Morris Jones (footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | William Morris Jones | ||
| Date of birth | 30 November 1919 | ||
| Place of birth | Liverpool, England | ||
| Date of death | 1993 (aged 73–74) | ||
| Place of death | Liverpool, England | ||
| Playing position | Centre-forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| South Liverpool | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1939–1947 | Port Vale | 53 | (26) |
| 1947–1950 | Swindon Town | 94 | (48) |
| 1950–1951 | Crystal Palace | 17 | (3) |
| 1951–1952 | Watford | 27 | (7) |
| Total | 191 | (84) | |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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William Morris Jones (30 November 1919 – 1993) was an English footballer. A centre-forward, he scored 84 goals in 191 league games in a 13-year career in the Football League.
Jones moved from South Liverpool to Port Vale in June 1939, but had to wait seven years to make his debut because of World War II. He was sold on to Swindon Town for £2,500 in November 1947. He moved on to Crystal Palace after three years, before ending his career after spending the 1951–52 season with Watford. He was listed in the September 2002 book Swindon Town Football Club 100 Greats.
Jones performed well for South Liverpool in the Lancashire Combination in 1938–39, ousting the more experienced Jack Roscoe from the starting line-up. However, Jones found himself on the sidelines as South Liverpool won four trophies, including the Welsh Cup, in the spring of 1939. He signed with Port Vale in June 1939. Due to the Second World War it took until 31 August 1946, in a match against Brighton & Hove Albion, before he made his debut; in the interim he had guested three times for Celtic in 1940. He scored his first Third Division South goal on 7 September, in a 2–1 defeat by Exeter City at The Old Recreation Ground. He scored a hat-trick past Watford in a 3–0 home win on 16 November, and also scored twice against Watford in the FA Cup. In total, he scored 26 goals in 44 appearances in 1946–47, becoming the club's top-scorer. He hit three goals in 14 games in 1947–48, all of the goals coming in a 6–4 win over Aldershot on 6 September.
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