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Humphrey Jones
Personal information
Full name Humphrey Percy Jones[1]
Date of birth (1862-12-07)7 December 1862
Place of birth Bangor, Wales
Date of death 10 June 1946(1946-06-10) (aged 83)
Place of death Gateshead, England
Position(s)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Friars School
Bangor
Swifts
1887–1889 Queen's Park
1889–1890 East Stirlingshire
1890–1892 Queen's Park
International career
1885–1891 Wales 14 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Humphrey Percy Jones (7 December 1862 – 10 June 1946) was a Welsh footballer who played for Bangor, Swifts, East Stirlingshire, Queen's Park and the Wales national football team.

Jones was born in Bangor and played football the Friars School before moving to play with Bangor F.C.[2] After moving to Bangor, Jones earned his first international cap for Wales in 1885 against England in the British Home Championship. Jones left Bangor to play for Swifts and then moved to Scotland to become a schoolmaster (at Blairlodge School, Polmont) where he played for East Stirlingshire and Queen's Park,[2][3] also featuring for Corinthian on a regular basis.[4] He made a single appearance for Everton in 1890.[5]

Jones won 14 caps and scored one goal[note 1] for the Wales national football team between 1885 and 1891. He was the team captain for 13 of these matches, including on his debut.[6]

Jones was one of several Welsh international footballers chosen to referee international matches during the 19th century.[7] He refereed the final match of the 1895–96 British Home Championship between Scotland and England.[1][7]

International appearances

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Year Opponent[8]
1885  England,  Ireland,  Scotland[9]
1886  England,  Ireland,  Scotland[9]
1887  England[9]
1889  England,  Ireland[10]
1890  England,  Scotland,  Ireland[10]
1891  England,  Scotland[11]

See also

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Notes

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^1. Humphrey Jones is named as the scorer of one goal in an 8–2 win against Ireland in 1885 in some sources.[12] Other sources name Frederick Robert Jones as the scorer.[13]

References

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  1. ^ a b Scotland v England, 04 April 1896 - 11v11 match report, 11v11.com. Retrieved 30 April 2015.
  2. ^ a b Bangor City: History: International Caps, bangorcityfc.com. Bangor City F.C. Retrieved 30 April 2015.
  3. ^ Name: Jones, Humphrey, QPFC.com
  4. ^ Scottish Corinthians Archived 30 October 2021 at the Wayback Machine, Andrew Watson: Corinthian
  5. ^ Only Once a Blue; Humphrey Jones, Tony Onslow, EFC Heritage Society, 23 September 2020. Retrieved 3 January 2022.
  6. ^ Humphrey Jones, 11v11.com. Retrieved 30 April 2015.
  7. ^ a b The Men in Black From Wales[usurped], faw.org.uk. Football Association of Wales. Retrieved 30 April 2015.
  8. ^ G & J Rollin, Sky Sports Football Yearbook 2003-2004, p. 862
  9. ^ a b c Caps won whilst at Bangor
  10. ^ a b Caps won whilst at East Stirlingshire
  11. ^ Caps won whilst at Queen's Park
  12. ^ Ireland v Wales, 11 April 1885 - 11v11 match report, 11v11.com. Retrieved 30 April 2015.
  13. ^ Welsh International Matches: 11 April 1885: Ireland 2 Wales 8, wfda.co.uk. Welsh Football Data Archive. Retrieved 30 April 2015.


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