Eddy Jones

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Eddy Jones
Personal information
Full name Edward Thomas Jones [1]
Date of birth (2001-10-25) 25 October 2001 (age 23)
Place of birth Chester, England [2]
Position(s) Left back
Team information
Current team
Altrincham
Number 3
Youth career
Bury
2020–2021 Stoke City
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2020–2023 Stoke City 0 (0)
2020–2021AFC Telford United (loan) 10 (0)
2021–2022Hartlepool United (loan) 3 (0)
2022Altrincham (loan) 13 (0)
2022–2023Altrincham (loan) 19 (0)
2023– Altrincham 77 (5)
International career
Wales U17
2021– Wales U21 2 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 21:34, 5 May 2025 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 09:45, 1 September 2021 (UTC)

Edward Thomas Jones (born 25 October 2001) is a professional footballer who plays as a left back for National League club Altrincham. He is a former Wales under-21 international.

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Club career

Jones began his career with Stoke City having joined from Bury's academy. [3] He spent part of the 2020–21 season on loan with AFC Telford United, where he made 12 appearances. [4] [5] Jones moved on loan to Hartlepool United in August 2021. [6] [7] He moved back to Stoke following the expiration of his loan deal in January 2022. [8] Jones made six appearances in all competitions for Hartlepool United. [9] On 4 February 2022, Jones joined National League side Altrincham on loan for the remainder of the 2021–22 season. [10] [11] Jones played 13 times for Altrincham as they finished in mid-table. [9]

On 2 September 2022, Jones returned to Altrincham on a six-month loan along with Stoke teammate Dan Malone. [12] On 10 January 2023, he joined Altrincham on a permanent deal. [13]

International career

Jones is a Wales youth international, playing for them at under-17 and under-21 levels. [4]

Career statistics

As of 26 December 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueFA CupLeague CupOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Stoke City 2020–21 [14] Championship 00000000
2021–22 [9] Championship00000000
2022–23 [15] Championship00000000
Total0000000000
AFC Telford United (loan) 2020–21 [1] National League North 100002 [a] 0120
Hartlepool United (loan) 2021–22 [9] League Two 3000003 [b] 060
Altrincham (loan) 2021–22 [1] National League 1300000130
Altrincham (loan) 2022–23 [1] National League 1902010220
Altrincham 2022–23 [1] National League2120050262
2023–24 [1] National League4221020452
2024–25 [1] National League1411030181
Total7752000100895
Career total122540001501415
  1. Appearances in FA Trophy
  2. Appearances in EFL Trophy

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Wales - E. Jones - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com.
  2. Eddy Jones at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
  3. "Stoke City complete very last minute final deal of transfer window". Stoke Sentinel. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
  4. 1 2 Cox, Lewis. "Former AFC Telford loanee Eddy Jones handed a Wales U21 call". www.shropshirestar.com.
  5. Smith, Peter (31 March 2021). "Stoke City loan plan as teen Jones nudges closer to first team". StokeonTrentLive.
  6. "Hartlepool sign Stoke's Jones on loan" via www.bbc.co.uk.
  7. "Hartlepool sign left-sided defender signalling end of transfer business". The Northern Echo.
  8. "Pools sign Hull". Hartlepool United FC. Archived from the original on 10 January 2022. Retrieved 10 January 2022.
  9. 1 2 3 4 "Games played by Eddy Jones in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
  10. "Jones heads back out on loan". Stoke City. Retrieved 4 February 2022.
  11. "Welcome to Alty - two more loan signings boost Robins squad!". Altrincham FC. Archived from the original on 4 February 2022. Retrieved 4 February 2022.
  12. "DOUBLE DELIGHT FOR ALTY AS STOKE DUO ARRIVE ON LOAN". Altrincham. Retrieved 2 September 2022.
  13. "Eddy's a fully-fledged Robin! Loan star Jones commits to Alty". altrinchamfc.com. 10 January 2023. Retrieved 10 January 2023.
  14. "Games played by Eddy Jones in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
  15. "Games played by Eddy Jones in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.