Jackery Jones
Encyclopedia
Jackery Jones was an English
footballer, who played over 300 games in the Football League for Wolverhampton Wanderers
. He is a member of the club's Hall of Fame.
Wolverhampton Wanderers
in June 1900, aged 23. He made his first team debut on 2 September 1901 in a 2-0 win v Nottingham Forest (at Molineux, the first of 111 consecutive appearances. Playing as a full-back, he missed only a handful of games during that decade, setting a club record of 5 ever-present seasons in the process.
He was part of Wolves' 1908 FA Cup
triumph, when they defeated in the final to become the lowest ranked Football League side ever to win the trophy (after finishing 9th in the second tier).
An ankle injury in 1910 effectively ended his playing career, although he didn't formally retire until 1913. He then served the club as an assistant trainer until the end of the decade.
He died aged 68, on 20 August 1945.
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
footballer, who played over 300 games in the Football League for Wolverhampton Wanderers
Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C.
Wolverhampton Wanderers Football Club is an English professional association football club that represents the city of Wolverhampton in the West Midlands region. They are members of the Premier League, the highest level of English football. The club was founded in 1877 and since 1889 has played at...
. He is a member of the club's Hall of Fame.
Career
Jones joined First DivisionFootball League First Division
The First Division was a division of The Football League between 1888 and 2004 and the highest division in English football until the creation of the Premier League in 1992. The secondary tier in English football has since become known as the Championship....
Wolverhampton Wanderers
Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C.
Wolverhampton Wanderers Football Club is an English professional association football club that represents the city of Wolverhampton in the West Midlands region. They are members of the Premier League, the highest level of English football. The club was founded in 1877 and since 1889 has played at...
in June 1900, aged 23. He made his first team debut on 2 September 1901 in a 2-0 win v Nottingham Forest (at Molineux, the first of 111 consecutive appearances. Playing as a full-back, he missed only a handful of games during that decade, setting a club record of 5 ever-present seasons in the process.
He was part of Wolves' 1908 FA Cup
1908 FA Cup Final
The 1908 FA Cup Final was contested by Wolverhampton Wanderers and Newcastle United at Crystal Palace Park. Newcastle had just finished fourth in the First Division during this season, after two successive league titles and this was their third FA Cup final appearance in four years...
triumph, when they defeated in the final to become the lowest ranked Football League side ever to win the trophy (after finishing 9th in the second tier).
An ankle injury in 1910 effectively ended his playing career, although he didn't formally retire until 1913. He then served the club as an assistant trainer until the end of the decade.
He died aged 68, on 20 August 1945.