Cliff Jones (Welsh footballer)
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Clifford William Jones | ||
| Date of birth | 7 February 1935 | ||
| Place of birth | Swansea, Glamorgan, Wales | ||
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (170 cm) | ||
| Playing position | Winger | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1952–1958 | Swansea Town | 168 | (47) |
| 1958–1968 | Tottenham Hotspur | 318 | (135) |
| 1968–1970 | Fulham | 25 | (2) |
| 1970–1971 | King's Lynn | ||
| National team | |||
| 1954–1969 | Wales | 59 | (16) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Clifford William Jones (born 7 February 1935) is a Welsh former football international, who was capped 59 times for Wales and was a crucial member of Tottenham Hotspur's 1960–61 Double-winning side, being widely considered at the time as the best left winger in the world.
Jones was born in Swansea, Glamorgan and first played League football for Billy McCandless' Swansea Town in 1952, appearing only 25 times as a winger for the club before being called into the Welsh national side.
Jones was part of the Wales side that beat England 2–1 at Ninian Park on 22 October 1955 and always credited the winner he scored as his best ever goal.
He played in all five of Wales' games at the 1958 FIFA World Cup, and also made a total of 11 appearances for them in World Cup qualifiers between 1957 and 1968. He played 59 times in all for Wales, scoring 16 goals.
He was bought by Tottenham Hotspur in 1958. On the day of his debut game he arrived by public transport and walked through the main gate together with all the Spurs supporters of the day. Henceforth he became a key part in the double-winning side of 1960–61. He was also a member of the successful Spurs sides in the 1962 FA Cup Final and 1963 European Cup Winners Cup Final.
For a while Jones couldn't strike his best at Spurs. Then he broke a leg. Following recovery, he proved he was worth every penny of his £35,000 fee.
Juventus were reported to have offered Spurs £100,000 for this brilliant player, whom most critics rated the finest winger in the country. Manager Bill Nicholson, who had paid Swansea £35,000 for Jones in Feb 1958, rejected the offer, calling Jones "priceless".
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