Ben Jones (footballer, born 1880)

Ben Jones

Personal information
Date of birth	c. 1880[1]
Place of birth	Alsagers Bank, England[1]
Playing position	Half-back
Youth career
	Alsagers Bank Church
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1904–1906	Burslem Port Vale	1	(0)
	Alsagers Bank United
	Halmerend Gymnastics
	Alsagers Bank Church
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

Ben Jones (born c. 1880; date of death unknown) was an energetic English footballer who played one game in the Football League for Burslem Port Vale in April 1905.

Playing career

Jones played for Alsagers Bank Church, before joining Burslem Port Vale in August 1904.^[1] His only appearance was at centre-half in an 8–1 thumping by Liverpool at Anfield on 8 April 1905.^[1] He was released from the Athletic Ground at the end of the 1905–06 season, at which point he moved on to Alsagers Bank United and then Halmerend Gymnastics, before returning to old club Alsagers Bank Church.^[1]

Statistics

• Sourced from Ben Jones profile at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)

Club	Season	Division	League		FA Cup		Other		Total
			Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Burslem Port Vale	1904–05	Second Division	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	1905–06	Second Division	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Total		1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0

References

1. Kent, Jeff (1996). Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. p. 155. ISBN 0-9529152-0-0.