329:
372:. He played a total of 120 first team games for United (103 of them in the league), and scored once. He was selected in an England senior squad once, but did not take to the field. Many observers believe that he would have been capped by England had he not died at Munich. He came close to international action, having been selected on the substitutes' bench, but his hopes of a breakthrough were not helped by the fact that his career coincided with that of
27:
340:
Jones signed for
Manchester United as an apprentice on leaving school in 1948, and also worked an apprentice bricklayer for a while afterwards. He made his first two senior appearances for United in the
131:
1161:
1166:
357:. By the time United won the league title in 1956, he was a regular member of the first team, and collected another league title medal the following year.
44:
368:
because of an eye injury, although he did collect a second successive league title medal that season and helped United reach the semi-finals of the
91:
63:
949:
70:
312:
in 1933, the third of seven children born to miner Amos Jones (1894–1968) and his wife Lucy (1896–1957). He was the club's first-choice
1181:
762:
725:
688:
651:
614:
577:
540:
503:
77:
1156:
1151:
59:
1146:
392:, his birthplace. He had moved from there in the early 1950s after turning professional with Manchester United and moving to
373:
400:
1176:
1171:
942:
110:
346:
342:
84:
317:
48:
403:
by his teammates, in reference to his pipe-smoking habit similar to that of the character in the radio serial
935:
393:
353:(who was originally a wing-half or an inside-forward), having previously been understudy to the veteran
376:. He was seen by many observers as a likely successor to Wright in the centre of the England defence.
1100:
309:
168:
349:
he was a regular first team player, although he often found himself out of the team in favour of
37:
999:
496:
333:
293:
266:
223:
1141:
1136:
423:
289:
8:
1065:
958:
350:
297:
905:
885:
850:"50 YEARS ON - Mark Jones - MUST - the independent Manchester United supporters' trust"
849:
418:
361:
365:
1024:
994:
354:
1110:
1095:
1075:
1009:
871:
1130:
1090:
328:
1080:
1060:
1044:
1039:
1034:
1004:
989:
369:
199:
1105:
1085:
1029:
984:
427:
405:
1070:
1019:
979:
313:
209:
927:
426:. The producers mistakenly cast him as the team captain, when in fact
396:. For the last two years of his life he lived in Firswood, Stretford.
26:
1115:
389:
385:
305:
301:
164:
195:
191:
130:
890:
413:
345:, aged 17, and by the time of United's title glory in
51:. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed.
1128:
288:(15 June 1933 – 6 February 1958) was an English
1167:Footballers killed in the Munich air disaster
943:
1162:Men's association football central defenders
430:was captain of the United side at the time.
279:*Club domestic league appearances and goals
950:
936:
244:
129:
111:Learn how and when to remove this message
332:Jones (back row, third from right) in a
327:
316:for much of the 1950s and collected two
957:
60:"Mark Jones" footballer, born 1933
1129:
931:
433:
252:
49:adding citations to reliable sources
20:
872:"Manchester United Player Profiles"
296:players to lose their lives in the
13:
14:
1193:
1182:Footballers from South Yorkshire
25:
1157:English Football League players
36:needs additional citations for
1152:Manchester United F.C. players
898:
878:
864:
842:
1:
835:
7:
412:He was portrayed in a 2011
10:
1198:
1177:Sportspeople from Wombwell
1172:Burials in South Yorkshire
399:Jones was often nicknamed
1147:English men's footballers
1053:
972:
965:
798:
495:
458:
455:
452:
449:
446:
443:
440:
379:
323:
278:
260:
234:
229:
222:
220:
215:
208:
205:
190:
187:
178:
175:
163:
160:
148:
145:
140:
128:
310:West Riding of Yorkshire
169:West Riding of Yorkshire
337:
331:
300:. Jones was born in
141:Personal information
45:improve this article
1066:Jackie Blanchflower
959:Munich air disaster
384:Jones is buried in
351:Jackie Blanchflower
318:League Championship
298:Munich air disaster
125:
910:StretfordEnd.co.uk
338:
336:team photo in 1957
123:
16:English footballer
1124:
1123:
833:
832:
497:Manchester United
434:Career statistics
362:1957 FA Cup Final
334:Manchester United
320:winner's medals.
