Billy Jones (footballer, born 1881)
Pictured in 1910
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | William Henry Jones | ||
| Date of birth | 24 March 1881 | ||
| Place of birth | Tipton, England | ||
| Date of death | 15 March 1948 (aged 66) | ||
| Place of death | Hove, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) | ||
| Playing position | Centre forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| – | Smethwick Town | ||
| 1899–1901 | Halesowen | ||
| 1901–1909 | Small Heath / Birmingham | 183 | (77) |
| 1909–1912 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 85 | (42) |
| 1912–1913 | Birmingham | 53 | (22) |
| 1913–1927 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 71 | (21) |
| Total | 392 | (162) | |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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William Henry "Billy" Jones (24 March 1881 – 15 March 1948), also known as Bullet Jones and the Tipton Smasher, was an English professional footballer who played as a centre forward for Small Heath (renamed Birmingham in 1905) in the Football League and for Brighton & Hove Albion in the Southern League.
Jones was born in Tipton, Staffordshire. He played for Smethwick Town and for Birmingham & District League club Halesowen before turning professional with Small Heath, newly promoted to the Football League First Division, in 1901. He was their leading scorer for four successive seasons, from 1903–04 to 1906–07, and his performances were rewarded in 1904 with selection for the Football League representative team which played against the Irish Football League. Jones then suffered a series of injuries, the team's form declined, and, believing the player to be past his best, the club, now named Birmingham, released him at the end of the 1908–09 season.
Jones joined Brighton & Hove Albion of the Southern League. He was top scorer for that club in both his full seasons, with 22 and 19 goals respectively in all competitions. He contributed to them winning the 1910 Southern League championship and the 1910 FA Charity Shield, in which they beat Aston Villa, champions of the Football League, and scored the winning goal in the 1910 Southern Professional Charity Cup. Nevertheless, when Birmingham wanted to re-sign him in January 1912, the form of Jimmy Smith meant that Albion's directors were willing to let him go for a £300 fee.
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