Personal information | |||
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Full name | Barrie Spencer Jones | ||
Date of birth | 10 October 1941 | ||
Place of birth | Swansea, Wales | ||
Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) | ||
Position(s) | Winger | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1959–1964 | Swansea Town | 166 | (23) |
1964–1967 | Plymouth Argyle | 98 | (9) |
1967–1970 | Cardiff City | 107 | (18) |
1971–1972 | Yeovil Town | ? | (?) |
1972–1973 | Worcester City | ? | (?) |
1973–1974 | Merthyr Tydfil | ? | (?) |
International career | |||
1960–? | Wales U23 | 8 | (?) |
1962–1969 | Wales | 15 | (2) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Barrie Spencer Jones (born 10 October 1941) is a Welsh former professional footballer. During his career, he made over 350 appearances in The Football League with Swansea Town, Plymouth Argyle and Cardiff City and represented Wales at both under-23 and senior level. [1]
Born in Swansea, Jones began his career at his home town team Swansea Town, signing professional with the club in September 1959. [2] A skilful winger, he soon established himself in the squad, winning the Welsh Cup in 1961, [3] and was transferred to Plymouth Argyle in 1964 for £45,000; which was a club record fee for Plymouth and a British record fee for a winger at the time. [4] [5] He spent three years at the club, reaching the Football League Cup semi-finals during the 1964–65 season, [4] before returning to South Wales in March 1967, joining Cardiff City for £25,000.
After joining Cardiff, he switched to a more central midfield role and was ever present during the 1967–68 and 1968–69 seasons and was part of the side that reached the semi-finals of the European Cup Winners' Cup and won three Welsh Cups between 1967 and 1969. [2] [4] From his debut, Jones played in 107 consecutive league games for the club, at the time second only to Arthur Lever's tally of 114 consecutive appearances between 1946 and 1949, before his run was ended on 4 October 1969, when he suffered a broken leg during a 3–2 defeat to Blackpool. [5] He attempted several comebacks at reserve level but never fully managed to regain full fitness and instead moved into non-league football with spells at Yeovil Town, Worcester City and Merthyr Tydfil. [2] [4]
Jones won eight caps for Wales at under-23 level before making his senior debut on 20 October 1962 in a 3–2 defeat against Scotland at Ninian Park in the 1963 British Home Championship. He went on to make a total of fifteen appearances, scoring two goals, winning his final cap on 28 July 1969. [6]
Goal | Date | Venue | Opponent | Result | Competition |
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1. | 20 November 1963 | Hampden Park, Glasgow, Scotland | ![]() | 1–2 | 1964 British Home Championship |
2. | 26 March 1969 | Waldstadion (Frankfurt), Germany | ![]() | 1–1 | Friendly |
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