Richard Jones (footballer, born 1969)

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Richard Jones
Personal information
Full name Richard John Jones
Date of birth (1969-04-26) 26 April 1969 (age 54)
Place of birth Usk, Wales
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1986–1988 Newport County 40 (1)
1988–1993 Hereford United 148 (9)
1993–1994 Swansea City 7 (0)
1994–2001 Barry Town 198 (45)
2001 Merthyr Tydfil 12 (0)
2001–2002 Haverfordwest County 6 (0)
Managerial career
1999–2000 Barry Town
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Richard Jones (born 26 April 1969 in Usk) is a Welsh former footballer who made nearly 200 appearances in the Football League playing as a midfielder for Newport County, Hereford United and Swansea City. [1] He then spent six seasons with Barry Town, including one season as player-manager, [2] and also played for Merthyr Tydfil and Haverfordwest County. [3]

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References

  1. ↑ "Richard Jones". UK A–Z Transfers. Neil Brown. Retrieved 23 March 2010.
  2. ↑ "Barry managers". welsh-premier.com. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
  3. ↑ "Welsh Premier career details for Richard Jones". Welsh Premier League. Retrieved 23 March 2010.


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