Mike Jones (footballer)

Michael David Jones (born 15 August 1987) is an English professional footballer who plays as a centre midfielder for Chesterfield.

For the American association football player, see Mike Jones (soccer).

Mike Jones
Jones with Bury in 2009
Personal information
Full name Michael David Jones[1]
Date of birth (1987-08-15) 15 August 1987[2]
Place of birth Birkenhead, England
Height 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)[2]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Chesterfield
Number 35
Youth career
0000–2006 Tranmere Rovers
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2008 Tranmere Rovers 10 (1)
2007 → Shrewsbury Town (loan) 13 (1)
2008–2012 Bury 145 (19)
2012 Sheffield Wednesday 10 (0)
2012–2014 Crawley Town 82 (4)
2014–2016 Oldham Athletic 80 (9)
2016–2020 Carlisle United 132 (1)
2020–2022 Barrow 16 (2)
2022– Chesterfield 25 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:55, 25 December 2022 (UTC)

Jones attended St Anne’s Primary school in Rock Ferry and later St John Plessington Catholic High School.

As a child Jones was an avid Tranmere Rovers fan.

Career

Tranmere Rovers

Jones progressed through the youth ranks at hometown club Tranmere Rovers. He made his debut on 6 May 2006 in a 2–0 loss to Doncaster Rovers at Prenton Park.[3] He made his first appearance of the following season in a 4–2 FA Cup win against Conference team Woking.[4] On 8 January 2007, Jones signed on loan for League Two team Shrewsbury Town on an initial one-month deal.[5] He made his debut on 13 January and scored as Shrewsbury drew 1–1 away to Lincoln City.[6] The loan deal was extended and he went on to make 14 appearances for Shrewsbury before returning to Tranmere at the end of the season.[7] He made his first appearance of the 2007–08 season in a 1–0 home loss to Morecambe in the Football League Trophy on 4 September 2007.[8] He scored his first goal for Tranmere in what was his final game for the club, in a 3–1 loss against Oldham at Boundary Park on 8 March 2008.[9] He was released by Tranmere at the end of the season.[10]

Bury

On 30 July 2008 it was announced that Jones would sign for League Two side Bury.[11] He made his debut in a 1–0 win against Brentford at Gigg Lane on 9 August 2008.[12] He scored his first goal for Bury on 18 October 2008 in a 3–1 away win against Dagenham & Redbridge.[13] His second goal came the following month as Bury beat Lancashire rivals Accrington Stanley 2–1 at the Crown Ground.[14] He scored his first goal of 2009 in a 1–0 home win against Barnet on 10 January.[15] His final goal of the season came in a 2–1 win against Rochdale on 7 March.[16] Bury reached the play-offs and were drawn against his former club Shrewsbury in the semi-finals. The tie went to penalties after Bury had won the first leg 1–0, but lost the second leg 1–0 at home. Jones scored his penalty but Bury lost the shoot-out 4–3.[17] He finished the season with 52 appearances and 4 goals.[18]

He scored his first goal of the 2009–10 season against Hereford United in a 3–1 win at Edgar Street.[19] On 3 October he scored in a 1–1 draw against Torquay.[20] He followed this up with a goal in the next game, scoring against former club Tranmere Rovers in a 2–1 win in the Football League Trophy.[21] His next goal came in the next round of the competition, however Bury were eliminated as they lost 3–2 to Accrington, with Jones equalising for Bury to make the score 2–2 at the time.[22] His next goal came against Accrington, this time a 4–2 league win on 28 December.[23] In January 2010, he scored in back-to-back home wins against Bradford City and Hereford United.[24][25] On 5 April 2010 he was sent off for the first time in his career after receiving a second yellow card in a 3–0 home win against Burton Albion.[26] He ended the season with 7 goals in 45 appearances and helped Bury to a 9th-place finish in the league.[27][28]

His first goal of the 2010–11 season came against Cheltenham in a 2–0 win at Whaddon Road.[29] He scored in the following game which was a 4–1 win against Morecambe.[30] On 16 October 2010 he scored the winning goal in a 4–3 win against Torquay at Plainmoor.[31] On 30 October he scored a brace as Bury beat Aldershot 3–1.[32] He scored three more goals that season, coming in wins against Burton, Macclesfield and Barnet.[33][34][35] Bury were promoted to League One after finishing second in the table.[36] Jones finished the season with 8 goals in 37 appearances.[37]

