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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Philip Lee Jones[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1973-05-29)29 May 1973 (age 52)[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Wrexham, Wales[1] | ||
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)[2] | ||
| Position | Forward[1] | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Wealdstone (assistant manager) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –1990 | Lex XI[3] | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1991–1992 | Wrexham | 39 | (10) |
| 1992–1997 | Liverpool | 3 | (0) |
| 1993 | →Crewe Alexandra (loan) | 8 | (1) |
| 1996 | →Wrexham (loan) | 20 | (8) |
| 1997 | →Wrexham (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| 1997 | →Tranmere Rovers (loan) | 8 | (5) |
| 1997–2000 | Tranmere Rovers | 77 | (11) |
| 2000–2002 | Barnsley | 40 | (5) |
| 2002–2004 | Wrexham | 49 | (14) |
| 2004–2006 | Caernarfon Town | 63 | (24) |
| 2012–2013 | Prestatyn Town | 35 | (9) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 1992–1996 | Wales Under-21 | 14 | (?) |
| Wales B | 1 | (?) | |
| 1997 | Wales | 2 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2006 | Caernarfon Town (Joint Caretaker) | ||
| 2011–2012 | Prestatyn Town | ||
| 2015 | Wrexham (Joint Caretaker) | ||
| 2016–2017 | Tranmere Rovers Academy | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 12:00, 28 November 2008 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 12:00, 30 March 2007 (UTC) | |||
Philip Lee Jones (born 29 May 1973[4]) is a Welsh football coach and formerplayer who played as aforward.
Born inWrexham, he began his career with hishometown club. In March 1992, he moved toLiverpool, aged 18. However, he only managed four appearances in five years, in part due to suffering two broken legs. He was loaned out toCrewe Alexandra, twice back to Wrexham, and finally toTranmere Rovers where he scored five goals in eight games. Tranmere signed Jones for £100,000 in June 1997.[2] He spent three years with Tranmere before being released in May 2000.[5] In July, he moved toFirst Division clubBarnsley on a free transfer,[6] but in 2002 he returned to Wrexham for a fourth spell.[7]
In the summer of 2004 he was released, subsequently joiningLeague of Wales sideCaernarfon Town. After a brief spell as joint-caretaker manager at Caernarfon (withKenny Irons), he signed for theNEWI Cefn Druids in November 2006.
He joined Prestatyn Town for a spell that included both playing and as the team's manager from March 2011.[8]
Jones has representedWales at Youth, Under-21 and B level,[9] and he also won two caps for the senior side.[4]
He had a brief spell as joint caretaker manager at Wrexham at the tail-end of the 2014–15 season alongside Carl Darlington following Kevin Wilkin's sacking.[10]
He coached theGlyndŵr University Football Academy atWrexham F.C before rejoining Tranmere Rovers in June 2016 as Academy Manager.[11]
On 27 January 2025, Jones was appointed assistant manager ofNational League sideWealdstone.[12]
In October 2025, Jones was appointed assistant manager ofNational League sideAltrincham.