Ben Watts-Jones

Benjamin Watts J. Jones (born 1885[2], year of death unknown) was a Welsh football manager and chairman.

Ben Watts Jones

Personal information
Full name	Benjamin Watts Jones[1]
Place of birth	Swansea, Wales
Teams managed
Years	Team
1934–1937	Cardiff City

Jones originated from Swansea.[3] He served as a director and chairman of Swansea Town, helping them gain admission to The Football League in 1921, as well as serving on the selection committee of the Football Association of Wales when he was appointed manager of Cardiff City in February 1934, taking charge as the club was in its lowest position since entering the Football League in 1920 after finishing bottom of Division Three South.[4]

At the start of the 1934–35 season, Jones released all but five of the clubs professional players and brought in 17 new players in their place but had little cash to spend and struggled to turn the side around. In 1936 he appointed former Wales international Bill Jennings as a coach and would eventually step down as manager in order for Jennings to take over in 1937.[5] He instead took a place on the board which he held until the outbreak of World War II.

Managerial statistics

Team	Country	From	To	Record
				G	W	D	L	Win %
Cardiff City		3 March 1934[6]	April 1937	141	41	29	71	29.08
Total				141	41	29	71	29.08

References

• Hayes, Dean (2006). The Who's Who of Cardiff City. Breedon Books. ISBN 1-85983-462-0.

1. "FAW Memorandum". FAW.co.uk. Archived from the original on 2011-05-27. Retrieved 2009-07-20.
2. Ancestry: Benjamin Watts Jones
3. Soccer and Society: South Wales, 1900-1939
4. "The Roaring Twenties". cardiffcityfc.co.uk. Archived from the original on 2016-06-26. Retrieved 2013-09-09.
5. "B Watts-Jones". League Managers Association. Retrieved 2009-07-20.
6. "The Cardiff City Club Officially Announced". Western Daily Press. 5 March 1934. Retrieved 19 April 2019 – via British Newspaper Archive.

External links

• Ben Watts-Jones management career statistics at Soccerbase