Fred Jones (footballer, born 1938)

Fred Jones (11 January 1938 – 22 March 2013) was a Welsh professional footballer who played as an outside left in the 1950s and early 1960s, and won two caps for his country's under-23 side. After developing in the youth team at Hereford United, he left to join Arsenal in January 1958. He made no first-team competitive appearances for the London club in his nine months there, although he did play in a friendly against Eintracht Frankfurt in February 1958.

Fred Jones

Personal information
Full name	Frederick George Jones
Date of birth	11 January 1938
Place of birth	Gelligaer, Wales
Date of death	22 March 2013 (aged 75)
Height	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Position(s)	Outside left
Youth career
1955–1956	Pontllanfraith
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1956–1958	Hereford United
1958	Arsenal	0	(0)
1958–1960	Brighton	69	(14)
1960–1961	Swindon Town	18	(1)
1961–1963	Grimsby Town	58	(9)
1963–1964	Reading	30	(5)
1964–????	Hereford United
???–1973	Stafford Rangers
International career
1960	Wales U23	2
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

In September 1958 he moved on to Brighton & Hove Albion. Spells at Swindon Town and Grimsby Town followed and he finished his League career at Reading.