Marcus Jones (footballer)
Marcus Jones (born 24 June 1974) is an English former footballer who played as a defender in the Football League. He made only two Football League appearance for Cheltenham Town[1] He had spent the vast majority of his career in non league football with teams like Yeovil Town, Northwich Victoria, Scarborough and Telford United.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Marcus Jones | ||
| Date of birth | 24 June 1974 | ||
| Place of birth | Stone, England | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1991–1992 | Stoke Ciy | 0 | (0) |
| 1992–1993 | Stafford Rangers | ||
| 1993–1994 | Chasetown | ||
| 1994–1995 | Bolehall Swifts | ||
| 1995–1996 | Willenhall Town | ||
| 1996–1997 | Hinckley Athletic | ||
| 1997 | Kingstonian | ||
| 1997 | VS Rugby | ||
| 1997–1999 | Telford United | ||
| 1999–2000 | Scarborough | 52 | (1) |
| 2000–2001 | Cheltenham Town | 2 | (0) |
| 2001 | Yeovil Town | 12 | (0) |
| 2001 | Northwich Victoria | 11 | (1) |
| 2001–2002 | Scarborough | 7 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Playing career
Born in Stone, Staffordshire, Jones began his career at Stoke City, before embarking on a non league career with teams such as Chasetown, Bolehall Swifts, Willenhall Town, Hinckley Athletic, VS Rugby, Stafford Rangers, Telford United, Scarborough.
He made a surprise move to Cheltenham Town in November 2000[2] due to an injury crisis at Whaddon Road. He made his debut in an LDV Trophy match against Southend United and his first Football League appearance vs Scunthorpe United as a sub. His first and only other start for the club was against Torquay United on 6 January 2001. He left soon after and joined Yeovil Town,[3] making his debut on 17 February 2001 against Boston United.[4]
After leaving Yeovil Town he went back north this time to Northwich Victoria where he was team captain.
He later returned to the Scarborough area and turned out for local team Eastfield[5] as well as playing local Sunday football for teams like Strongwood and Star, before being appointed player coach at Scarborough Town in 2008.[6]
Career statistics
Source:[7]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Stoke City | 1992–93 | Second Division | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Scarborough | 1999–2000 | Football Conference | 36 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 38 | 1 |
| 2000–01 | Football Conference | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | |
| Total | 52 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 54 | 1 | ||
| Cheltenham Town | 2000–01 | Third Division | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Yeovil Town | 2000–01 | Football Conference | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| Northwich Victoria | 2001–02 | Football Conference | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 |
| Scarborough | 2001–02 | Football Conference | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| Career total | 84 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 88 | 2 | ||
References
- http://www.neilbrown.newcastlefans.com/player3/marcusjones.html
- ESPN.com. "Transfers - November 2000". 30 November 2000. Retrieved on 17 July 2013.
- Ley, John. "February transfers". The Daily Telegraph, 7 March 2001. Retrieved on 17 July 2013.
- http://www.ciderspace.co.uk/asp/statistics/player_profile.asp?PlayerName=Marcus%20Jones&SummaryFlag=True | Yeovil Town profile from ciderspace
- Charity is the winner at salt memorial thescarboroughnews.co.uk Retrieved 18 March 2020
- Ex boro players town job thescarboroughnews.co.uk Retrieved 18 March 2020
- Marcus Jones at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
