Ormond Jones

Ormond Jones
Personal information
Full name	Ormond Henry Jones[1]
Date of birth	24 August 1910[1]
Place of birth	Towyn, Wales[1]
Date of death	10 April 1972 (aged 61)[1]
Place of death	Bilston, England[1]
Height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)[2]
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Youth career
	Hickman's Town
1928–1930	Bilston United
Senior career*
Years	Team
	Wednesbury Town
1931	Stoke City
1932–1933	Yeovil & Petters United
1933–1934	Port Vale
1934–1936	Norwich City
1936	Watford
1936–1937	Mansfield Town
1938–1939	Yarmouth Town
Total
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Ormond Henry Jones (24 August 1910 – 10 April 1972) was a Welsh footballer who played as a goalkeeper for Wednesbury Town, Stoke City, Yeovil & Petters United, Port Vale, Watford, and Mansfield Town.

Career

Jones played for Hickman's Town, Bilston United, Wednesbury Town, Stoke City (on trial in March 1931), Blackpool (on trial) and Yeovil & Petters United, before joining Port Vale in May 1933.[1] He was appointed first team keeper ahead of Allan Todd until October 1933, when he contracted tonsillitis and lost his place.[1] He played a total of 14 Second Division games in the 1933–34 season.[1] He was given a free transfer away from The Old Recreation Ground in May 1934 and later had two spells with Norwich City. He signed with Watford in January 1936 following injuries to Jim McLaren and John McHugh, and played eight Third Division South games before he was released at the end of the 1935–36 season.[3] He later played for Mansfield Town and Yarmouth Town.[1]

Source:[4]

Club	Season	Division	League		FA Cup		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Port Vale	1933–34	Second Division	14	0	0	0	14	0
Norwich City	1934–35	Second Division	9	0	1	0	10	0
Watford	1935–36	Third Division South	8	0	0	0	8	0
Mansfield Town	1936–37	Third Division North	14	0	2	0	16	0

Kent, Jeff (1996). Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. p. 157. ISBN 0-9529152-0-0.
"Mansfield Town. Outlook much more hopeful". Sunday Dispatch Football Guide. London. 23 August 1936. p. xvi – via Newspapers.com.
"Profile" (PDF). watfordfcarchive.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 February 2014. Retrieved 26 August 2015.
Ormond Jones at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)

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