Herbert Jones (footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Herbert Jones | ||
| Date of birth | 3 September 1896 | ||
| Place of birth | Blackpool, England | ||
| Date of death | 11 September 1973 (aged 77) | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| South Shore Strollers | ? | (?) | |
| South Shore | ? | (?) | |
| Fleetwood Town | ? | (?) | |
| 1922–1925 | Blackpool | 94 | (0) |
| 1925–1934 | Blackburn Rovers | 247 | (0) |
| 1934–1935 | Brighton | 37 | (0) |
| 1935–? | Fleetwood Town | ? | (?) |
| National team | |||
| 1927–1928 | England | 6 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. | |||
Herbert "Taffy" Jones (3 September 1896 – 11 September 1973) was an English professional footballer. He played for Blackpool, six times in the England team, and was a member of the FA Cup winning team Blackburn Rovers in 1928. He played as a defender.
Jones trained as a plumber before World War I. During the war, he was stationed in France. He took part in the truce of Christmas 1915. He became a pacifist and remained so for the rest of his life.
In the summer of 1915 or 1916 he was hit by shrapnel when a shell exploded nearby. As a result of this injury he was honourably discharged.
Jones began his football career, whilst still a part-time plumber, with his hometown club, Blackpool, making his debut on 16 December 1922, in a goalless draw against Hull City at Bloomfield Road. He went on to make a further fifteen league appearances during the 1922–23 campaign, in what was Bill Norman's final season in charge of the Seasiders.
Under new manager Major Frank Buckley in 1923–24, Jones made 28 league appearances. He also featured in Blackpool's two FA Cup ties that season.
The following season, 1924–25, Jones appeared in 34 of the club's 42 league dates. He again appeared during the club's FA Cup run, this time helping them to the fourth round. They were knocked out by Blackburn Rovers at Ewood Park by a single goal in front of a crowd of 60,000.
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