Roger Jones (footballer, born 1946)

Roger Jones (born 8 November 1946) is an English former footballer, who played as a goalkeeper who played for Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic, Blackburn Rovers, Newcastle United, Stoke City, Derby County, Birmingham City and York City.^[1][3]

Roger Jones

Personal information
Full name	Roger Jones[1]
Date of birth	(1946-11-08) 8 November 1946 (age 78)[1]
Place of birth	Upton-upon-Severn, England[1]
Height	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)[2]
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Youth career
1962–1964	Portsmouth
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1964–1965	Portsmouth	0	(0)
1965–1970	Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic	160	(0)
1970–1976	Blackburn Rovers	242	(0)
1976–1977	Newcastle United	5	(0)
1977–1980	Stoke City	101	(0)
1980–1982	Derby County	59	(0)
1982	→ Birmingham City (loan)	4	(0)
1982–1984	York City	122	(0)
Total		693	(0)
International career
1968	England U23	1	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

Jones was born in Upton-upon-Severn and was released by his first club, Portsmouth, when they disbanded their reserve team,^[4] Jones joined Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic in August 1965 and after a season in the reserves he established himself as first choice under manager Freddie Cox and after making 177 appearances for the Cherries he earned a move north to Second Division Blackburn Rovers. Rovers were relegated in 1970–71 in 21st position and after three failed attempts to gain a return they won the Third Division title in 1974–75. He moved on to Newcastle United but failed to establish himself on Tyneside and left for Stoke City in February 1977.^[1]

He played 41 games in 1977–78 as Stoke failed to gain promotion but a dramatic final day victory over Notts County saw Stoke finish in third place in 1978–79 securing a return to the top flight.^[1] He began the 1979–80 season as first choice under Alan Durban but lost his place to Peter Fox and at the end of the campaign was sold to Derby County.^[1] He played 46 times for the Rams in 1980–81 winning the club's player of the year award in the process.^[1] Whilst at Derby he played four matches on loan at Birmingham City and ended his career with York City. With the Minstermen he helped them to win the Fourth Division title in 1983–84.

International career

He won one cap for England at under-23 level,^[4] in a 1–0 defeat away to Hungary under-23 on 30 May 1968.^[5]

Post-retirement

After his playing career finished he coached at York City and Sunderland, and later became kit manager for Swindon Town.^[6]

Career statistics

Source:^[7]

Club statistics

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		League Cup		Other[A]		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic	1965–66	Third Division	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
	1966–67	Third Division	45	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	47	0
	1967–68	Third Division	45	0	3	0	3	0	0	0	51	0
	1968–69	Third Division	45	0	4	0	1	0	0	0	50	0
	1969–70	Third Division	23	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	27	0
	Total		160	0	9	0	8	0	0	0	177	0
Blackburn Rovers	1969–70	Second Division	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0
	1970–71	Second Division	42	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	44	0
	1971–72	Third Division	45	0	2	0	3	0	0	0	50	0
	1972–73	Third Division	46	0	3	0	1	0	0	0	50	0
	1973–74	Third Division	28	0	5	0	3	0	0	0	36	0
	1974–75	Third Division	46	0	3	0	5	0	0	0	54	0
	1975–76	Second Division	30	0	1	0	2	0	5	0	38	0
	Total		242	0	15	0	15	0	5	0	277	0
Newcastle United	1975–76	First Division	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0
	1976–77	First Division	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	0
	Total		5	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	7	0
Stoke City	1976–77	First Division	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
	1977–78	Second Division	39	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	41	0
	1978–79	Second Division	41	0	1	0	5	0	0	0	47	0
	1979–80	First Division	19	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	22	0
	Total		101	0	3	0	8	0	0	0	112	0
Derby County	1980–81	Second Division	42	0	2	0	2	0	0	0	46	0
	1981–82	Second Division	17	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	19	0
	Total		59	0	3	0	3	0	0	0	65	0
Birmingham City (loan)	1981–82	First Division	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
York City	1982–83	Fourth Division	42	0	3	0	2	0	0	0	47	0
	1983–84	Fourth Division	41	0	3	0	1	0	1	0	46	0
	1984–85	Third Division	39	0	2	0	4	0	3	0	48	0
	Total		122	0	8	0	7	0	4	0	141	0
Career Total			693	0	38	0	41	0	11	0	783	0

A. ^ The "Other" column constitutes appearances and goals in the Anglo-Scottish Cup, Football League Trophy.

Honours

Blackburn Rovers

• Football League Third Division champions: 1974–75

Stoke City

• Football League Second Division third-place promotion: 1978–79

York City

• Football League Fourth Division champions: 1983–84

Individual

• Derby County Player of the Year: 1981
• PFA Team of the Year: 1973–74, 1974–75, 1983–84

References

1. Matthews, Tony (1994). The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City. Lion Press. ISBN 0-9524151-0-0.
2. Jackman, Mike (1994). Blackburn Rovers: the official encyclopaedia. Derby: Breedon Books. p. 133. ISBN 1-873626-70-3.
3. "Roger Jones". Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Database. Neil Brown. Retrieved 24 December 2008.
4. Matthews, Tony (1995). Birmingham City: A Complete Record. Derby: Breedon Books. p. 102. ISBN 978-1-85983-010-9.
5. Courtney, Barrie (27 March 2004). "England – U-23 International Results– Details". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 24 December 2008.
6. Struthers, Greg (21 December 2008). "Stoke win the hard way". The Sunday Times. Archived from the original on 27 September 2024. Retrieved 27 September 2024.
7. Roger Jones at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)

External links

• Roger Jones at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database