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William Henry Jones MM (13 May 1921 – 26 December 2010) was an England international footballer who played for Liverpool.

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Bill Jones

Personal information
Full name	William Henry Jones
Date of birth	(1921-05-13)13 May 1921
Place of birth	Whaley Bridge, Derbyshire, England
Date of death	26 December 2010(2010-12-26) (aged 89)
Place of death	Chester, England
Position(s)	Defender
Youth career
	Hayfield St Matthews
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1938–1954	Liverpool	251	(17)
National team
1950	England	2	(0)
Teams managed
	Ellesmere Port
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Life and playing career

Born in Whaley Bridge, Derbyshire,[1] Jones played for Hayfield St Matthews before Liverpool manager George Kay took him, aged seventeen, to Anfield in September 1938.

The Second World War curtailed Jones' early career, although he did appear as a wartime guest for York City, Leeds United and Reading.

He made his debut for Liverpool, along with Len Carney and Cyril Sidlow, as a 25-year-old on the opening day of the 1946–47 season, against Sheffield United at Bramall Lane. The Reds won 1–0 through a goal scored by Carney. Jones opened his goalscoring account with a brace at Anfield on 7 September 1946 in Liverpool's 7–4 defeat of Chelsea.

By the end of the first post-war season, Jones had helped Liverpool to their first Division One championship in 24 years, pipping Manchester United and Wolverhampton Wanderers by a single point. He appeared 26 times during the season, including the title-winning 2–1 victory at Molineux on the final day of the season, and scored six goals.

He was a member of the first Liverpool side to appear at Wembley when he appeared in the 2–0 defeat to Arsenal in the 1950 FA Cup Final.

Jones made his England debut in a 5–3 win over Portugal at Kenilworth Road, Luton on 14 May 1950. He made his only other international appearance against Belgium the same month.[2]

Liverpool were relegated at the end of the 1953–54 season, which was Jones' last for the Reds, for whom he made 277 appearances and scored 17 goals. His last game was a 3–0 defeat to Blackpool on 24 April 1954, at Bloomfield Road.

Jones went on to become player/manager at Ellesmere Port, before returning to Liverpool as a scout during the 1960s. His grandson Rob Jones also appeared for both Liverpool and England.[1]

Death

On 26 December 2010, Jones died from natural causes at the Countess of Chester Hospital, Chester.[3]

Honours

Liverpool

• League Championship: 1946–47
• FA Cup runner-up: 1950

References

External links

• Player profile at LFChistory.net

На других языках

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[de] Bill Jones (Fußballspieler)

William Henry „Bill“ Jones (* 13. Mai 1921 in Whaley Bridge; † 26. Dezember 2010 in Chester) war ein englischer Fußballspieler. Er galt vielseitig einsetzbar und als er mit dem FC Liverpool 1947 die englische Meisterschaft gewann, hatte er sechs verschiedene Positionen bekleidet. Drei Jahre später erreichte er im FA Cup das Endspiel, bevor er in der Saison 1953/54 mit den „Reds“ als Tabellenletzter in die zweite Liga abstieg.

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- [en] Bill Jones (footballer, born 1921)

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[fr] Bill Jones (football)

Bill Jones, né le 13 mai 1921 à Whaley Bridge (Angleterre), et décédé le 26 décembre 2010[1], est un footballeur anglais, qui évoluait au poste de défenseur à Liverpool et en équipe d'Angleterre.

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[ru] Джонс, Билл

Билл Джонс (англ. Bill Jones; 13 мая 1921 — 26 декабря 2010) — английский футболист, игрок «Ливерпуля» (1938—1954).

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