David Jones (footballer born 1984)
Jones in 2006
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | David Frank Llwyd Jones | ||
| Date of birth | 4 November 1984 | ||
| Place of birth | Southport, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Sheffield Wednesday | ||
| Number | 3 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1995–2003 | Manchester United | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2003–2007 | Manchester United | 0 | (0) |
| 2005–2006 | → Preston North End (loan) | 24 | (3) |
| 2006 | → NEC (loan) | 17 | (6) |
| 2006–2007 | → Derby County (loan) | 10 | (1) |
| 2007–2008 | Derby County | 32 | (6) |
| 2008–2011 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 66 | (6) |
| 2011–2013 | Wigan Athletic | 29 | (0) |
| 2013 | → Blackburn Rovers (loan) | 12 | (2) |
| 2013–2016 | Burnley | 124 | (2) |
| 2016– | Sheffield Wednesday | 26 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2004 | England U21 | 1 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 00:57, 9 April 2017 (UTC). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 30 November 2008 |
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David Frank Llwyd Jones (born 4 November 1984) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Sheffield Wednesday. Jones began his football career at Manchester United, but struggled to get into the first team and spent loan spells at Preston North End, NEC Nijmegen and Derby County, before joining Derby on a permanent basis. However, he left Derby at the end of the 2007–08 season to join Wolverhampton Wanderers before leaving them at the end of the 2010–11 season. Jones has represented England at Under-21 level, but he also has a parental qualification to play for Wales.
Born in Southport, Jones joined Manchester United in 1995 at the age of 10. He made eight appearances for the under-17 side in the 2000–01 season, and signed as an apprentice on 2 July 2001, before breaking into the Under-19 side in early 2002. He was made captain of the Under-19s at the start of the 2002–03 season, and went on to make 18 appearances, scoring one goal, as the team progressed to the final of the FA Youth Cup in April 2003, where a 2–0 victory over Middlesbrough in the second leg saw him lift the trophy at Old Trafford.
The following season saw Jones promoted to the reserve team, where he established himself as a regular in the heart of midfield. He was named as a substitute for a League Cup tie against West Bromwich Albion in December 2003, but did not feature in the game. In the 2004–05 season, Manchester United introduced a second reserve team to play in the Pontins' Holiday League, in addition to the existing FA Premier Reserve League North side. Jones was named as captain of the latter and also made regular appearances for the former. Jones experienced a great deal of success with the reserve sides, lifting the FA Premier Reserve League North trophy and then captaining the side to victory over Charlton Athletic Reserves (winners of the FAPRL South) to take the national title. He also featured as the reserves secured the Pontins Holiday League title and the Pontins Holiday League Cup, once again acting as captain as Manchester United were narrowly denied a fifth trophy at the hands of Manchester City Reserves in the final of the Manchester Seniors Cup.
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