Matt Jones (footballer, born 1970)

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Matt Jones
Personal information
Full name Matthew Leon Jones [1]
Date of birth (1970-10-09) 9 October 1970 (age 53)
Place of birth Chiswick, England
Position(s) Winger
Youth career
Arsenal
Southend United
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1988–1990 Southend United 5 (0)
1990–1993 Chelmsford City
1993–1998 Heybridge Swifts
1998–1999 St Albans City
1999–2002 Dagenham & Redbridge
2002–2003 Canvey Island
2003–2004 Chelmsford City
Managerial career
2006–2007 Billericay Town
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Matthew Leon Jones OBE (born 9 October 1970) is an English former footballer who played as a winger. He was awarded an OBE in 2020 for services to education.

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Club career

Jones began his senior career with Southend United in 1988, making five Football League appearances for the club, before moving to Chelmsford City in 1990. [2] After three years at Chelmsford, Jones moved to Heybridge Swifts. In 1998, Jones joined former Heybridge manager Garry Hill at St Albans City. In 1999, Hill and Jones moved to Dagenham & Redbridge. [3] On 29 May 2003, Jones signed for Canvey Island, after making in excess of 100 appearances at Dagenham. [4] For the 2003–04 season, Jones re-signed for Chelmsford City, ten years after leaving the club. [5]

Managerial career

In January 2006, Jones was appointed manager of Billericay Town. In 2007, Jones guided the club to the FA Cup first round for the third time in the club's history, setting up a tie with Swansea City. In November 2007, Jones was sacked as Billericay manager following a run of four straight league defeats. [6]

Outside football

Jones is currently headteacher at Ark Globe Academy in Southwark. [7]

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References

  1. ↑ "Matt Jones". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 12 February 2019.
  2. ↑ "Matt Jones 1988 - 1990". Southend United Football Club database. Retrieved 12 February 2019.
  3. ↑ "Play Profiles For season 2000/2001". Dagenham & Redbridge F.C. Unofficial. Retrieved 12 February 2019.
  4. ↑ "A few words about the lads & lasses who make up Canvey Island Football Club First XI". Canvey Island F.C. Retrieved 12 February 2019.
  5. ↑ "Soccer: Crawley Town 0-0 Chelmsford City (Dr Martens Premier)". Daily Gazette. 17 September 2003. Retrieved 12 February 2019.
  6. ↑ "Billericay axe Jones". Basildon Echo. 26 November 2007. Retrieved 12 February 2019.
  7. ↑ "Raising aspirations in the inner city". SecEd. 13 March 2014. Retrieved 12 February 2019.


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