 Jones withBury in 2009 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Michael David Jones[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1987-08-15)15 August 1987 (age 37)[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Birkenhead, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Chesterfield | ||
| Number | 35 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2006 | Tranmere Rovers | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2006–2008 | Tranmere Rovers | 10 | (1) |
| 2007 | →Shrewsbury Town (loan) | 13 | (1) |
| 2008–2012 | Bury | 145 | (19) |
| 2012 | Sheffield Wednesday | 10 | (0) |
| 2012–2014 | Crawley Town | 82 | (4) |
| 2014–2016 | Oldham Athletic | 80 | (9) |
| 2016–2020 | Carlisle United | 132 | (1) |
| 2020–2022 | Barrow | 16 | (2) |
| 2022– | Chesterfield | 55 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:55, 28 October 2022 (UTC) | |||
Michael David Jones (born 15 August 1987) is an English professionalfootballer who plays as amidfielder forEFL League Two clubChesterfield.
Jones progressed through the youth ranks at hometown clubTranmere Rovers. He made his debut on 6 May 2006 in a 2–0 loss toDoncaster Rovers atPrenton Park.[3] He made his first appearance of the following season in a 4–2FA Cup win againstConference teamWoking.[4] On 8 January 2007, Jones signed on loan forLeague Two teamShrewsbury Town on an initial one-month deal.[5] He made his debut on 13 January and scored as Shrewsbury drew 1–1 away toLincoln City.[6] The loan deal was extended and he went on to make 14 appearances for Shrewsbury before returning to Tranmere at the end of the season.[7] He made his first appearance of the 2007–08 season in a 1–0 home loss toMorecambe in theFootball League Trophy on 4 September 2007.[8] He scored his first goal for Tranmere in what was his final game for the club, in a 3–1 loss againstOldham atBoundary Park on 8 March 2008.[9] He was released by Tranmere at the end of the season.[10]
On 30 July 2008 it was announced that Jones would sign for League Two sideBury.[11] He made his debut in a 1–0 win againstBrentford atGigg Lane on 9 August 2008.[12] He scored his first goal for Bury on 18 October 2008 in a 3–1 away win againstDagenham & Redbridge.[13] His second goal came the following month as Bury beat Lancashire rivalsAccrington Stanley 2–1 at theCrown Ground.[14] He scored his first goal of 2009 in a 1–0 home win againstBarnet on 10 January.[15] His final goal of the season came in a 2–1 win againstRochdale on 7 March.[16] Bury reached the play-offs and were drawn against his former clubShrewsbury in the semi-finals. The tie went to penalties after Bury had won the first leg 1–0, but lost the second leg 1–0 at home. Jones scored his penalty but Bury lost the shoot-out 4–3.[17] He finished the season with 52 appearances and 4 goals.[18]
He scored his first goal of the 2009–10 season againstHereford United in a 3–1 win atEdgar Street.[19] On 3 October he scored in a 1–1 draw against Torquay.[20] He followed this up with a goal in the next game, scoring against former clubTranmere Rovers in a 2–1 win in the Football League Trophy.[21] His next goal came in the next round of the competition, however Bury were eliminated as they lost 3–2 to Accrington, with Jones equalising for Bury to make the score 2–2 at the time.[22] His next goal came against Accrington, this time a 4–2 league win on 28 December.[23] In January 2010, he scored in back-to-back home wins againstBradford City andHereford United.[24][25] On 5 April 2010 he was sent off for the first time in his career after receiving a second yellow card in a 3–0 home win againstBurton Albion.[26] He ended the season with 7 goals in 45 appearances and helped Bury to a 9th-place finish in the league.[27][28]
His first goal of the 2010–11 season came againstCheltenham in a 2–0 win atWhaddon Road.[29] He scored in the following game which was a 4–1 win againstMorecambe.[30] On 16 October 2010 he scored the winning goal in a 4–3 win againstTorquay atPlainmoor.[31] On 30 October he scored a brace as Bury beatAldershot 3–1.[32] He scored three more goals that season, coming in wins againstBurton,Macclesfield andBarnet.[33][34][35] Bury were promoted toLeague One after finishing second in the table.[36] Jones finished the season with 8 goals in 37 appearances.[37]
He began the season well featuring in a 1–1 away draw against Huddersfield Town and a 3–1 League Cup win againstChampionship sideCoventry City.[38][39] He scored his first goal of the season in a 2–0 win againstWycombe atAdams Park.[40] He scored again the following game in the second round of the League Cup, where Bury lost 4–2 to Championship sideLeicester City.[41] He scored his third goal of the season on 19 November in a 4–2 win againstWalsall.[42] His final game for Bury was a 2–1 home win against Walsall, on 2 January 2012.[43]
