Rob Jones (soccer player, 1979)
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| Personnel | ||
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| Surname | Robert William Jones | |
| birthday | 3rd November 1979 | |
| place of birth | Stockton-on-Tees , County Durham , England | |
| size | 201 cm | |
| position | Central defender | |
| Men's | ||
| Years | station | Games (goals) 1 |
| 2002-2003 | Gateshead FC | |
| 2003-2004 | Stockport County | 16 (2) |
| 2003 | → Macclesfield Town (loan) | 1 (0) |
| 2004-2006 | Grimsby Town | 60 (5) |
| 2006-2009 | Hibernian Edinburgh | 96 (8) |
| 2009-2011 | Scunthorpe United | 42 (2) |
| 2011 | → Sheffield Wednesday (loan) | 8 (1) |
| 2011–2012 | Sheffield Wednesday | 33 (4) |
| 2012– | Doncaster Rovers | 36 (6) |
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1 Only league games are given. As of March 23, 2013 |
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Robert William "Rob" Jones (born November 3, 1979 in Stockton-on-Tees , County Durham ) is an English football player in the service of the English third division club Doncaster Rovers .
Life
England
Jones initially worked in amateur football at Gateshead FC until 2003 , while also working as a physical education teacher. In 2003, however, he switched to the then third division Stockport County . Jones stayed here for a year and finished 19th with his club in the season. In the same season he was loaned to Macclesfield Town , but only played one game here. In 2004 he moved to Grimsby Town from Football League Two . In the first season Jones was rarely used, Grimsby Town reached 18th place in the table. In his second season at Grimsby, Jones became an integral part of the team and was fourth with his club. In the same season, Grimsby Town defeated Tottenham Hotspur 1-0 in the Football League Cup , but then failed to Cheltenham Town .
Scotland
In June 2006 the Englishman signed a four-year contract with Hibernian Edinburgh . Six months later, in January 2007, Jones was named captain of the Hibs. Kevin Thomson had left the club for Glasgow Rangers . In the final of the Scottish League Cup in 2007, which was won 5-1 against FC Kilmarnock , the defender scored the 1-0. Jones was very popular with fans of Hibernian Edinburgh, so some fans created their own song with the melody of the song Gold by the band Spandau Ballet for Rob Jones.
Back in England
At the end of the 2008-09 season, Jones was associated with a number of English second division clubs, including Derby County , Nottingham Forest , Bristol City and Swansea City . For an unspecified amount, he finally joined Scunthorpe United , which had just been promoted from the third division.
Style of play
Jones is very strong at the top due to his enormous height of over two meters. This is of great benefit to him both in defense and in attack with standards such as corners or free kicks .
successes
- Scottish League Cup : 2007/08
Web links
- Profile at Scunthorpe United
- Rob Jones in the soccerbase.com database
Individual evidence
- ^ "SIX clubs to battle for 'giant' defender" (Blackpool Gazette)
- ^ "Scunthorpe sign Jones from Hibs" (BBC Sport)
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Jones, Rob |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Jones, Robert |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | English soccer player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 3rd November 1979 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Stockton-on-Tees , County Durham |