John Jones | |||||||
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OVERALL STATISTICS | |||||||
| BIRTH | AGE | SIGNED ON | FROM | ||||
| DEBUT | LAST MATCH | LEFT | |||||
| CAREER | APPEARANCES (SUBS) | ||||||
| TRIES | GOALS | DGOALS | PTS | ||||
Biography of John Jones | ||||
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 HERITAGE NO : 650 John Jones by Alex Service Part of the first wave of players recruited from Wales after the Second World War, WJ Jones was a strong and mobile second-rower from the Llanelli club. He joined fellow Welshmen Elwyn Bowen, Glan Jones and Len Constance at Knowsley Road and made his debut against Halifax at Knowsley Road 26th October 1946, which Saints won 15-8. The forward pack for that game was as follows: H.Fishwick, Dilorenzo, Pilkington, Jones, Leyland and Mills. The 1946-47 campaign was blighted by the weather, with fixtures being played into the early summer months. John made 22 appearances for the club during the campaign and scored 6 tries. His second-row compatriots were the likes of Len Aston, Tommy Leyland and Ernie Mills. His last match came against Barrow at Knowsley Road on 31st May 1947, which the home team won at a canter 36-7. In 1921 John was living in Basel Terrace, Llanelli, Wales. He lived with his parents William and Sarah, four sisters and a brother. His father worked as a Tinplate Rollsman for the Western Tinplate Company in Llanelli. John later became the Player Manager of the fledgling Llanelli Rugby League club for the start of the 1949-50 season. His former Saints colleagues Elwyn Bowen and Glan Jones also signed for the club. He died in Llanelli in October 1995, aged 78. | ||||
PLAYER HONOURS | ||||
SEASON STATISTICS | ||||
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| Season (Official Matches) | Tries | Goals | DGoals | Matches |
| 1946~47 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 22 |
| TOTALS: | 6 | 0 | 0 | 22 |
| Season (Other Matches) | Tries | Goals | DGoals | Matches |
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ALL MATCHES | ||||
| Date | Match | Pos | Opponents | Comp | Venue | FT | FTO | T | G | DG | ||
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| 26th Oct 1946 | 1 | W |
11 | Halifax | L | H | 15 | 8 | 1 | VIEW | ||
| 2nd Nov 1946 | 2 | W |
11 | Oldham | L | A | 7 | 3 | VIEW | |||
| 9th Nov 1946 | 3 | L |
11 | Swinton | L | H | 11 | 15 | VIEW | |||
| 16th Nov 1946 | 4 | D |
11 | Belle Vue Rangers | L | A | 10 | 10 | VIEW | |||
| 23rd Nov 1946 | 5 | L |
12 | Bramley | L | A | 0 | 10 | VIEW | |||
| 30th Nov 1946 | 6 | W |
11 | Huddersfield | L | H | 18 | 10 | VIEW | |||
| 7th Dec 1946 | 7 | L |
11 | Leigh | L | A | 3 | 10 | VIEW | |||
| 14th Dec 1946 | 8 | W |
11 | Salford | L | H | 9 | 8 | VIEW | |||
| 25th Dec 1946 | 9 | L |
11 | Liverpool Stanley | L | H | 16 | 17 | VIEW | |||
| 26th Dec 1946 | 10 | L |
11 | Wigan | L | H | 9 | 11 | VIEW | |||
| 28th Dec 1946 | 11 | L |
11 | Huddersfield | L | A | 12 | 19 | VIEW | |||
| 1st Jan 1947 | 12 | L |
11 | Liverpool Stanley | L | A | 7 | 8 | VIEW | |||
| 18th Jan 1947 | 13 | W |
12 | Featherstone Rovers | L | A | 11 | 7 | VIEW | |||
| 25th Jan 1947 | 14 | W |
11 | Hull Kingston Rovers | L | H | 29 | 16 | 1 | VIEW | ||
| 8th Mar 1947 | 15 | W |
11 | Keighley | CC1(1) | H | 17 | 7 | 2 | VIEW | ||
| 11th Mar 1947 | 16 | L |
11 | Keighley | CC1(2) | N | 5 | 8 | VIEW | |||
| 22nd Mar 1947 | 17 | L |
11 | Warrington | CC2 | A | 2 | 24 | VIEW | |||
| 29th Mar 1947 | 18 | L |
12 | Hull Kingston Rovers | L | A | 3 | 11 | VIEW | |||
| 5th Apr 1947 | 19 | L |
11 | Warrington | L | H | 6 | 10 | VIEW | |||
| 12th Apr 1947 | 20 | L |
11 | Oldham | L | H | 7 | 18 | VIEW | |||
| 17th May 1947 | 21 | W |
12 | Featherstone Rovers | L | H | 35 | 0 | 2 | VIEW | ||
| 31st May 1947 | 22 | W |
12 | Barrow | L | H | 36 | 7 | VIEW |
| *Unofficial Match. **Non Playing Sub. |
| WINS : 9 | LOSSES : 12 | DRAWS : 1 |
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