Simon Jones (footballer)

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Simon Jones
Personal information
Full name Simon Christopher Jones
Date of birth (1945-05-16) 16 May 1945 (age 78)
Place of birth Nettleham, England
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Youth career
Gainsborough Trinity
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1963–1967 Rochdale 47 (0)
1967–1968 Chester 3 (0)
Stalybridge Celtic
Total50(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Simon Christopher Jones (born 16 May 1945) is an English footballer, who played as a goalkeeper in the Football League for Rochdale and Chester. [1] [2]

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References

  1. Brown, Neil (2 September 2012). "Chester City: 1946/47 – 1999/2000 & 2004/05 – 2008/09". Post War English & Scottish Football League A – Z Player's Database. Retrieved 3 November 2012.
  2. "Simon Jones". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 15 February 2017.