Gary Jones (footballer born 1977)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Gary Roy Jones | ||
| Date of birth | 3 June 1977 | ||
| Place of birth | Birkenhead, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Altrincham (on loan from Southport) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Liverpool | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1996–1997 | Caernarfon Town | 24 | (1) |
| 1997–1998 | Swansea City | 8 | (0) |
| 1998 | → Rochdale (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 1998–2001 | Rochdale | 138 | (22) |
| 2001–2004 | Barnsley | 56 | (2) |
| 2003 | → Rochdale (loan) | 10 | (2) |
| 2004–2012 | Rochdale | 325 | (50) |
| 2012–2014 | Bradford City | 84 | (8) |
| 2014–2015 | Notts County | 43 | (3) |
| 2015– | Southport | 55 | (5) |
| 2016– | → Altrincham (loan) | 15 | (1) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 00:09, 15 April 2017 (UTC). |
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Gary Roy Jones (born 3 June 1977) is an English professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Altrincham on loan from Southport. He has made 632 appearances in the Football League, including 464 for Rochdale, for whom he holds the all-time record for the most appearances.
In his 20-year-long playing career, Jones has previously played for Caernarfon Town, Swansea City, Barnsley, Bradford City and Notts County.
Born in Birkenhead, Merseyside, Jones started his career with Caernarfon Town in the 1996–97 season before moving to Swansea City.
He stayed at Swansea City for one season but during the second half of the season he was loaned to Rochdale.
While on loan Jones made his Rochdale debut on 17 January 1998, in a 3–1 defeat against Peterborough United. Jones signed a permanent deal with Rochdale after the end of the season. Jones spent three years in his first stint with the Lancashire club.
In 2001, Jones was transferred to Barnsley, joining up with former Rochdale manager Steve Parkin. Jones stayed at Barnsley for three seasons without making many appearances and in 2003 he went back on loan to his former club Rochdale.
In 2004, he re-joined Rochdale on a permanent deal and went on to become the club captain. Jones holds the record for most appearances for Rochdale and is regarded by the fans as a true Rochdale A.F.C. legend due to his long tenure with the club, his commitment and determined style of play, and his leadership on the pitch. His qualities within the Rochdale squad during the 2009–10 season played a large part in helping the club to earn promotion into League One. Jones scored a brilliant volley at St Mary's against managerless Southampton on 4 September 2010, which he described as "the best I've ever struck". Jones was Rochdale's top scorer in the 2010–11 season, Rochdale's first season in the third tier of English football for 36 years, and was praised by manager Keith Hill for his outstanding contributions.
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