James Jones (footballer, born 1996)

James Jones

Personal information
Full name	James Charles Jones [1]
Date of birth	(1996-02-13) 13 February 1996 (age 28) [2]
Place of birth	Dundee, Scotland
Height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) [2]
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Wrexham
Number	30
Youth career
0000–2014	Crewe Alexandra
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2014–2020	Crewe Alexandra	167	(19)
2020–2021	Lincoln City	36	(1)
2021–	Wrexham	105	(13)
International career‡
2014–2015	Scotland U19	6	(0)
2016–2017	Scotland U21	4	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 04:18, 3 February 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19:48, 4 April 2017 (UTC)

James Charles Jones (born 13 February 1996) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for EFL League One club Wrexham.

Club career

Crewe Alexandra

Jones was born in Dundee. ^[2] He made his first-team debut for Crewe Alexandra as a 76th-minute substitute for Danny Haynes in Crewe Alexandra's 1–1 away draw to Crawley Town on 1 November 2014. ^[3] He scored his first Crewe goal in a 3–2 win at Colchester United on 7 February 2015. ^[4]

In April 2017, Crewe triggered a contract clause keeping Jones at Crewe until June 2018. ^[5] In August 2017, a potential transfer to an unnamed Championship side (later named as Preston North End) ^[6] was cancelled due to concerns about a prolonged recovery from a hernia operation ^[7] and a related pelvis issue. ^[8] In mid-November 2017, he resumed light running on grass, having suffered some set-backs in his rehabilitation, ^[9] but he suffered a medial ligament injury in training and in January 2018 was ruled out for the rest of the season, ^[10] though he recovered to make six appearances, scoring once, before the season's end.

On 1 May 2018, Jones signed a new two-year contract until summer 2020. ^[11] At Milton Keynes on 19 January 2019, Jones suffered a suspected broken fibula (later diagnosed as severe lateral ligament damage) ^[12] that ruled him out for six weeks. ^[13]

Lincoln City

In June 2020, after the 2019–20 season was terminated prematurely during the COVID-19 pandemic, Jones was offered a new contract by Crewe manager David Artell, ^[6] but was linked with a move to Lincoln City. ^[14] This was confirmed on 6 July 2020, with Jones joining Lincoln on a free transfer, signing a 3-year contract. ^[15] He made his debut for Lincoln starting the game in the EFL Cup on 5 September 2020 ^[16] and in the following round, he scored his first goal for Lincoln City in a 5–0 win over Bradford City. ^[17]

Wrexham

On 24 August 2021, after just one season with Lincoln, Jones dropped down to the National League to join Wrexham on a three-year deal. ^[18]

He signed a new contract with the now League Two club in October 2023, securing his future until June 2025. ^[19]

International career

After making six appearances for Scotland U19s, Jones was selected to play for Scotland in the U21 European Championship qualifiers against Iceland and Macedonia in October 2016. He played the full 90 minutes of Scotland U21s' 2–0 defeat by Iceland in Reykjavík on 5 October, ^[20] and 88 minutes of the following game, a 2–0 defeat by Macedonia in Skopje on 11 October. ^[21] He then played in two friendlies: the November 2016 match against Slovakia ^[22] and the March 2017 match against Estonia. ^[23]

Career statistics

As of 29 January 2024

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Crewe Alexandra	2014–15 [4]	League One	24	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	26	1
	2015–16 [24]	League One	31	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	32	0
	2016–17 [25]	League Two	45	10	2	1	2	0	1 [lower-alpha 1]	0	50	11
	2017–18 [26]	League Two	6	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	1
	2018–19 [27]	League Two	38	5	0	0	1	0	3 [lower-alpha 1]	1	42	6
	2019–20 [28]	League Two	23	2	1	0	2	0	3 [lower-alpha 1]	0	29	2
	Total		167	19	6	1	5	0	7	1	185	21
Lincoln City	2020–21 [29]	League One	36	1	2	1	3	1	4	0	45	3
	Total		36	1	2	1	3	1	4	0	45	3
Wrexham	2021–22 [30]	National League	41	5	2	0	0	0	5 [lower-alpha 2]	2	48	7
	2022–23 [31]	National League	43	4	7	1	0	0	2 [lower-alpha 2]	0	52	5
	2023–24 [32]	League Two	21	4	4	0	2	0	3 [lower-alpha 1]	0	30	4
	Total		105	13	13	1	2	0	10	2	130	16
Career total			244	25	10	2	8	1	16	3	278	31

1. Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy
2. Appearances in FA Trophy

Honours

Crewe Alexandra

• League Two runner-up: 2019–20

Wrexham

• EFL League Two runner-up: 2023–24 ^[33]
• National League: 2022–23 ^[34]
• FA Trophy runner-up: 2021–22 ^[35]

References

1. "Notification of shirt numbers: Lincoln City" (PDF). English Football League. p. 38. Retrieved 22 September 2020.
2. "Crewe Alexandra FC player profiles: James Jones". Crewe Alexandra F.C. Retrieved 1 February 2017.
3. "Crawley Town 1–1 Crewe Alexandra". BBC Sport. 1 November 2014. Retrieved 2 November 2014.
4. "Games played by James Jones in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 February 2017.
5. "Home-grown midfielder's deal extended by further 12 months". CreweAlex.net. CAFC. Retrieved 4 April 2017.
6. Morse, Peter (16 June 2020). "David Artell on James Jones' contract and deadlines for decisions at Crewe Alex". Cheshire Live. Retrieved 16 June 2020.
7. "James Jones: Crewe midfielder to stay after injury scuppers potential move". BBC Sport. BBC. 25 August 2017. Retrieved 28 August 2017.
8. Morse, Peter (8 September 2017). "Crewe Alex: 'It was a sickener, but I'm taking the positives' – James Jones". Crewe Chronicle. Retrieved 8 September 2017.
9. "Steps Made In Jonah Rehab". CreweAlex.net. Retrieved 15 November 2017.
10. Morse, Peter (8 January 2018). "Crewe Alex: Midfielder James Jones ruled out for the season". Crewe Chronicle. Retrieved 8 January 2018.
11. "Contract: James Jones Signs New Crewe Alex Deal". CreweAlex.net. 1 May 2018. Retrieved 2 May 2018.
12. "Jones Has Suffers Severe Ankle Ligament Damage". CreweAlex.net. Retrieved 24 January 2019.
13. Morse, Peter (22 January 2019). "Crewe Alex: 'We fear James Jones has broken his leg' – David Artell". Cheshire Live. Retrieved 22 January 2019.
14. Powell, Dave (6 July 2020). "Lincoln City lead race to sign Crewe Alex midfielder James Jones with Gillingham also interested". Cheshire Live. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
15. "Imps Announce First Summer Signing". Lincoln City F.C. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
16. "MATCH REPORT: Crewe v The Imps – Carabao Cup 1st Round". Lincoln City F.C. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
17. "REPORT: Bradford City V The Imps". Lincoln City F.C. Retrieved 15 September 2020.
18. "James Jones signs for Wrexham from Lincoln City". www.wrexhamafc.co.uk. 24 August 2021.
19. "CONTRACT NEWS | James Jones' signs one-year contract extension". www.wrexhamafc.co.uk. 9 October 2023. Retrieved 10 October 2023.
20. "Jonah lasts whole game on U21 debut in Reykjavik". Crewe Alexandra F.C. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
21. "Tartan Army finish qualifying campaign with loss in Macedonia". Crewe Alexandra F.C. Retrieved 12 October 2016.
22. "Slovakia v Scotland". Scottish FA. Retrieved 4 April 2017.
23. "Jones Features In Scotland U21 Draw". CreweAlex.net. Retrieved 4 April 2017.
24. "Games played by James Jones in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 February 2017.
25. "Games played by James Jones in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 May 2017.
26. "Games played by James Jones in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 May 2018.
27. "Games played by James Jones in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 August 2018.
28. "Games played by James Jones in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 September 2019.
29. "Games played by James Jones in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
30. "Games played by James Jones in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
31. "Games played by James Jones in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 February 2024.
32. "Games played by James Jones in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 February 2024.
33. https://www.wrexhamafc.co.uk/news/2024/april/end-of-season-gallery--relive-the-red-dragons-memorable-season/ ^{[ bare URL ]}
34. "Mullin the hero as Wrexham win to earn promotion". BBC Sport. 22 April 2023. Retrieved 22 April 2023.
35. Aled Williams (22 May 2022). "Bromley beat Wrexham to lift FA Trophy". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2 February 2023.

External links

• James Jones at Soccerbase
• James Jones at the Scottish Football Association