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Joey Jones
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For other people named Joey Jones, see Joey Jones (disambiguation).
Joseph Patrick Jones (born 4 March 1955[3]) is a Welsh former footballer who played as a full-back.
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![]() Jones (background, behind Kevin Keegan) with Liverpool in 1977 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Joseph Patrick Jones | ||
Date of birth | (1955-03-04) 4 March 1955 (age 69) | ||
Place of birth | Llandudno, Wales | ||
Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Left-back | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1973–1975 | Wrexham | 98 | (2) |
1975–1978 | Liverpool | 72 | (3) |
1978–1982 | Wrexham | 146 | (6) |
1982–1985 | Chelsea | 78 | (2) |
1985–1987 | Huddersfield Town | 68 | (3) |
1987–1992 | Wrexham | 132 | (11) |
Total | 594 | (27) | |
International career | |||
Wales U23 | 4 | (0) | |
1975–1986 | Wales[2] | 72 | (1) |
Managerial career | |||
2001 | Wrexham (caretaker) | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
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Jones most notably played for Liverpool, with whom he won two European Cups.[4] He is also known for his long association with Wrexham, playing for the club in three separate stints, and has been involved in the coaching set-up on-and-off since the early 1990s, including a brief spell as caretaker manager in 2001.[5] Internationally, he represented Wales on 72 occasions from 1975 to 1986.