On 12 January 2012, Jones signed forSheffield Wednesday for an undisclosed fee. Sheffield Wednesday had triggered a release clause in his contract and he signed a two-and-a-half-year deal.[44][45] He was assigned the squad number 16, and made his debut a day later in a 1–0 loss at home to league leadersCharlton Athletic, starting the game before being substituted by former Bury teammateRyan Lowe.[46] After promotion to theFootball League Championship withSheffield Wednesday, Jones became out of favour and eventually joinedCrawley Town on the summer transfer deadline day, after being withSheffield Wednesday for only just over six months.[47]
Mike Jones joinedCrawley Town for an undisclosed fee on 31 August 2012.[47] He made his debut on 1 September in a 1–0 win againstLeyton Orient, and assisted the only goal of the game scored byNicky Ajose.[48] He scored his first goal for the club on 23 April 2013, scoring in a 1–0 win againstPreston North End.[49] Jones turned down the offer of a new contract from Crawley, in favour of joiningOldham Athletic despite being a firm favourite of boss John Gregory.[50]
On 22 June 2016 Mike Jones joinedCarlisle United on a two-year contract.[51] He scored his first goal for Carlisle in anEFL Cup tie againstDerby County which Carlisle lost on penalties on 23 August 2016.[52]
He was offered a new contract by Carlisle at the end of the 2018–19 season and signed a one-year extension. Jones left Carlisle in May 2020 at the end of his deal after the league season was brought to an early close due to the coronavirus pandemic.[53][54]
On 20 July 2020 Jones joinedBarrow on a two-year contract, leaving upon its expiry in May 2022.[55][56]
On 2 August 2022, Jones signed forNational League clubChesterfield on a one-year deal having impressed on trial.[57]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Tranmere Rovers | 2005–06[58] | League One | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2006–07[59] | League One | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2007–08[60] | League One | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 11 | 1 | |
| Total | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 1 | ||
| Shrewsbury Town (loan) | 2006–07[59] | League One | 13 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 14 | 1 | |
| Bury | 2008–09[61] | League Two | 48 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2[a] | 0 | 52 | 4 |
| 2009–10[62] | League Two | 41 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2[a] | 2 | 45 | 7 | |
| 2010–11[63] | League Two | 35 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 8 | |
| 2011–12[64] | League One | 21 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1[a] | 0 | 25 | 4 | |
| Total | 145 | 20 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 159 | 23 | ||
| Sheffield Wednesday | 2011–12[64] | League One | 10 | 0 | — | — | — | 10 | 0 | |||
| 2012–13[65] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| Total | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | ||
| Crawley Town | 2012–13[65] | League One | 40 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | 2[a] | 0 | 45 | 1 | |
| 2013–14[66] | League One | 42 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1[a] | 1 | 46 | 4 | |
| Total | 82 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 91 | 5 | ||
| Oldham Athletic | 2014–15[67] | League One | 45 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3[a] | 0 | 49 | 7 |
| 2015–16[68] | League One | 35 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 37 | 3 | |
| Total | 80 | 34 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 86 | 38 | ||
| Carlisle United | 2016–17[69] | League Two | 28 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1[b] | 0 | 33 | 1 |
| 2017–18[70] | League Two | 43 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3[b] | 0 | 53 | 0 | |
| 2018–19[71] | League Two | 24 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[b] | 0 | 28 | 1 | |
| 2019–20[72] | League Two | 37 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 1 | |
| Total | 132 | 1 | 14 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 158 | 3 | ||
| Barrow | 2020–21[73] | League Two | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 2 |
| 2021–22[74] | League Two | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| Total | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 2 | ||
| Chesterfield | 2022–23[75] | National League | 27 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 34 | 0 | |
| 2023–24[76] | National League | 24 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 22 | 1 | ||
| Total | 46 | 1 | 8 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 56 | 1 | |||
| Career total | 534 | 39 | 36 | 2 | 13 | 2 | 23 | 3 | 606 | 46 | ||
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