Owain Tudur Jones

Owain Tudur Jones (born 15 October 1984) is a Welsh former footballer who played as a defensive midfielder. He represented the Wales national football team and during his club career he played for Porthmadog, Bangor City, Swansea City, Swindon Town, Norwich City, Yeovil Town, Brentford, Inverness Caledonian Thistle, Hibernian and Falkirk. He is currently assistant manager of Wales C. He is also currently a presenter for the Welsh football show Sgorio on S4C.

Owain Tudur Jones

Personal information
Full name	Owain Tudur Jones
Date of birth	(1984-10-15) 15 October 1984
Place of birth	Bangor, Wales
Playing position(s)	Defensive midfielder
Club information
Current team	Wales C (assistant manager)
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2000–2001	Porthmadog	10	(0)
2001–2005	Bangor City	96	(24)
2005–2009	Swansea City	44	(3)
2009	→ Swindon Town (loan)	11	(1)
2009–2011	Norwich City	5	(1)
2010	→ Yeovil Town (loan)	6	(1)
2010	→ Yeovil Town (loan)	14	(1)
2011	→ Brentford (loan)	6	(0)
2011–2013	Inverness Caledonian Thistle	48	(2)
2013–2014	Hibernian	14	(0)
2014	Falkirk	4	(0)
Total		258	(33)
National team
2005–2006	Wales U21	3	(0)
2008–2013	Wales	7	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Club career

Born in Bangor, Gwynedd, Jones joined Bangor City from Cymru Alliance club Porthmadog during the summer of 2001. In four seasons, Jones was in the Citizens' team that lost the 2002 Welsh Cup Final to Barry Town at Park Avenue, Aberystwyth. He also played in the UEFA Intertoto Cup in June 2002 against Romanian side Gloria Bistriţa.

Swansea City

Jones signed for Swansea City from Bangor City for a fee of £5,000 prior to the 2005–06 season after a successful trial period.[1] He was offered a new two-year contract with Swansea in October, which he signed in November.[2][3] During his first full season as a professional he made 21 league appearances, scoring three goals. He also made his debut for the Welsh Under-21 side and at the end of the season also received a call up to the full international squad. On 19 December 2006 it was announced that Jones would travel to the United States to see surgeon Dr. Richard Steadman for a second opinion on his ongoing knee problem.

After spending the second half of the 2008–09 season on loan at Swindon Town, he joined League One team Norwich City on a three-year contract on 16 June 2009.[4] Due to Swansea City having a one-year option on Jones' contract, the fee of £250,000 was agreed between the two clubs – said to include add-ons dependent upon both the club's and Jones' future success.

Norwich City

Jones signed for Norwich City in 2009 for a fee of £250,000, he made his debut in the 7–1 defeat to Colchester on the opening day of the season. He scored his first goal for Norwich in a defeat at Brentford on 18 August 2009.[5] He joined Yeovil Town on a month's loan on 27 January 2010.[6]

Once his loan at Yeovil Town had expired, Jones began training with Plymouth Argyle from 1 August 2010. The following day he made his debut against amateur side Saltash United. Jones scored the third goal for Argyle in their 8–0 thrashing.[7] However, it was later announced that completion of the loan signing had stalled.

Jones agreed a second loan deal with Yeovil Town on 27 August 2010. His loan spell was extended by a month on 22 October 2010. After returning from his three-month loan spell at Yeovil, Jones made a return to the Norwich City bench in the 2–1 away win over Derby County, even making a late substitute appearance coming on for Henri Lansbury. On 21 January 2011, Jones joined Brentford on a month's loan.

Inverness Caledonian Thistle

On 28 July 2011, Jones signed for Inverness Caledonian Thistle on a one-year deal.[8] Inverness manager Terry Butcher was excited about the midfield presence the Welsh international could bring to the team. He made his debut in a 1–0 home loss to Hibs. Soon afterwards he suffered a knee cartilage injury, requiring surgery.[9] He missed six months of the 2011–12 Scottish Premier League season due to the injury, but agreed a new contract with Inverness in June 2012.[10]

Hibernian

On 31 May 2013, Jones agreed a two-year deal to join Hibernian.[11] On 1 September 2014, he was released by Hibernian.[12]

Falkirk

Three days after leaving Hibernian, Jones signed a two-year contract with Falkirk.[13]

After only making a handful of appearances, Jones once again injured the knee which had been causing him problems throughout his career. On 6 March 2015, via Twitter, Jones announced that he had retired from playing professional football after choosing to take up medical advice he had been given.[14]

International career

Jones represented Wales four times at Under-19 level and made three appearances at Under-21 level. He made his international debut for Wales in a 2–0 win against Luxembourg on 26 March 2008.[15] Jones was recalled to the Wales squad in October 2013, after 10 players withdrew due to injury.[16]

Coaching career

Jones is currently assistant manager of Wales C.[17]

