Keith Jones (English footballer)
Keith Aubrey Jones (born 14 October 1965) is an English retired professional footballer, best remembered for his time as a midfielder in the Football League with Brentford and Charlton Athletic. He also played for Southend United, Chelsea, Reading and was capped by England at youth level. He later became a youth and women's coach.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Keith Aubrey Jones[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 14 October 1965 | ||
| Place of birth | Dulwich, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –1983 | Chelsea | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1983–1987 | Chelsea | 52 | (7) |
| 1987–1991 | Brentford | 169 | (13) |
| 1991–1994 | Southend United | 90 | (11) |
| 1994–2000 | Charlton Athletic | 158 | (6) |
| 2000–2002 | Reading | 39 | (0) |
| Total | 512 | (37) | |
| International career | |||
| England Schoolboys | |||
| England Youth | |||
| Managerial career | |||
| 2006–2007 | Atlanta Silverbacks Women | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Club career
Chelsea and Brentford (1983–1991)
A midfielder, Jones began his career in the Chelsea youth system and made his senior debut in a 3–0 Second Division defeat to Barnsley on 26 March 1983.[3][4] After one further appearance late in the 1982–83 season, he returned to the youth team and would not appear again until 1984–85,[5] by which time the Blues had been promoted to the First Division.[4][6] Injuries allowed Jones to break through into the team in September 1984 and he remained a squad player until September 1987,[4][5] when he dropped down to the Third Division to join Brentford for a tribunal-fixed fee of £40,000.[3] By the beginning of the 1988–89 season, Jones had been appointed club captain and was a part of the Bees teams which reached the sixth round of the 1988–89 FA Cup and the 1991 Third Division play-off semi-finals.[7] His efforts during the 1990–91 season were recognised with his inclusion in the Third Division PFA Team of the Year.[8] In October 1991, a contract dispute with manager Phil Holder saw Jones transfer to Second Division Southend United for a tribunal-fixed fee of £175,000.[3]
Southend United, Charlton Athletic and Reading (1991–2002)
Despite making over 100 appearances for the club,[2] Jones' four years with Southend United yielded little success on the pitch and he transferred to First Division rivals Charlton Athletic for a £150,000 fee in September 1994.[3][9] In just under six years at The Valley, he was a part of two teams which won promotion to the Premier League – the first in 1998 after victory in the First Division play-off Final and the second two years later, when the club won the First Division title.[10][11][12] Jones was transfer-listed in May 2000 and signed a two-year contract with Second Division club Reading on a free transfer on 1 July 2000.[13][14] Now the twilight years of his career, Jones was utilised as a squad player and was a part of the team which won automatic promotion to the First Division on the final day of the 2001–02 season.[14][15][16] He was released in May 2002 and retired from football.[7][17]
International career
Jones was capped by England at schoolboy and youth level.[7]
Coaching career
Jones began his coaching career in 2000, while still a player.[18] He coached at Chelsea and Tooting & Mitcham United,[19] before moving to the United States in 2006 to coach Atlanta Silverbacks Women.[18] Jones moved to Arizona youth club SC del Sol in 2009.[18]
Career statistics
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| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Chelsea | 1982–83[4] | Second Division | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |
| 1984–85[4] | First Division | 21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | — | 26 | 4 | ||
| 1985–86[4] | 14 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4[a] | 0 | 22 | 2 | ||
| 1986–87[4] | 17 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1[a] | 0 | 21 | 4 | ||
| Total | 54 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 71 | 10 | ||
| Brentford | 1987–88[20] | Third Division | 36 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 1[b] | 0 | 38 | 1 | |
| 1988–89[20] | 40 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 4[b] | 0 | 56 | 6 | ||
| 1989–90[20] | 42 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3[b] | 0 | 50 | 2 | ||
| 1990–91[21] | 45 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 8[c] | 1 | 60 | 10 | ||
| 1991–92[21] | 6 | 1 | — | 3 | 0 | — | 9 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 169 | 13 | 13 | 4 | 15 | 2 | 16 | 1 | 213 | 20 | ||
