Steve Jones (footballer, born 1960)

For other footballers, see Steve Jones (disambiguation).

Steve Jones
Personal information
Full name	Steven Francis Jones^[1]
Date of birth	(1960-10-18) 18 October 1960^[1]
Place of birth	Liverpool, England^[1]
Playing position	Forward
Youth career
	Manchester United
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1979–1981	Port Vale	25	(2)
Total		25	(2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

Steve Francis Jones (born 18 October 1960) is an English former footballer who played as a forward. He played 25 games for Port Vale in the Football League.

Playing career

Jones was signed to Manchester United, but did not make a first team appearance for the "Red Devils" before joining Port Vale in May 1979.^[1] He played sixteen games in 1979–80, scoring his first senior goal in a final day 3–0 win over Doncaster Rovers at Vale Park, as the "Valiants" finished 20th in the Fourth Division.^[1] He opened the 1980–81 season with a goal, in another 3–0 home win over Doncaster Rovers, but went on to suffer a collarbone injury, and finished the season with fourteen appearances to his name.^[1] He was released by manager John McGrath in April 1981, having played 30 games in league and cup competitions.^[1]

Statistics

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

Club	Season	Division	League		FA Cup		League Cup		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Port Vale	1979–80	Fourth Division	15	1	1	0	0	0	16	1
	1980–81	Fourth Division	10	1	2	0	2	0	14	1
	Total		25	1	3	0	2	0	30	2

References

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Kent, Jeff (1996). Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. p. 158. ISBN 0-9529152-0-0.

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