Personal information | |||
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Full name | Graham Osborne Jones [1] | ||
Date of birth | [1] | 16 September 1949||
Place of birth | Wrexham, Wales [1] | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Youth career | |||
Wrexham | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1967–1968 | Wrexham | 3 | (0) |
Blaenau Ffestiniog Amateur | |||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
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