Emlyn Jones
Encyclopedia
Emlyn Jones was a Welsh
professional footballer who appeared in the Football League
for Everton
, Southend United
and Barrow
.
, Ivor, Bryn and Bert. His son Ken and nephews Bryn
and Cliff were also players.
Wales
Wales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain, bordered by England to its east and the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea to its west. It has a population of three million, and a total area of 20,779 km²...
professional footballer who appeared in the Football League
The Football League
The Football League, also known as the npower Football League for sponsorship reasons, is a league competition featuring professional association football clubs from England and Wales. Founded in 1888, it is the oldest such competition in world football...
for Everton
Everton F.C.
Everton Football Club are an English professional association football club from the city of Liverpool. The club competes in the Premier League, the highest level of English football...
, Southend United
Southend United F.C.
Southend United Football Club is an English football club based at Roots Hall Stadium, Prittlewell, Southend-on-Sea, Essex, who play in Football League Two. Their home ground is Roots Hall, and the club plan to move into a new 22,000-seater stadium located at Fossetts Farm.-Stadium:The club has had...
and Barrow
Barrow A.F.C.
Barrow A.F.C. are an English football club founded in 1901 based in the town of Barrow-in-Furness in Cumbria. Following promotion at the end of the 2007–08 season, they currently play in the Conference National. The club spent over fifty years in the Football League between 1921 and 1972, and have...
.
Family
Jones was one of five brothers who all played professional football, the others being ShoniShoni Jones
William John Jones, known as Shoni Jones was a Welsh professional footballer who appeared in the Football League for Aberdare Athletic and Ton Pentre.-Family:...
, Ivor, Bryn and Bert. His son Ken and nephews Bryn
Bryn Jones (footballer born 1931)
Bryn Jones was a Welsh professional footballer who played as a left back.-Career:Born in Swansea, Jones played in the Football League for Swansea Town, Newport County, Bournemouth, Northampton Town and Watford, making a total of 408 appearances.-Later life and death:After retiring as a...
and Cliff were also players.