Craig Jones (footballer, born 1987)

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Craig Jones
Personal information
Full name Craig Stephen Jones
Date of birth (1987-03-20) 20 March 1987 (age 37)
Place of birth Chester, England
Position(s) Right wing, Right back
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2004–2005 Airbus UK Broughton 55 (9)
2005–2007 Aberystwyth Town 32 (11)
2007–2009 Rhyl 74 (14)
2009–2012 The New Saints 111 (25)
2012–2018 Bury 158 (9)
2018 Connah's Quay Nomads 4 (0)
International career
2007–2010 Wales under-23 semi-pro 6 (0)
2008–2012 Wales semi-professional 3 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:46, 7 December 2018 (UTC)

Craig Jones (born 20 March 1987) is retired footballer who played as a midfielder. Previously, he was club captain at Bury. He is a three times Welsh Premier League champion. He previously played for Welsh clubs Airbus UK Broughton, Aberystwyth Town, Rhyl, TNS and Connah's Quay.

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Club career

Jones' career started with Airbus UK Broughton and Aberystwyth Town. He joined Rhyl in the May 2007, [1] winning a Welsh Premier League championship medal with the club and representing them in Europe. He then joined The New Saints in May 2009. [2] He played for the club in qualifying rounds of the UEFA Champions League, against clubs such as Helsingborg, [3] Anderlecht, and Bohemians scoring in both home legs against the Belgian and Irish champions. In July 2012, he played his final matches for The New Saints playing a significant role in both legs of the second-round qualifying matches of the UEFA Champions League against Swedish Treble-winning side (comprising Super Cup, League and Swedish Cup titles) Helsingborg. In total he scored 25 goals in 111 appearances for the club. [4]

In January 2012 he went on trial with Leeds United for seven days. [5] After attracting interest from several English League and European Clubs, Jones signed a two-year deal with League One club Bury in August 2012, after Bury paid out an undisclosed fee for his services from TNS. [6]

He was released by Bury at the end of the 2017–18 season. [7]

In August 2018, Jones returned to the Welsh Premier League signing for Connah's Quay Nomads. [8] Jones made six appearances in all competitions for the Nomads, including playing in a Scottish Challenge Cup victory over Falkirk where he assisted the winning goal. He departed the club three months later after struggling to attain the required level of fitness. [9]

International career

Jones won 9 caps for Wales at the semi-pro under-23 level, and captained the side once. He was selected for the senior semi-pro team for the 2008 Four Nations, scoring a hat-trick against Gibraltar. [10]

Personal life

His father Brynley was also a professional football player, having played for Chester City in the Football League, as well as Bangor City and Oswestry Town. [11]

Career statistics

As of match played 12 September 2017
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeague FA Cup League Cup OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Bury 2013–14 [12] League Two 371202000411
2014–15 [13] 40320001 [lower-alpha 1] 0433
2015–16 [14] League One 36331102 [lower-alpha 1] 0424
2016–17 [15] 13000101 [lower-alpha 2] 0150
2017–18 [16] 3000100040
Bury total12977150401458
Career total12977150401458
  1. 1 2 Appearances in the Football League Trophy
  2. ↑ Appearance in the EFL Trophy

Honours

with Rhyl
with The New Saints

Individual

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  6. ↑ "Bury complete signings of Craig Jones and Mark Cullen". BBC Sport. 7 August 2012. Retrieved 23 August 2012.
  7. ↑ "Neil Danns: Bury offer new contract to veteran midfielder". BBC Sport. 11 May 2018. Retrieved 11 May 2018.
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  9. ↑ "Connah's Quay Nomads confirm the departure of Craig Jones". 5 November 2018.
  10. ↑ "Hat-Trick for Belle Vue Boy as Wales beat Gibraltar". welshpremier.co.uk. Retrieved 15 January 2012.
  11. ↑ "Following in Brynley's footsteps". Chester Chronicle. 16 November 2007. Retrieved 15 January 2012.
  12. ↑ "Games played by Craig Jones in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 17 July 2017.
  13. ↑ "Games played by Craig Jones in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 17 July 2017.
  14. ↑ "Games played by Craig Jones in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 17 July 2017.
  15. ↑ "Games played by Craig Jones in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 17 July 2017.
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