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Swansea City	2005–06[18]	League One	24	3	1	0	1	0	3[lower-alpha 1]	0	29	3
	2006–07[19]	League One	3	0	0	0	0	0	2[lower-alpha 1]	1	5	1
	2007–08[20]	League One	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	0
	2008–09[21]	Championship	9	0	2	0	3	0	—		14	0
	Total		44	3	3	0	4	0	5	1	56	4
Swindon Town (loan)	2008–09[21]	League One	11	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	11	1
Norwich City	2009–10[22]	League One	3	1	1	0	1	0	1[lower-alpha 1]	0	6	1
	2010–11[23]	Championship	2	0	0	0	0	0	—		2	0
	Total		5	1	1	0	1	0	1	0	8	1
Yeovil Town (loan)	2009–10[22]	League One	6	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	1
	2010–11[23]	League One	14	1	1	0	0	0	1[lower-alpha 1]	0	16	1
	Total		20	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	22	1
Brentford (loan)	2010–11[23]	League One	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	0
Inverness CT	2011–12[24]	SPL	15	0	0	0	0	0	—		15	0
	2012–13[25]	SPL	33	3	3	0	3	0	—		39	3
	Total		48	3	3	0	3	0	—		54	3
Hibernian	2013–14[26]	SPL	14	0	1	0	0	0	3[lower-alpha 2]	0	18	0
	2014–15[27]	Scottish Championship	0	0	0	0	0	0	1[lower-alpha 3]	0	1	0
	Total		14	0	1	0	0	0	4	0	19	0
Falkirk	2014–15[27]	Scottish Championship	4	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	5	0
Career total			152	8	9	0	9	0	11	1	181	10

1. Appearances in Football League Trophy
2. Appearances in UEFA Europa League
3. Appearances in Scottish Challenge Cup

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Wales	2008	3	0
	2009	1	0
	2011	2	0
	2013	1	0
Total		7	0

Honours

• Welsh Premier League Team of the Year: 2004–05[28]

References

1. "Tudur Jones given year Swans deal". BBC Sport. 30 July 2005. Retrieved 7 October 2009.
2. "Swansea trio open contract talks". BBC Sport. 25 October 2005. Retrieved 7 October 2009.
3. "Cup exit a wake-up call – Jackett". BBC Sport. 6 November 2005. Retrieved 7 October 2009.
4. "Tudur Jones seals Norwich switch". BBC Sport. 16 June 2009. Retrieved 16 June 2009.
5. "Brentford 2 – 1 Norwich". BBC Sport. BBC. 18 August 2009. Retrieved 21 August 2009.
6. "Yeovil Town sign Norwich's Owain Tudur Jones on loan". BBC Sport. BBC. 27 January 2010. Retrieved 27 January 2010.
7. "Owain In". pafc.co.uk. Plymouth Argyle FC. 3 August 2010. Archived from the original on 15 September 2012. Retrieved 3 August 2010.
8. "Inverness land Owain Tudur Jones from Norwich". BBC Sport. BBC. 28 July 2011.
9. "Caley Thistle's Owain Tudur Jones faces surgery". BBC Sport. BBC. 17 August 2011. Retrieved 18 August 2011.
10. "Owain Tudur Jones agrees new Inverness deal". BBC Sport. BBC. 25 June 2012. Retrieved 25 June 2012.
11. "Hibs sign Tudur Jones". www.hibernianfc.co.uk. Hibernian FC. 31 May 2013. Archived from the original on 12 December 2013. Retrieved 31 May 2013.
12. "SUMMER TRANSFER WINDOW". Hibernian F.C. 2 September 2014. Retrieved 2 September 2014.
13. "TUDOR JONES SIGNING CONFIRMED". Falkirk F.C. 4 September 2014. Retrieved 5 September 2014.
14. Owain Tudur Jones [@OwainTJones17] (6 March 2015). "Time to hang up the size 11 Umbro's..." (Tweet) – via Twitter.
15. Dulin, David (26 March 2008). "Luxembourg 0–2 Wales". BBC Sport. BBC. Retrieved 7 October 2009.
16. "Wales boss Chris Coleman set for James Collins peace talks". BBC Sport. BBC. Retrieved 8 October 2013.
17. "FAW / OTJ: 'C' squad win would be very special". www.faw.cymru. Retrieved 21 March 2019.
18. "Games played by Owain Tudur Jones in 2005/2006". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 April 2016.
19. "Games played by Owain Tudur Jones in 2006/2007". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 April 2016.
20. "Games played by Owain Tudur Jones in 2007/2008". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 April 2016.
21. "Games played by Owain Tudur Jones in 2008/2009". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 April 2016.
22. "Games played by Owain Tudur Jones in 2009/2010". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 April 2016.
23. "Games played by Owain Tudur Jones in 2010/2011". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 April 2016.
24. "Games played by Owain Tudur Jones in 2011/2012". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 April 2016.
25. "Games played by Owain Tudur Jones in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 April 2016.
26. "Games played by Owain Tudur Jones in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 April 2016.
27. "Games played by Owain Tudur Jones in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 April 2016.
28. "Dream team 2004/05". welsh-premier.com. Retrieved 6 June 2018.

External links

• Owain Tudur Jones profile at the Norwich City website
• Owain Tudur Jones Welsh Premier Stats
• Owain Tudur Jones at Soccerbase
• Owain Tudur Jones profile at the Football Association of Wales website