Ken Jones (soccer player, January 1936)

Kenneth "Ken" Jones (born January 2, 1936 in Aberdare ; † January 18, 2013 ) was a Welsh football goalkeeper and sports journalist. He took part in the 1958 World Cup with Wales as an unused substitute for Jack Kelsey .

Jones played for Cardiff City , Scunthorpe United , Charlton Athletic , Exeter City and Yeovil Town .

Due to a serious leg injury, Jones retired from his active career and became a sports journalist in 1958, first with the Daily Mirror and the Sunday Mirror , and later with the Independent . He wrote numerous books on football and boxing .

Jones came from a footballing family: his father Emlyn and his four brothers Shoni , Ivor , Bryn and Bert , as well as his cousins Cliff and Brin Jones were all professional footballers, Cliff and Ken are part of the Wales squad for the 1958 World Cup .

Fonts

The FA cup final 1970. Chelsea v Leeds Utd . Hamlyn, London 1970.
World cup soccer finals. Mexico '70 . Hamlyn, London 1970.
with Ray Marschall : Focus on soccer: a player's guide . Paul, London 1978, ISBN 0-09-133861-1 .
Ken Jones: How to play soccer . Hamlyn, London 1979, ISBN 1-85051-408-9 .
with Pat Welton : The professionals' book of skills & tactics . Marshall Cavendish, London 1979, ISBN 0-85685-515-4 .
with Bobby Charlton : Bobby Charlton's most memorable matches . Paul, London 1984, ISBN 0-09-153580-8 .
with Chris Smith : Boxing. The champions . Crowood, Swindon 1990, ISBN 1-85223-588-8 .
Jules Rimet still gleaming? England at the World Cup . Virgin, London 2003, ISBN 1-85227-087-X .

Individual evidence

↑ Ken Jones - 'the best keeper Scunthorpe United have ever had' - dies aged 77 ( Memento of the original from May 7, 2013 in the web archive archive.today ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2
↑ Williams takes top Welsh awards. In: BBC Sport . November 11, 2009, accessed March 17, 2011 .
↑ Ken Jones: Jules Rimet still gleaming; 2003, cover.
^ ^A ^b Trevor Jones: The Jones Boys. In: The Jones History Website of the UK. Archived from the original on August 14, 2007 ; accessed on March 17, 2011 (English).

personal data
SURNAME	Jones, Ken
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Jones, Kenneth
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Welsh football goalkeeper and sports journalist
DATE OF BIRTH	January 2, 1936
PLACE OF BIRTH	Aberdare
DATE OF DEATH	January 18, 2013

[1] Ken Jones - 'the best keeper Scunthorpe United have ever had' - dies aged 77 ( Memento of the original from May 7, 2013 in the web archive archive.today ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2

[2] Williams takes top Welsh awards. In: BBC Sport . November 11, 2009, accessed March 17, 2011 .

[3] Ken Jones: Jules Rimet still gleaming; 2003, cover.

[jonesboys-4] A ^b Trevor Jones: The Jones Boys. In: The Jones History Website of the UK. Archived from the original on August 14, 2007 ; accessed on March 17, 2011 (English).