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Bryn Jones (footballer born 1912)

Bryn Jones
Personal information
Full name Brynmor Jones
Date of birth (1912-02-14)14 February 1912
Place of birth Merthyr Tydfil, Wales
Date of death 18 October 1985(1985-10-18) (aged 73)
Place of death Wood Green, London, England
Height 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
Playing position Inside forward
Youth career
Merthyr Amateurs
Plymouth United
Glenavon
Aberaman Athletic
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1933–1938 Wolverhampton Wanderers 163 (52)
1938–1949 Arsenal 71 (7)
1949–1951 Norwich City 23 (1)
Total 257 (60)
National team
1935–1948 Wales 17 (5)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

Brynmor "Bryn" Jones (14 February 1912 – 18 October 1985) was a Welsh professional footballer.

Born in Penyard near Merthyr Tydfil, Jones was part of a famous footballing family; he was one of five brothers to play professional football, along with Shoni, Ivor, Emlyn and Bert. In addition his nephews, Cliff, Bryn and Ken were also professional footballers.

He played for a variety of clubs as a youth, including Merthyr Amateurs, Glenavon and Aberaman Athletic, before signing for Wolverhampton Wanderers in 1933 for a fee of £1,500. In five years for Wolves he played 163 league matches.

During his time at Wolves Jones also won the first of his 17 caps for Wales, against Northern Ireland in 1935. His international career lasted between 1935 and 1948, as well as a further eight wartime internationals, the highlight being a 2–1 win over England in 1936 at Molineux. He also appeared for Wales Amateurs.

Jones's exploits for Wolves earned the attention of George Allison's Arsenal, who were looking for a replacement for Alex James'. Arsenal paid a then British record fee of £14,000 to take him to Highbury in August 1938.


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