Garry Jones

Garry Jones
Personal information
Full name Garry Edwin Jones
Date of birth (1950-12-11)11 December 1950
Place of birth Wythenshawe, England
Date of death 6 April 2016(2016-04-06) (aged 65)
Place of death Bramhall, Cheshire, England
Playing position Centre forward
Youth career
Bolton Wanderers
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1968–1978 Bolton Wanderers 203 (41)
1975Sheffield United (loan) 3 (1)
1978Los Angeles Aztecs (loan) 25 (4)
1978–1980 Blackpool 27 (5)
1980–1981 Hereford United 25 (4)
Northwich Victoria
Runcorn
Chorley
1985 Derry City 6 (2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Garry Edwin Jones (11 December 1950 – 6 April 2016) was an English footballer who played as a centre forward.

In 1965, at the age of 15, he was known locally for playing for the Manchester schoolboys.[1]

Spending most of his career (1968–1975) at Bolton Wanderers, playing 236 games and scoring 55 goals,[2] he also had spells at Sheffield United,[3] Los Angeles Aztecs,[4] Blackpool, Hereford United, and Runcorn.[3]

On 5 October 1971, he scored all three goals[5] in Bolton's victory over Manchester City[6] in the League Cup.

Personal life

Jones lived in Bramhall, Cheshire, he had three children and five grandchildren. He died on 6 April 2016.[7][8]

Honours

Bolton Wanderers

Runcorn

References

  1. Gordon McCully (2 December 2010), Looking through The Bolton News Archives, retrieved 11 November 2013
  2. http://bwfcstats.com/play/overall/page9.html
  3. 1 2 "Garry Jones". Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
  4. http://www.nasljerseys.com/Players/J/Jones.Garry.htm
  5. http://www.theboltonnews.co.uk/sport/sportingmemories/memorablematches/3803234.October_5__1971__League_Cup_Third_Round____Wanderers_3__Man_City_0__/
  6. http://www.citytilidie.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=382&Itemid=378
  7. "Club statement: Garry Jones". 7 April 2016. Retrieved 7 April 2016.
  8. http://bullsnews.blogspot.co.uk/2016/04/garry-jones-1950-2016.html


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