Personal information | |||
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Full name | Steven Francis Jones[1] | ||
Date of birth | [1] | 18 October 1960||
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 | ||||
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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]- ^ a b c d e f g Kent, Jeff (1996). Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. p. 158. ISBN 0-9529152-0-0.
- ^ Rollin, Jack (1980). Rothmans football yearbook. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 299. ISBN 0362020175. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
- ^ Steve Jones at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)