John Eyton-Jones
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John Arthur Eyton-Jones 25 September 1862 Wrexham, Denbigshire, Wales | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died |
3 March 1940 77) Birkenhead, Cheshire, England[1] | (aged||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Years of service | 1885-1918 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rank | Captain | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Unit | Royal Army Medical Corps | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Relations |
William Eyton-Jones (nephew) Arthur Eyton-Jones (cousin) |
Dr John Arthur Eyton-Jones (born 1860) was a Welsh international footballer. He was part of the Wales national football team between 1883 and 1884, playing 4 matches and scoring 1 goal. He played his first match on 17 March 1883 against Ireland and his last match on 29 March 1884 against Scotland.[2]
Early Life
Eyton-Jones was born in Wrexham, Denbighshire, Wales, is a member of the Eyton-Jones family, and was an uncle of William Eyton-Jones.[3]
Sporting and Football Career
Eyton-Jones played football with the Wrexham Hare and Hounds Club.[4]
He was part of the Wales national football team between 1883 and 1884, playing 4 matches and scoring 1 goal. He played his first match on 17 March 1883 against Ireland and his last match on 29 March 1884 against Scotland.[5]
He also played for Everton in 1888.[6]
Military Service
Eyton-Jones served as a medical officer in the 1st Volunteer Battalion of the Royal Welsh Fusiliers[7][8], and saw action in World War I as a Captain with the Royal Army Medical Corps.[9]
Personal Life
Eyton-Jones worked as a local doctor and surgeon in the Wrexham area and lived at Abbotsfield on Grosvenor Road. This elegant neo-gothic Grade II Listed house was designed by architect James Reynolds Gummow of the Wrexham architect family in the 1860's as a private residence, and was purchased by Eyton-Jones in 1895.[10]
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See also
References
- ↑ "The funeral of Dr John Arthur Eyton-Jones". "Play Up, Liverpool". 5 March 1940. Retrieved 22 May 2018.
- ↑ "Wales player database 1872 to 2013". eu-football.info. Retrieved 30 April 2016.
- ↑ "Eyton Jones - Ancestry.co.uk". ancestry.co.uk. Retrieved 22 May 2018.
- ↑ "Welsh Newspapers Online FOOTBALL.|1882-12-23|Weekly Mail - Welsh Newspapers Online". newspapers.library.wales. Retrieved 22 May 2018.
- ↑ Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "John Eyton-Jones". www.national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 22 May 2018.
- ↑ "Everton Friendlies: 1879-1889". EFC Statto. 5 September 2016. Retrieved 23 May 2018.
- ↑ "THE LONDON GAZETTE" (PDF). 21 July 1885. p. 25492. Retrieved 20 May 2018.
- ↑ "THE LONDON GAZETTE" (PDF). 12 January 1894. p. 241. Retrieved 20 May 2018.
- ↑ Archives, The National. "The Discovery Service". discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk. Retrieved 22 May 2018.
- ↑ "Abbotsfield Priory Hotel, Rhosddu Road, Wrexham. - Wrexham History". Wrexham History. 9 September 2016. Retrieved 20 May 2018.