Player #461
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1957-58
1957-58
Retired
Les Jones
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1958 🕒 5 | ⚽ 0 | 🔥 - | #461 |
Season :
1957-58 |
Age :
27 |
Division :
D1 |
Squad # :
# |
Appearances :
5 |
Starts :
5 |
Substitute :
0 |
Unused :
0 |
Goals :
0 |
Assists :
- |
Involvements :
0 |
Games / Goal :
Bookings :
- |
Sendings Off :
- |
FAC: FA Cup; FL: Football League; D1: Division 1; D2: Division 2; D3: Division 3; PL: Premier League; CH: Championship
Leslie Clifford Jones
Birth Date
1 January 1930
Birth Place
Mountain Ash, Rhondda
Birth Country
Wales
🏴
Citizenship
🏴
Wales
Villa Youth
n/a
Previous Teams (incl. Youth)
West Park School
Craigath Juniors
Bedfordshire Boys
1950-57 Luton Town
Football League Second Division, First Division
🕒 98 | ⚽ 1 | (League)
Original Transfer
Aged
28
From
Luton Town
For
Free
On
January 1958
Under
Eric Houghton
Returning Transfer 1
Aged
n/a
From
n/a
For
n/a
On
n/a
Under
n/a
Returning Transfer 2
Aged
n/a
From
n/a
For
n/a
On
n/a
Under
n/a
Transfer Notes
Loans Out
None
Transfer Out 1
Aged
To
For
On
Under
29
Worcester City
Free
July 1959
Joe Mercer 🏴
Transfer Out 2
Aged
To
For
On
Under
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
Transfer Out 3
Aged
To
For
On
Under
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
Subsequent Clubs
1959 Worcester City
Southern League Premier Division
1960 Retired aged 30
Died
6 January 2016, Aged 86
Les Jones
Villa Career
1958 | Free |
Football League First Division,
🕒 5 | ⚽ 0 | 🔥 - | #461 |
🕒 Games | Starts (Subs) | ⚽ Goals | 🔥 Assists | 🇺 Unused | Player Number |
Played Under
Eric Houghton 🏴
Promoted to First Team Squad
In
1 February 1958
Under
Eric Houghton 🏴
First Squad
1 February 1958
Manager
Eric Houghton 🏴
Debut
Season
Date
Match
Age
Manager
1957-58
1 February 1958
Blackpool (h), Division One
28
Eric Houghton 🏴
Final Appearance
Season
Date
Match
Aged
Manager
1957-58
4 April 1958
Bolton Wanderers (a), Division One
28
Eric Houghton 🏴
Final Squad
4 April 1958
Manager
Eric Houghton 🏴
Honours
Played for the Villa
Height
Foot
International Record
National Team
Not selected
Years | Caps | Starts (Sub) | Goals |
Not selected
Caps with Villa
Les Jones
Player #461 for Aston Villa, Leslie Clifford Jones, known as Les Jones, played as a full back for the club.
Les played for Villa in 1957-58 making 5 appearances.
Les was born in Mountain Ash, Rhondda, Wales, on 1 January 1930 and made his debut appearance for Villa on Saturday, 1 February 1958 aged 28.
Villa had signed Les from Luton Town in January 1958 and he played 4 of the following 8 games after his debut before losing his place and moving on to Worcester City in July 1959.
Les had played under manager Eric Houghton.
Les passed away in Birmingham on 6 January 2016 aged 86.