 Jones (r.) in a game against Swedish clubAIK Fotboll in 1946 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Charles Wilson Jones | ||
| Date of birth | (1914-04-29)29 April 1914[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Pentre Broughton,[1] Wales | ||
| Date of death | 9 January 1986(1986-01-09) (aged 71)[1] | ||
| Place of death | Birmingham,[1] England | ||
| Height | 5 ft8+3⁄4 in (1.75 m)[2] | ||
| Position | Centre forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1930–1932 | Brymbo Green | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1932–1934 | Wrexham | 6 | (3) |
| 1934–1947 | Birmingham | 135 | (63) |
| 1947–1948 | Nottingham Forest | 7 | (5) |
| 1948–1949 | Kidderminster Harriers | ||
| International career | |||
| 1935–1939 | Wales | 2 | (1) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Charles Wilson Jones (29 April 1914 – 9 January 1986) was aWelsh internationalfootballer who played as acentre forward forWrexham,Birmingham (renamed Birmingham City in 1943) andNottingham Forest in theFootball League.[1][3]
He was Birmingham's top scorer on three occasions in theFirst Division in the 1930s.[4] He won two caps for Wales,[5] the first on 27 March 1935 againstNorthern Ireland at theRacecourse Ground,Wrexham, when he scored the first goal in a 3–1 win,[6] and the second on 20 May 1939, a 2–1 defeat againstFrance inParis.[7]
He was landlord of the White Hart public house inAston,Birmingham, for 19 years until it was demolished in 1968 prior to the construction of theAston Expressway.[8]
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