Mick Jones (footballer, born 1945)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Michael David Jones | ||
| Date of birth | 24 April 1945 | ||
| Place of birth | Shireoaks, Nottinghamshire, England | ||
| Playing position | Centre Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1962–1963 | Sheffield United | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1963–1967 | Sheffield United | 149 | (63) |
| 1967–1975 | Leeds United | 220 | (77) |
| Total | 369 | (140) | |
| National team | |||
| 1965–1970 | England | 3 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Michael David "Mick" Jones (born 24 April 1945 in Shireoaks, Nottinghamshire, England) is a former footballer who played as centre forward with Leeds United during the 1960s and 1970s. He was also capped for England.
Jones was spotted playing local league football for Dinnington Miners' Welfare, from where he went on to become an apprentice at Sheffield United in 1962. He graduated from the intermediate side through the Central League side before making his debut in a 1–1 draw against Manchester United at Old Trafford on 20 April 1963. He scored his first two league goals in the next fixture, a 3–1 victory against Manchester City at Maine Road four days later, on his 18th birthday. He made his England debut in 1965 against West Germany at centre forward.
Jones scored 63 goals in 149 appearances for the Blades and had earned two caps for England when he joined Leeds United in September 1967 for £100,000, prompting the Sheffield United manager, John Harris to remark "it would be the biggest mistake the club had ever made".
Leeds manager Don Revie handed Jones the number nine shirt and told him to score goals and annoy defenders. Jones went on to do exactly that with aplomb and authority for seven years. Leeds won the League Cup in his first season although Jones did not feature in the campaign because he was cup-tied. Leeds also won the Fairs Cup, with Jones scoring twice during the competition, including what turned out to be the winner in the final against Ferencvaros. The first leg finished 1–0 thanks to Jones' goal and the second leg remained goalless to give Leeds the cup.
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