| Southend United | 1991–92[22] | Second Division | 34 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 34 | 5 | |
| 1992–93[22] | First Division | 29 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 1 | |
| 1993–94[22] | 22 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 5 | ||
| 1994–95[22] | 7 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 7 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 90 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 108 | 12 | ||
| Charlton Athletic | 1994–95[22] | First Division | 31 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 31 | 1 | ||
| 1995–96[22] | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3[d] | 0 | 28 | 0 | ||
| 1996–97[23] | 17 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 19 | 0 | |||
| 1997–98[10] | 44 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3[d] | 0 | 51 | 4 | ||
| 1998–99[24] | Premier League | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 25 | 1 | ||
| 1999–00[11] | First Division | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 18 | 1 | ||
| Total | 158 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 178 | 7 | ||
| Reading | 2000–01[25] | Second Division | 24 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | 28 | 1 |
| 2001–02[15] | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | ||
| Total | 40 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 45 | 1 | ||
| Career total | 509 | 37 | 30 | 6 | 37 | 5 | 37 | 2 | 613 | 50 | ||
- ^ a b Appearances in Full Members' Cup
- ^ a b c d Appearances in Football League Trophy
- ^ Six appearances, one goal in Football League Trophy; two appearances in Football League Third Division play-offs
- ^ a b Appearances in Football League First Division play-offs
Honours
As a player
Charlton Athletic
- Football League First Division: 1999–00[11][12]
- Football League First Division play-offs: 1997–98[10][12]
Reading
- Football League Second Division second-place promotion: 2001–02[15][16]
As a manager
Atlanta Silverbacks Women
- USL W-League Central Conference: 2007[26]
- USL W-League Atlantic Division: 2007[26]
As an individual
References
- ^ "Keith Jones". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 9 July 2017.
- ^ a b Keith Jones at Soccerbase
- ^ a b c d Croxford, Lane & Waterman 2011, p. 365.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Keith Jones". 11v11.com. Retrieved 16 January 2018.
- ^ a b c "Keith Jones – Biography 1983/84-1987/88 – Chelsea FC". Sporting Heroes. Retrieved 17 January 2018.
- ^ Chelsea F.C. at the Football Club History Database
- ^ a b c "Brentford FC Played for both: Chelsea". Retrieved 17 January 2018.
- ^ a b Croxford, Lane & Waterman 2013, p. 45.
- ^ Southend United F.C. at the Football Club History Database
- ^ a b c "Games played by Keith Jones in 1997/1998". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 16 January 2018.
- ^ a b c "Games played by Keith Jones in 1999/2000". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 16 January 2018.
- ^ a b c Charlton Athletic F.C. at the Football Club History Database
- ^ . Archived from the original on 13 June 2000. Retrieved 17 January 2018.
- ^ a b . Archived from the original on 16 June 2001. Retrieved 17 January 2018.
- ^ a b c "Games played by Keith Jones in 2001/2002". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 16 January 2018.
- ^ a b Reading F.C. at the Football Club History Database
- ^ "Reading release trio". 24 April 2002. Retrieved 17 January 2018.
- ^ a b c "SC del Sol | Youth Soccer | Phoenix |". SC del Sol | Youth Soccer | Phoenix |. Retrieved 17 January 2018.
- ^ "The Terrors: Cadette force for the future?". This Is Local London. Retrieved 17 January 2018.
- ^ a b c Croxford, Mark; Lane, David; Waterman, Greville (2011). The Big Brentford Book of the Eighties. Sunbury, Middlesex: Legends Publishing. pp. 429–431. ISBN 978-1906796716.
- ^ a b Croxford, Mark; Lane, David; Waterman, Greville (2013). The Big Brentford Book Of The Nineties. Sunbury, Middlesex: Legends Publishing. pp. 476–477. ISBN 9781906796723.
- ^ a b c d e f "Keith Jones – League appearances. – Charlton Athletic FC". Sporting Heroes. Retrieved 16 January 2018.
- ^ "Games played by Keith Jones in 1996/1997". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 16 January 2018.
- ^ "Games played by Keith Jones in 1998/1999". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 16 January 2018.
- ^ "Games played by Keith Jones in 2000/2001". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 16 January 2018.
- ^ a b c "Garrett Smith Named FieldTurf Coach of the Year for Women's Soccer". OregonLive.com. Retrieved 17 January 2018.
External links
- Keith Jones at Soccerbase
- Keith Jones at premierleague.com