Humphrey Jones
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Humphrey Percy Jones[1] | ||
Date of birth | 7 December 1862 | ||
Place of birth | Bangor, Wales | ||
Date of death | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
Friars School | |||
Bangor | |||
Swifts | |||
1889–1890 | East Stirlingshire | ||
1891 | Queen's Park | ||
International career | |||
1885–1891 | Wales | 14 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Humphrey Jones (7 December 1862 – 10 June 1946) was a Welsh footballer who played for Bangor, Swifts, East Stirlingshire, Queen's Park and the Wales national football team.
Jones was born in Bangor and played football the Friars School before moving to play with Bangor F.C..[2] After moving to Bangor, Jones earned his first international cap for Wales in 1885 against England in the British Home Championship. Jones left Bangor to play for Swifts and then played in Scotland for East Stirlingshire and Queen's Park.[2]
Jones won 14 caps and scored one goal[note 1] for the Wales national football team between 1885 and 1891. Jones was the team captain for 13 of these matches, including on his début.[3]
Jones was one of several Welsh international footballers chosen to referee international matches during the 19th century.[4] He refereed the final match of the 1895–96 British Home Championship between Scotland and England.[1][4]
International appearances
Year | Opponent |
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1885 | England[5] |
1885 | Ireland[5] |
1885 | Scotland[5] |
1885 | England[5] |
1885 | Ireland[5] |
1885 | Scotland[5] |
1887 | England[6] |
1889 | England[7] |
1889 | Ireland[7] |
1890 | England[7] |
1890 | Scotland[7] |
1890 | Ireland[7] |
1891 | England[6] |
1891 | Scotland[6][8] |
Notes
^1. Humphrey Jones is named as the scorer of one goal in an 8–2 win against Ireland in 1885 in some sources.[9] Other sources name Frederick Robert Jones as the scorer.[10]
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Scotland v England, 04 April 1896 - 11v11 match report, 11v11.com. Retrieved 30 April 2015.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Bangor City: History: International Caps, bangorcityfc.com. Bangor City F.C. Retrieved 30 April 2015.
- ↑ Humphrey Jones, 11v11.com. Retrieved 30 April 2015.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 The Men in Black From Wales, faw.org.uk. Football Association of Wales. Retrieved 30 April 2015.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 Caps won whilst at Bangor
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 Caps won whilst at Queen's Park
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 Caps won whilst at East Stirlingshire
- ↑ G & J Rollin, Sky Sports Football Yearbook 2003-2004, p. 862
- ↑ Ireland v Wales, 11 April 1885 - 11v11 match report, 11v11.com. Retrieved 30 April 2015.
- ↑ Welsh International Matches: 11 April 1885: Ireland 2 Wales 8, wfda.co.uk. Welsh Football Data Archive. Retrieved 30 April 2015.
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- 1862 births
- People from Bangor, Gwynedd
- People educated at Friars School, Bangor
- 1946 deaths
- Welsh footballers
- Welsh football referees
- Bangor City F.C. players
- East Stirlingshire F.C. players
- Queen's Park F.C. players
- Swifts F.C. players
- Wales international footballers
- Welsh football biography stubs