | 1 | 33 | 2
Total  | 75 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 88 | 5
Career total  | 231 | 17 | 12 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 264 | 20

1. ^ a b Appearance(s) in FA Trophy.
2. ^ Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy.
3. ^ Three appearances and one goal in National League Cup, one appearance in FA Trophy

## References

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1. ^ "Notification of shirt numbers: Barrow" (PDF). English Football League. p. 6. Retrieved 17 September 2020.
2. ^ "James Jones – Defender – First Team – Barrow Association Football Club". www.barrowafc.com.
3. ^ a b c d e f g h i James Jones at Soccerway. Retrieved 24 December 2020.
4. ^ "TNS Youngsters Sent Out on Loan". 14 August 2015.
5. ^ a b "James Jones | Altrincham Football Club". www.altrinchamfc.com.
6. ^ "James Jones: Barrow sign Altrincham defender on two-year deal". BBC Sport. 31 July 2020.
7. ^ "Phil bolsters squad".
8. ^ "Welcome to Chester FC, James Jones!". chesterfc.com. 31 May 2025. Retrieved 31 May 2025.
9. ^ ttps://www.gresfordathleticfc.com/teams/17688/statistics
10. ^ "Games played by James Jones in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
11. ^ "Games played by James Jones in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 29 August 2021.

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Chester F.C. - current squad

* 3 Burke
* 4 Weeks
* 5 Rawlinson
* 6 Williams
* 7 Peers
* 12 Mottley-Henry
* 13 Brown
* 14 Woodthorpe
* 17 Woods
* 18 Bainbridge
* 20 Murray
* 23 Rosenblatt
* 24 Burgess
* 25 Roberts
* 29 Mooney
* 37 Kennedy
* - Beswick
* - Davies
* Manager: McIntyre

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*[Apps]: League appearances
*[Gls]: League goals
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*[Burke]: Harrison Burke
*[Weeks]: Declan Weeks
*[Williams]: Matty Williams
*[Peers]: Tom Peers
*[Brown]: Alex Brown
*[Woods]: Connor Woods
*[Murray]: Iwan Murray
*[Rosenblatt]: Oskar Rosenblatt
*[Kennedy]: Dan Kennedy
*[Beswick]: Joe Beswick
*[Davies]: Billy Davies