He began the season well featuring in a 1–1 away draw against Huddersfield Town and a 3–1 League Cup win against Championship side Coventry City.[38][39] He scored his first goal of the season in a 2–0 win against Wycombe at Adams Park.[40] He scored again the following game in the second round of the League Cup, where Bury lost 4–2 to Championship side Leicester City.[41] He scored his third goal of the season on 19 November in a 4–2 win against Walsall.[42] His final game for Bury was a 2–1 home win against Walsall, on 2 January 2012.[43]

Sheffield Wednesday

On 12 January 2012, Jones signed for Sheffield Wednesday for an undisclosed fee. Sheffield Wednesday had triggered a release clause in his contract and he signed a two-and-a-half-year-deal.[44][45] He was assigned the squad number 16, and made his debut a day later in a 1–0 loss at home to league leaders Charlton Athletic, starting the game before being substituted by former Bury teammate Ryan Lowe.[46] After promotion to the Football League Championship with Sheffield Wednesday, Jones became out-of-favour and eventually joined Crawley Town on the summer transfer deadline day, after being with Sheffield Wednesday for only just over six months.[47]

Crawley Town

Mike Jones joined Crawley Town for an undisclosed fee on 31 August 2012.[47] He made his debut on 1 September in a 1–0 win against Leyton Orient, and assisted the only goal of the game scored by Nicky Ajose.[48] He scored his first goal for the club on 23 April 2013, scoring in a 1–0 win against Preston North End.[49] Jones turned down the offer of a new contract from Crawley, in favour of joining Oldham Athletic despite being a firm favourite of boss John Gregory.[50]

Carlisle United

On 22 June 2016 Mike Jones joined Carlisle United on a two-year contract.[51] He scored his first goal for Carlisle in an EFL Cup tie against Derby County which Carlisle lost on penalties on 23 August 2016.[52]

He was offered a new contract by Carlisle at the end of the 2018–19 season and signed a one-year extension. Jones left Carlisle in May 2020 at the end of his deal after the league season was brought to an early close due to the coronavirus pandemic.[53][54]

Barrow

On 20 July 2020 Jones joined Barrow on a two-year contract, leaving upon its expiry in May 2022.[55][56]

Chesterfield

On 2 August 2022, Jones signed for National League club Chesterfield on a one-year deal having impressed on trial.[57]

Career statistics
As of 3 December 2022
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Tranmere Rovers 2005–06[58] League One 1000000010
2006–07[59] 0010000010
2007–08[60] 9110001[lower-alpha 1]0111
Tranmere total 101200010131
Shrewsbury Town (loan) 2006–07[59] League One 131—001[lower-alpha 1]0141
Bury 2008–09[61] League Two 48410102[lower-alpha 1]0524
2009–10[62] 41510102[lower-alpha 1]2457
2010–11[63] 358200000378
2011–12[64] League One 21310211[lower-alpha 1]0254
Bury total 1452050415215923
Sheffield Wednesday 2011–12[64] League One 100———100
2012–13[65] Championship 000010—10
Sheffield W. total 100001000110
Crawley Town 2012–13[65] League One 40130—2[lower-alpha 1]0451
2013–14[66] 42320101[lower-alpha 1]1464
Crawley total 824501031915
Oldham Athletic 2014–15[67] League One 45611003[lower-alpha 1]0497
2015–16[68] 35310001[lower-alpha 1]0373
Oldham total 80344321408638
Carlisle United 2016–17[69] League Two 28020211[lower-alpha 2]0331
2017–18[70] 43050203[lower-alpha 2]0530
2018–19[71] 24120002[lower-alpha 2]0281
2019–20[72] 370512000441
Carlisle total 132114161601583
Barrow 2020–21[73] League Two 13 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 14 2
2021–22[74] 3 0 0 0 0 0 1[lower-alpha 2] 0 4 0
Barrow total 16 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 18 2
Chesterfield 2022–23[75] National League 9020—00110
Career total 4973830213221356145
  1. Appearances in the Football League Trophy
  2. Appearances in the EFL Trophy

Honours
Bury
Sheffield Wednesday

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