Bernard Jones (footballer, born 1924)

Bernard Jones (27 September 1924 – 2000) was an English footballer who played in the Football League for Port Vale. He later turned out for non-league sides Winsford United, Macclesfield Town and Stafford Rangers.

Bernard Jones

Personal information
Full name	Bernard Jones[1]
Date of birth	(1924-09-27)27 September 1924[1]
Place of birth	Stoke-on-Trent, England[1]
Date of death	2000 (aged 75–76)
Playing position(s)	Winger
Youth career
	Crewe Alexandra
	Longport
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1948	Port Vale	6	(0)
1948–1949	Macclesfield Town	4	(1)
1949–1951	Winsford United
1951–1952	Macclesfield Town	44	(8)
	Stafford Rangers
Total		54+	(9+)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Playing career

Jones played for Crewe Alexandra and Longport, before joining Gordon Hodgson's Port Vale in October 1948.[1] He played six Third Division South and one FA Cup game in the 1948–49 season.[1] Failing to earn a first team spot at The Old Recreation Ground, he was transferred to Winsford United in November 1949, and later played for Macclesfield Town and Stafford Rangers.[1] He was a member of the Macclesfield Town team which won the Cheshire Senior Cup in 1951 and 1952.[2]

Statistics

Source:[3]

Club	Season	Division	League		FA Cup		Other		Total
			Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Port Vale	1948–49	Third Division South	6	0	1	0	0	0	7	0
Macclesfield Town	1948–49[4]	Cheshire County League	4	1	0	0	0	0	4	1
Macclesfield Town	1950–51[5]	Cheshire County League	15	4	0	0	5	2	20	6
	1951–52[6]	Cheshire County League	29	4	0	0	7	2	36	6
	Total		44	8	0	0	12	4	56	12

Honours

Macclesfield Town

• Cheshire Senior Cup: 1951 & 1952

References

1. Kent, Jeff (1996). Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. p. 155. ISBN 0-9529152-0-0.
2. "Profile". silkmenarchives.org.uk. Archived from the original on 24 October 2016. Retrieved 31 March 2015.
3. Bernard Jones at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
4. "Stats". silkmenarchives.org.uk. Retrieved 12 July 2016.
5. "Stats". silkmenarchives.org.uk. Retrieved 12 July 2016.
6. "Stats". silkmenarchives.org.uk. Retrieved 12 July 2016.