Personal information | |||
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Full name | Robert Stanley Jones | ||
Date of birth | (1938-10-28)28 October 1938 | ||
Place of birth | Bristol, England | ||
Date of death | 22 July 2015(2015-07-22) (aged 76) | ||
Place of death | Bristol, England | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Youth career | |||
Soundwell | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1956–1966 | Bristol Rovers | 250 | (64) |
1966 | Northampton Town | 17 | (1) |
1967 | Swindon Town | 11 | (0) |
1967–1973 | Bristol Rovers | 171 | (37) |
1973–19?? | Minehead | ||
1977–???? | Paulton Rovers | ||
Managerial career | |||
1977–???? | Paulton Rovers | ||
1982–1988 | Bath City | ||
1990–1991 | Forest Green Rovers | ||
1991–1994 | Mangotsfield United | ||
1994–???? | Yate Town | ||
1995–1997 | Oldland | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Robert Stanley Jones (28 October 1938 – 22 July 2015) was an English professional footballer who played as a forward for Bristol Rovers, Northampton Town and Swindon Town in the Football League, and for non-league sides Soundwell and Minehead.
He subsequently became player-manager of Paulton Rovers, before returning to Bristol Rovers as youth coach in January 1980. He later became manager of Bath City, Forest Green Rovers, Mangotsfield United, Yate Town and Oldland.
Honours
- Individual
Football Conference Manager of the Month: March 1987
References
- ^ "Bobby Jones". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 1 December 2017.
- ^ Bobby Jones Archived 11 July 2017 at the Wayback Machine Bristol Rovers F.C.
- Dunk, Peter (20 August 1987). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1987–88. Queen Anne Press. p. 881. ISBN 978-0-3561435-4-5. Retrieved 29 April 2020.
Sources
- Byrne, Stephen; Jay, Mike (2003). Bristol Rovers Football Club - The Definitive History 1883-2003. Stroud: Tempus. ISBN 0-7524-2717-2.
- "Bobby Jones". Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database. Neil Brown.
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