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Billy Jones

Bristol City FC

 1 appearance, 0 goals

P 1 W 1 D 0 L 0 F 3: A 0
100% successful
1901

captain: none
minutes played: 90

Timeline
  William John Jones
Birth Monday, 6 March 1876 at 2 Hollingdean Road in Brighton, Sussex.
  registered in Brighton April-June 1876
Baptism Sunday, 7 May 1876 at St. Martin's the Resurrectionist Church in Brighton

According to the 1881 census, William is the oldest of three, along with his younger sister, Eleanor and Edward George. Along with their parents, William, a shoemaker, and Barbara Ann (née Thompson), and are living at 66 High Street in Farnham.
However, William is not on this census.

According to the 1891 census, William, an apprentice blacksmith, is the oldest of three, as they have a younger brother, Edward. Now at 195 High Street in Byker. His father is a shoemaker.

According to the 1901 census, William is a Professional Footballer boarding alongside fellow professional, David Robson. They're boarding with the Reed family at 26 Lower Ruby Street in Bristol. Head of the house, Sidney Reed, is a chocolate worker.
Marriage to Kate Evelyn Callaway, on Monday, 2 November 1903 at St.John's Parish Church in Bedminster, Bristol, Somerset. A professional football player living at 26 Ruby Street
  registered in Bristol October-December 1903
"MARRIAGE ...JONES—CALLAWAY.—Nov. 2, at Bedminster Parish Church, by the Rev. C. E. Nutley. Kate Evelyn, youngest daughter of Mr. A. Callaway, Myrtle Tree, Bedminster, to William Jones, captain Bristol City A.F.C." - Western Daily Press, Wednesday, 4 November 1903
 

(His mother died in early 1907)
According to the 1911 census, William is a licensed victualler married to Kate Evelyn. They live at The Barley Mow, East Street in Bedminster area of Bristol.
(His father died 1915)
 

According to the 1921 census, William, still married, is still a licensed victualler at a beerhouse, and still at The Barley Mowl.
  According to the 1939 register, William is still married, now living at 338 St. John's Lane in Bristol. He is a retired licensed victualler.
(His wife, Kate, died in June 1959)
Death Friday, 25 September 1959, at Snowdon Road Hospital, Bristol, Gloucestershire
aged 83 years 203 days registered in Bristol July-September 1959

Obituary
"BILLY JONES, CITY'S FIRST 'CAP' DIES
"Billy Jones, the first Bristol City player to win an England cap, died last night at Snowdon Road Hospital after a long illness. He was 83. For three seasons at the beginning of the century, Billy Jones captained City, assisting them to promotion to Division I. Then he moved to Tottenham. He was one of the first professional footballers signed by the City, who played then in St. John's Lane, opposite the house in which Billy spent his retirement. Until a serious illness last year, he often watched his old club. His wife died suddenly four weeks before Billy was taken into hospital for observation. That was in June, and his condition had steadily worsened." - Bristol Evening Post, Saturday, 26 September 1959.
Funeral September 1959, Arnos Vale Cemetery, Bath Road in Bristol

Source

Douglas Lammings' An English Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990] &

Playing Career

Club(s)		 Despite being born on the south coast, Jones was first noted played for Long Eaton Rangers FC. He then played for Wellington Athletic FC and then into the Football League with Loughborough AFC in early 1896. From there, he signed with Bristol City FC on 1 May 1897, guiding them from the Southern League and into the Football League and remained until his transfer to Southern League side, Tottenham Hotspur FC on 1 May 1906. He was transferred to Swindon Town FC on 1 May 1907, but a knee injury prevented his participation, and eventual retirement.

League honours
183 appearances 28 goals		 Loughborough AFC 1896-97 35 appearances, eighteen goals.
debut (division two): 7 March 1896 Loughborough AFC 1 Newcastle United FC 0.
Bristol City FCᶜ 1901-06 148 appearances, ten goals.
debut (division two): 7 September 1901 Blackpool FC 0 Bristol City FC 2
last: 6 January 1906 Glossop FC 1 Bristol City FC 5.
Club honours Southern League runners-up 1897-98, 1898-99, 1900-01;
Football League Division Two fourth place 1902-03 (32ᵃ 2ᵍ), 1903-04 (32ᵃ 4ᵍ), 1904-05 (32ᵃ 3ᵍ), winners 1905-06ᶜ (18ᵃ);
Individual honours None
Distinctions None
Height/Weight 5' 8", 11st. 8lbs [1901].

Source

Douglas Lammings' An English Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990].

England Career
Player number One of five who became the 257th players (258) to appear for England.
Position(s) Right-half
Only match No. 71, 9 March 1901, England 3 Ireland 0, a British Championship match at The Dell, Milton Road, The Common, Southampton, aged 25 years 3 days.
Major tournaments British Championship 1900-01;
Team honours British Championship winners 1900-01;
Individual honours The South (three appearances, February 1901-February 1905);
Distinctions None

Beyond England
After retiring from football, Jones was landlord of the Barley Mow in Bedminster until 1928, and died in 1959 at Snowdon Road Hospital, Bristol. - Bristol City FC: The First 100 Years. David Woods & Leigh Edwards (1997).


The Numbers
parties Appearances comp. apps minutes captain
1 1 1 90 0 none
The minutes here given can only ever be a guideline and cannot therefore be accurate, only an approximation.
P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
1 1 0 0 3 0 +3 0 1 3 0 100 +1
His only match was played in the British Championship competition and at a home venue

Tournament Record

British Championship Competition
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
BC 1900-01 1 1 0 0 3 0 +3 0 1 3.00 0.00 100.0 +1
BC All 1 1 0 0 3 0 +3 0 1 3.00 0.00 100.0 +1

All Competition
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
BC 1 1 0 0 3 0 +3 0 1 3.00 0.00 100.0 +1
1 1 0 0 3 0 +3 0 1 3 0 100 +1

Match History

 Club: Bristol City F.C. - one full appearance (90 min) F.A. International Select Committee - one full appearance (90 min)x

Age 24 trial  
one appearance  - The South vs. The North, 25 February 1901;

apps match match details comp res. rundown pos

Age 25
1 71 9 March 1901 - England 3 Ireland 0
The Dell, Southampton		 BC HW   rh
 

one of five who became the 257th player (258) to appear for England
the first Bristol City FC player to represent England

trial  
one appearance  - The South vs. The North, 24 February 1902;
Age 28    
one appearance  - The South vs. The North, 13 February 1905;

     

 
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