Rob Jones (footballer born 1979)
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Robert William Jones | ||
| Date of birth | 3 November 1979 | ||
| Place of birth | , England | ||
| Height | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| York City | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| –1999 | Whitby Town | ||
| 1999–2000 | Northallerton Town | ||
| 2000–2001 | Spennymoor United | ||
| 2001–2003 | Gateshead | 71 | (12) |
| 2003–2004 | 16 | (2) | |
| 2003 | → Macclesfield Town (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2004–2006 | Grimsby Town | 60 | (5) |
| 2006–2009 | Hibernian | 96 | (8) |
| 2009–2011 | Scunthorpe United | 42 | (2) |
| 2011 | → Sheffield Wednesday (loan) | 8 | (1) |
| 2011–2012 | Sheffield Wednesday | 33 | (4) |
| 2012–2016 | Doncaster Rovers | 68 | (10) |
| 2016–2017 | Hartlepool United | 11 | (0) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2015 | Doncaster Rovers (caretaker) | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 13:15, 27 November 2016 (UTC). |
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Robert William "Rob" Jones (born 3 November 1979) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender
Having started his career with York City, before playing as a semi-professional for Whitby Town, Northallerton Town, Spennymoor United and Gateshead, he soon moved into the Football League in 2003 with . After a brief loan spell with Macclesfield Town, Jones joined Grimsby Town, where his performances in the 2005–06 season earned him a move to Scottish Premier League club Hibernian.
Jones captained Hibs as the club won the 2007 Scottish League Cup Final, in which he scored the opening goal. He moved to Scunthorpe United in 2009 for a club record fee, before signing for Sheffield Wednesday in 2011. Jones won promotion with Wednesday in 2011–12, but signed for Doncaster Rovers on 31 July 2012. He was appointed to a player/coach role with Doncaster in January 2013.
Born in , North East England, Jones began his career with York City's youth system as a schoolboy, where he played initially as a striker before being moved to play at left-back. After becoming disillusioned he gave up professional football and became a teacher, while playing non-League football with Northern Premier League side Whitby Town. He then went to Northallerton Town of the Northern League for the 1999–2000 season, before moving back to the Northern Premier League with Spennymoor United towards the end of the season. Jones then moved on to Gateshead at the beginning of the 2001–02 season. During his spell with the Tyneside club he made 87 appearances, scoring 19 goals from the centre of defence.
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