William Jones

William John Jones (6 March 1876 – 25 September 1959) was an England international footballer who played as a right half. Jones made over 180 Football League appearances prior to the First World War.

Career Jones was born in Brighton and earned one cap for England in a 3–0 win v Ireland at the Dell on 9 March 1901 while playing professionally for Bristol City. When Bristol City made their Football League debut in the Second Division on 7 September 1901 Jones played right half. Jones was ever present with 35 appearances in 1901–02. Jones made 32 appearances scoring 2 goals missing only 2 matches as "the Babes" rose to 4th place in 1902–03. City repeated the 4th-place finish in the following season when Jones made 32 appearances scoring 4 goals from the right half position. Jones made 32 appearances scoring 3 goals as City completed a trio of 4th-place finishes in 1904–05. When Bristol City won the Second Division championship in 1905–06 the injury prone Jones made 18 appearances playing in all of the record sequence of 14 successive wins early in the season.

After retiring from football Jones was landlord of the "Barley Mow" in Bedminster and died in 1959 at Snowdon Road Hospital, Bristol.