Alf Jones was an international footballer who represented England 3 times scoring 0 goals. His first cap was against Scotland on 11th March 1882 at 21 years old, and his last was vs Scotland on 10th March 1883 aged 22. Jones, born on 1861?, in Walsall, has a FA Legacy Number of 97 and played as a Left Back for his country.
Alf Jones - 3 caps (0 goals)
- Full Name: Alfred George Jones
- Born: 1861?, Walsall
- Died: 14th October 1935, Walsall
- England Career: 1882 - 1883
- Positions whilst with England: Left Back
- Clubs (and caps) whilst with England: Walsall Swifts (2) & Great Lever (1)
- FA Legacy Number: 97
- Alf was born in Walsall in early 1861 and had an career with all three Walsall teams. He started at walsall swifts and joined Great Lever in August 1882 but was back at Walsall Swifts in June 1883. He had a brief stint at Aston Villa in season 1885-86, Burnely for a month in 1886. He return to Walsall this time with Walsall Town from 1886 to 1888 and then for the amalgamated team Walsall Town Swifts until 1890.
N.B. Ages below are approximate.
England Career Statistics
- Debut: v Scotland (FR) on 11th March 1882 aged 21 years, 1 month, 10 days
- Last Cap: v Scotland (FR) on 10th March 1883 aged 22 years, 1 month, 9 days
- Career Length: 364 days
- Starts: 3
- Substitute: 0
- Withdrawn: 0
- Full Games: 3
England Match Statistics
- Match Type
- Caps
- Goals
- Capt
- FriendlyFR
- 3
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Competitive
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Home, Away or Neutral
- Caps
- Goals
- Capt
- Away
- 2
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Home
- 1
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Match Result
- Caps
- Goals
- Capt
- Lost
- 3
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Playing Positions
- Caps
- Goals
- Capt
- Left Back
- 3
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Total
- 3
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 0
England Managers
- Manager
- Caps
- Goals
- Capt
- England Committee
- 3
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 0
England Team Mates (Top 10)
- Norman Bailey
- 3 Matches
- Harry Cursham
- 3 Matches
- Harry Swepstone
- 3 Matches
- Charlie Bambridge
- 2 Matches
- Arthur Brown
- 2 Matches
- Jack Hunter
- 2 Matches
- Billy Mosforth
- 2 Matches
- Edward Parry
- 2 Matches
- Howard Vaughton
- 2 Matches
- Doctor Greenwood
- 1 Match
Sources
- An English Football Internationals' Who's Who by Douglas Lamming (Hutton Press 1990)
- England's Who's Who by Tony Matthews (Pitch Publishing 2013)
- 6 sources from 3 matchesSelect from match list to see sources.
Match List
- SCO, 2 - 3, 10th Mar 1883 (FR) Great Lever, Cap: 3.
Age: 22 years, 1 month, 9 days. - WAL, 3 - 5, 13th Mar 1882 (FR) Walsall Swifts, Cap: 2.
Age: 21 years, 1 month, 12 days. - SCO, 1 - 5, 11th Mar 1882 (FR) Walsall Swifts, Cap: 1.
Age: 21 years, 1 month, 10 days. - * Match was concluded via extra time, penalties or both.