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 27)
Place of birth|  Wrexham, Wales
Height|  1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[2]
Position(s)|  Defender
Team information

Current team

|  Altrincham
Number|  5
Youth career
|  The New Saints
Senior career*
Years|  Team|  Apps|  (Gls)
2015–2017|  The New Saints|  8|  (1)
2015–2016|  → Gresford Athletic (loan)|  |
2017–2020|  Altrincham|  96|  (11)
2020–2022|  Barrow|  46|  (2)
2022–|  Altrincham|  48|  (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:02, 12 January 2024 (UTC)

James Oliver Jones (born 13 March 1997) is a Welsh professional footballer who plays as a defender for Altrincham.

## Career[edit]

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]

## Career statistics[edit]

As of 31 December 2022
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
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[8] | League Two | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | 23 | 1
2021–22[9] | 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 | 20 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 1[a] | 0 | 23 | 0
Career total  | 170 | 14 | 10 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 193 | 15

1. ^ a b Appearance(s) in FA Trophy.
2. ^ Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy.

## References[edit]

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 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. ^ "Games played by James Jones in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
9. ^ "Games played by James Jones in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 29 August 2021.

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Altrincham F.C. - current squad

* 2 Banks
* 3 E. Jones
* 4 Baines
* 5 Ja. Jones (c)
* 6 Osborne
* 7 Kosylo
* 8 Marriott
* 9 Linney
* 10 Conn-Clarke
* 11 Amaluzor
* 14 Angus
* 15 Cooper
* 16 Roscoe
* 17 Donawa
* 19 Wilson
* 20 T. Jones
* 21 Gould
* 22 Jo. Jones
* 23 Williams
* 24 McGeady
* 25 Haygarth
* 27 Crankshaw
* 29 Ross
* 30 Newby
* 44 Mooney
* Manager: Parkinson

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*[Gls]: League goals
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*[Banks]: Lewis Banks
*[Kosylo]: Matty Kosylo
*[Marriott]: Isaac Marriott
*[Linney]: Regan Linney
*[Wilson]: George Wilson
*[T. Jones]: Tom Jones
*[Williams]: Loui Williams
*[McGeady]: Ewan McGeady
*[Parkinson]: Phil Parkinson