Steve Jones (footballer, born 1960)

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Steve Jones
Personal information
Full name Steven Francis Jones[1]
Date of birth (1960-10-18) 18 October 1960 (age 63)[1]
Place of birth Liverpool, England[1]
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)[2]
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
Manchester United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1979–1981 Port Vale 25 (2)
Total 25 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Steve Francis Jones (born 18 October 1960) is an English former footballer who played as a midfielder. He started his professional career with Manchester United before moving to Port Vale.

Career[edit]

Jones was signed by Manchester United, but did not make a senior first-team appearance for the "Red Devils" before joining Port Vale in July 1979.[1] He played sixteen games in 1979–80, scoring his first senior goal in a final day 3–0 win over Doncaster Rovers at Vale Park, as the "Valiants" finished 20th in the Fourth Division.[1] He opened the 1980–81 season with a goal, in another 3–0 home win over Doncaster Rovers, but went on to suffer a broken collarbone and finished the season with fourteen appearances to his name.[1] He left Vale by mutual consent in June 1981, having played 30 games in league and cup competitions.[1]

Career statistics[edit]

Source:[3]

Club Season Division League FA Cup League Cup Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Port Vale 1979–80 Fourth Division 15 1 1 0 0 0 16 1
1980–81 Fourth Division 10 1 2 0 2 0 14 1
Total 25 1 3 0 2 0 30 2

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g Kent, Jeff (1996). Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. p. 158. ISBN 0-9529152-0-0.
  2. ^ Rollin, Jack (1980). Rothmans football yearbook. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 299. ISBN 0362020175. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
  3. ^ Steve Jones at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
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