Roy Jones (footballer)

Roy Jones
Personal information
Full name	Roy Jones
Date of birth	29 August 1924
Place of birth	Stoke-on-Trent, England
Date of death	2005 (aged 81)
Position(s)	Defender
Senior career*
Years	Team
1947–1950	Stoke City
–	Stafford Rangers
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Roy Jones (29 August 1924 – 2005), born Roy Shufflebottom, was an English footballer who played in the Football League for Stoke City.^[1]

Career

Shufflebottom joined Stoke during World War II and eventually made his Football League debut in the 1947–48 season.^[1] In 1948 he changed his name by deed poll to Jones.^[1] He played a further six matches for Stoke until 1950 when he left and joined non-league Stafford Rangers.^[1]

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Stoke City^[1]	1947–48	First Division	1	0	0	0	1	0
	1948–49	First Division	5	0	0	0	5	0
	1949–50	First Division	1	0	0	0	1	0
Career Total			7	0	0	0	7	0

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h Matthews, Tony (1994). The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City. Lion Press. ISBN 0-9524151-0-0.

Personal information
Full name	Roy Jones^[1]
Date of birth	29 August 1924^[1]
Place of birth	Stoke-on-Trent, England^[1]
Date of death	2005 (aged 81)
Position(s)	Defender
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1947–1950	Stoke City	7	(0)
–	Stafford Rangers
*Club domestic league appearances and goals