John "Owen" Jones: Man United forward Profile & Stats
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John "Owen" Jones

Position: forward

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HAN P W D L F A Diff Win%
A 2 1 0 1 3 5 -2 50.00
TOTALS 2 1 0 1 3 5 -2 50.00

Name: John "Owen" Jones
Birthdate: 00-00-0000
Age: 0
Birthplace: Bangor, North Wales
Height: 5' 8" (1.73m)
Weight: 11st 6lbs (72.57kg)
Years at Club: 1898
Signing Info: Transferred from: Chorley, 05/1898, £
Previous Clubs: Bangor City, Crewe Alexandra, Chorley
Debut: 03/09/1898 v Gainsborough Trinity (A) 2-0 (League Division Two)
Farewell: Transferred to Bangor City, 10/1898, £
Passed Away: 23/09/1955

Biography

Newton Heath went for quantity, if not necessarily quality, in preparation for the 1898-99 campaign. As many as seven new men were signed on, including Welshman John Owen Jones. The papers stated that he was 5'8" tall and weighed 11st 6lb. And there was one more thing: since another Jones (Robert) was obtained at that time, Owen was promptly nicknamed "Chorley" Jones, in reference to his previous club. That was one of his previous clubs. He had began playing with his hometown side, Bangor, then joined Crewe Alexandra in October 1894, eventually arriving at Chorley three years later.
The striker impressed in Newton Heath's practice matches, as well as in a pre-season friendly when he notched the only goal of the game against his previous employers. So much so that Jones was the only one of the seven new purchases to make the lineup for the first league match of the season - against Gainsborough Trinity on September 3rd, 1898.
Two games later, however, his Bank Street stay was brought to an immediate end. Heath's directorate had a habit of suspending its own players, and Owen landed on the naughty list for "neglecting orders"! It was also claimed that "he loved the ball too much", so he was sent back to Chorley in October.
Nonetheless, Owen in time managed to revive his career. He rejoined Bangor in 1899 and improved to such an extent that he won two Welsh caps in March 1901: first versus Scotland, then versus Ireland when he grabbed the game's only goal. In 1901, after a quick stop at Earlestown, Jones shacked up with Stalybridge Rovers where he eventually finished his career. Biography kindly provided by Charbel Boujaoude.
 
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Season Goals Season Apps
No Season League Goals League Apps LC Goals LC Apps FAC Goals FAC Apps CS Goals CS Apps EC Goals EC Apps Europa Goals Europa Apps SC Goals SC Apps CWC Goals CWC Apps IC Goals IC Apps CWC Goals CWC Apps Season
Goals		 Season
Apps
1. 1898-1899 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
TOTALS 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2

Detailed Match & Performance Charts

MUFC Player Goals MUFC Player Appearances MUFC Player Opponent Manager MUFC Player Club Manager
No Opponent Goals Appearances
Player has never scored for club.
No Opponent Appearances Goals
1. Gainsborough Trinity 1 0
2. Burton Swifts 1 0
No Opponent Manager No
1. Gainsborough Trinity Committee 1
2. Burton Swifts Committee 1
No MUFC Managers Count
1. Albut, Alf 2
Stadiums Competition Opponents Opponent Nationality
No Stadium Count
1. Peel Croft 1
2. The Northolme 1
No Competition Count
1. League Division Two 2
No Opponent Count
1. Gainsborough Trinity 1
2. Burton Swifts 1
No Opponent Nationality Count
1. England 2
Roy Keane own goal v Real Madrid Old Trafford 2000 Cup Finals
No Date Opponent Competition Own Goals
Player has never scored an own goal against the club.
No Date Opponent WDL F-A Competition
Player never featured in a Cup Final.
Penalties scored for Manchester United Manchester United Hat-Tricks
No Date Opponents Competition Penaltys
Player has never scored a penalty for the club.
No Date Opponent Competition Goals
Player has never scored a hat-trick or better during a game.
 
Red Cards  
No Date Opponent Competition
Player has never been sent off during a match.
 

All Matches played
No Date Comp Opponent WDL F-A HAN Goal!! Scorers Opponent scorers
1. 03-09-1898 Div 2 Gainsborough Trinity W 2-0 A 0 Joe Cassidy ??, Willie Bryant 50'
2. 01-10-1898 Div 2 Burton Swifts L 1-5 A 0 Henry Boyd 6' F.Burton 10', ??', ??', Henry Griffiths ??', P.Campbell ??'
 

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