Paul Jones (footballer, born 1953)

English footballer

Paul JonesPersonal information

Full name|  Paul Bernard Jones
Date of birth|  (1953-05-13) 13 May 1953 (age 70)
Place of birth|  Ellesmere Port, England
Height|  6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)[1]
Position(s)|  Defender
Youth career
|  Bolton Wanderers
Senior career*
Years|  Team|  Apps|  (Gls)
1970–1983|  Bolton Wanderers|  445|  (38)
1983–1985|  Huddersfield Town|  73|  (8)
1985–1987|  Oldham Athletic|  32|  (1)
1987–1988|  Blackpool|  37|  (0)
1988–1989|  Rochdale|  14|  (2)
1989–1990|  Stockport County|  25|  (0)
Total|  |  626|  (49)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Paul Bernard Jones (born 13 May 1953) is a former professional footballer who played as a defender in the Football League for Bolton Wanderers, where he spent most of his career, Huddersfield Town, Oldham Athletic, Blackpool, Rochdale and Stockport County.[2] He was educated at Ellesmere Port Grammar school, where he was spotted by a Bolton scout; as were Barry Siddall and Neil Whatmore.[3] Paul also made the Full England Squad in 1977 but did not make an appearance.

After his playing career ended he spent time scouting for former club Bolton Wanderers, Hull City and Crystal Palace and in 2009 completed a spell coaching in Hunan Province, China.[4]

## References[edit]

1. ^ Dunk, Peter, ed. (1987). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1987–88. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 66\. ISBN 978-0-356-14354-5.
2. ^ "Paul Jones". UK A–Z Transfers. Neil Brown. Retrieved 26 October 2009.
3. ^ "A Short History of The Whitby High School 1959-2009" (PDF). The Whitby High School. Retrieved 2 January 2017.
4. ^ Keeling, Peter (30 April 2009). "Blast from the Past : Paul Jones : Bolton legend". Professional Footballers' Association. Archived from the original on 18 June 2009. Retrieved 26 October 2009.

## External links[edit]

* League stats at Neil Brown's site
* Bolton stats and photo at Sporting Heroes

Awards

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Huddersfield Town A.F.C. Player of the Year

* 1975: Dolan
* 1976: Gray
* 1977: Johnson
* 1978: Butler
* 1979: Starling
* 1980: Brown
* 1981: Lillis
* 1982: Kennedy
* 1983: Burke
* 1984: P. Jones
* 1985: Burke
* 1986: J. Jones
* 1987: Shearer
* 1988: Trevitt
* 1989: Hardwick
* 1990: Martin
* 1991: Mitchell
* 1992: I. Roberts
* 1993: Parsley
* 1994: Francis
* 1995: Jepson
* 1996: Cowan
* 1997: Cowan
* 1998: Dyson
* 1999: Vaesen
* 2000: Vincent
* 2001: Armstrong
* 2002: Knight
* 2003: Smith
* 2004: Worthington
* 2005: N. Clarke
* 2006: Booth
* 2007: Mirfin
* 2008: Holdsworth
* 2009: G. Roberts
* 2010: P. Clarke
* 2011: P. Clarke
* 2012: Rhodes
* 2013: Vaughan
* 2014: Clayton
* 2015: Butterfield
* 2016: Wells
* 2017: Mooy
* 2018: Schindler
* 2019: Schindler
* 2020: O'Brien
* 2021: Hogg
* 2022: Nicholls
* 2023: Pearson

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1975–76 Football League Second Division PFA Team of the Year

* GK: Montgomery
* DF: Locke
* DF: Jones
* DF: Merrick
* DF: Gorman
* MF: Towers
* MF: Kerr
* MF: Giles
* FW: Channon
* FW: Cheesley
* FW: Thompson

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1976–77 Football League Second Division PFA Team of the Year

* GK: Wood
* DF: Locke
* DF: Jones
* DF: Futcher
* DF: Peach
* MF: Best
* MF: Stanley
* FW: Wilkins
* FW: Richards
* FW: Channon
* FW: Robertson

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1977–78 Football League Second Division PFA Team of the Year

* GK: Daines
* DF: Naylor
* DF: Jones
* DF: Futcher
* DF: Sansom
* MF: Hoddle
* MF: Reid
* MF: Ball
* FW: Ward
* FW: Duncan
* FW: Taylor

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Bolton Wanderers F.C. - Hall of Fame inductees

* Edwards
* Finney
* Greaves
* Hartle
* Holden
* Hopkinson
* Jones
* Lofthouse
* Rimmer
* Smith
* Vizard

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