Ben Jones (footballer, born 1992)

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Ben Jones
Personal information
Date of birth (1992-07-07) 7 July 1992 (age 28)
Place of birth Wrexham, Wales
Playing position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
Flint Town United
Youth career
Preston North End
2008– Chester City
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2009–2010 Chester City [1] 15 (0)
2010 Colwyn Bay 0 (0)
2010– Flint Town United
National team
2008– Wales U17 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league onlyand correct as of 21:15, 2009-08-15
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 18:00 6 August 2009

Ben Jones (born 7 July 1992, Wrexham) [2] is a Welsh footballer with who made several appearances in The Football League with Chester City during his first year as an apprentice at the club. [2] He is currently plays for Flint Town United.

The forward made his debut as a late substitute for Richie Partridge in Chester's 3–1 home loss to Chesterfield on 17 January 2009, [2] before replacing the same player when Chester drew 1–1 at Lincoln City the following week. He became a regular member of Chester's matchday squad in the closing stages of the season, which ended in relegation from Football League Two.

Before joining Chester, Jones was with Preston North End. [3] A former pupil at Connah's Quay High School, Jones was a product of the Flintshire Schoolboys team that has previously produced stars such as Ian Rush and Michael Owen. [3]

On 26 March he joined Colwyn Bay along with fellow former Chester City player Glenn Rule. [4]

In October 2010 he joined Flint Town United [5] and he scored on his debut on 9 October 2010 in the ninth minute in a 5–0 win over Rhayader Town. [6]

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References

  1. All Chester City players' statistics for the 2009/10 season were expunged after Chester were expelled from the Conference National for breaking league regulations
  2. 1 2 3 "Chester City 1 Chesterfield 3". Chester Chronicle. 17 January 2009. Retrieved 24 January 2009.
  3. 1 2 "Teenager Ben Jones ready to make his mark with Chester City". Chester Evening Leader. 2 April 2009. Retrieved 12 April 2009.[ permanent dead link ]
  4. "Young swoops for Chester duo ahead of deadline day". Colwyn Bay FC. 26 March 2010. Retrieved 26 March 2010.[ permanent dead link ]
  5. "Huws Gray Alliance previews: Cefn Druids v Rhos Aelwyd, Flint Town United v Rhayader Town". Daily Post. 9 October 2010. Archived from the original on 29 September 2012. Retrieved 17 January 2011.
  6. "Flint Town United crush Rhayader Town with a little help from an ex-Chester City striker". Flintshire Chronicle. 14 October 2010. Retrieved 17 January 2011.