Bobby Jones (footballer, born 1938)
Appearance
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Robert Stanley Jones[1] | ||
Date of birth | [1] | 28 October 1938||
Place of birth | Bristol,[1] England | ||
Date of death | 22 July 2015[1] | (aged 76)||
Place of death | Bristol,[1] England | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Youth career | |||
Soundwell | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1956–1966 | Bristol Rovers | 250 | (64) |
1966 | Northampton Town | 17 | (1) |
1967 | Swindon Town | 11 | (0) |
1967–1973 | Bristol Rovers | 171 | (37) |
1973–19?? | Minehead | ||
1977–???? | Paulton Rovers | ||
Managerial career | |||
1977–???? | Paulton Rovers | ||
1982–1988 | Bath City | ||
1990–1991 | Forest Green Rovers | ||
1991–1994 | Mangotsfield United | ||
1994–???? | Yate Town | ||
1995–1997 | Oldland | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Robert Stanley Jones (28 October 1938 – 22 July 2015) was an English professional footballer who played as a forward for Bristol Rovers, Northampton Town and Swindon Town in the Football League, and for non-league sides Soundwell and Minehead.
He subsequently became player-manager of Paulton Rovers, before returning to Bristol Rovers as youth coach in January 1980.[2] He later became manager of Bath City, Forest Green Rovers, Mangotsfield United, Yate Town and Oldland.[2]
Honours
[edit]- Individual
Football Conference Manager of the Month: March 1987[3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e "Bobby Jones". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 1 December 2017.
- ^ a b Bobby Jones Archived 11 July 2017 at the Wayback Machine Bristol Rovers F.C.
- ^ Dunk, Peter (20 August 1987). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1987–88. Queen Anne Press. p. 881. ISBN 978-0-3561435-4-5. Retrieved 29 April 2020.
Sources
[edit]- Byrne, Stephen; Jay, Mike (2003). Bristol Rovers Football Club - The Definitive History 1883-2003. Stroud: Tempus. ISBN 0-7524-2717-2.
- "Bobby Jones". Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database. Neil Brown.
Kategorien:
- 1938 births
- 2015 deaths
- Footballers from Bristol
- English men's footballers
- Men's association football forwards
- Soundwell F.C. players
- Bristol Rovers F.C. players
- Northampton Town F.C. players
- Swindon Town F.C. players
- Minehead A.F.C. players
- English Football League players
- English football managers
- Paulton Rovers F.C. players
- Paulton Rovers F.C. managers
- Bath City F.C. managers
- Forest Green Rovers F.C. managers
- Mangotsfield United F.C. managers
- Yate Town F.C. managers
- English football forward, 1930s birth stubs