294:Manchester United
292:and one of eight
283:
282:
267:Manchester United
224:Manchester United
121:
120:
113:
95:
1189:
952:
945:
938:
929:
928:
922:
921:
919:
917:
902:
896:
895:
882:
876:
875:
868:
862:
861:
859:
857:
846:
438:
437:
263:
254:
246:
182:
155:
153:
133:
126:
122:
116:
109:
105:
102:
96:
94:
53:
29:
21:
1197:
1196:
1192:
1191:
1190:
1188:
1187:
1186:
1127:
1126:
1125:
1120:
1049:
1025:Kenneth Rayment
995:Walter Crickmer
968:
967:6 February 1958
961:
956:
926:
925:
915:
913:
912:. Andrew Endlar
904:
903:
899:
886:"United (2011)"
884:
883:
879:
870:
869:
865:
855:
853:
848:
847:
843:
838:
436:
382:
355:Allenby Chilton
326:
261:
180:
179:6 February 1958
151:
149:
136:
117:
106:
100:
97:
54:
52:
42:
30:
17:
12:
11:
5:
1195:
1185:
1184:
1179:
1174:
1169:
1164:
1159:
1154:
1149:
1144:
1139:
1122:
1121:
1119:
1118:
1113:
1111:Dennis Viollet
1108:
1103:
1098:
1096:Albert Scanlon
1093:
1088:
1083:
1078:
1076:Bobby Charlton
1073:
1068:
1063:
1057:
1055:
1051:
1050:
1048:
1047:
1042:
1037:
1032:
1027:
1022:
1017:
1012:
1010:Duncan Edwards
1007:
1002:
997:
992:
987:
982:
976:
974:
970:
969:
966:
963:
962:
955:
954:
947:
940:
932:
924:
923:
897:
877:
863:
852:. Joinmust.org
840:
839:
837:
834:
831:
830:
827:
824:
821:
818:
815:
812:
809:
806:
803:
800:
796:
795:
792:
789:
786:
783:
780:
777:
774:
771:
768:
765:
759:
758:
755:
752:
749:
746:
743:
740:
737:
734:
731:
728:
722:
721:
718:
715:
712:
709:
706:
703:
700:
697:
694:
691:
685:
684:
681:
678:
675:
672:
669:
666:
663:
660:
657:
654:
648:
647:
644:
641:
638:
635:
632:
629:
626:
623:
620:
617:
611:
610:
607:
604:
601:
598:
595:
592:
589:
586:
583:
580:
574:
573:
570:
567:
564:
561:
558:
555:
552:
549:
546:
543:
537:
536:
533:
530:
527:
524:
521:
518:
515:
512:
509:
506:
500:
499:
493:
492:
489:
486:
483:
480:
477:
474:
471:
468:
465:
461:
460:
457:
454:
451:
448:
445:
442:
435:
432:
381:
378:
360:He missed the
343:1950–51 season
325:
322:
281:
280:
276:
275:
272:
269:
264:
258:
257:
248:
241:
236:
232:
231:
230:Senior career*
227:
226:
221:
218:
217:
213:
212:
207:
203:
202:
189:
188:Place of death
185:
184:
183:(aged 24)
177:
173:
172:
162:
161:Place of birth
158:
157:
147:
143:
142:
138:
137:
134:
119:
118:
33:
31:
24:
15:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1194:
1183:
1180:
1178:
1175:
1173:
1170:
1168:
1165:
1163:
1160:
1158:
1155:
1153:
1150:
1148:
1145:
1143:
1140:
1138:
1135:
1134:
1132:
1117:
1114:
1112:
1109:
1107:
1104:
1102:
1099:
1097:
1094:
1092:
1091:Kenny Morgans
1089:
1087:
1084:
1082:
1079:
1077:
1074:
1072:
1069:
1067:
1064:
1062:
1059:
1058:
1056:
1052:
1046:
1043:
1041:
1038:
1036:
1033:
1031:
1028:
1026:
1023:
1021:
1018:
1016:
1013:
1011:
1008:
1006:
1003:
1001:
998:
996:
993:
991:
988:
986:
983:
981:
978:
977:
975:
971:
964:
960:
953:
948:
946:
941:
939:
934:
933:
930:
911:
907:
901:
893:
892:
887:
881:
873:
867:
851:
845:
841:
828:
825:
822:
819:
816:
813:
810:
807:
804:
801:
797:
793:
790:
787:
784:
781:
778:
775:
772:
769:
766:
764:
761:
760:
756:
753:
750:
747:
744:
741:
738:
735:
732:
729:
727:
724:
723:
719:
716:
713:
710:
707:
704:
701:
698:
695:
692:
690:
687:
686:
682:
679:
676:
673:
670:
667:
664:
661:
658:
655:
653:
650:
649:
645:
642:
639:
636:
633:
630:
627:
624:
621:
618:
616:
613:
612:
608:
605:
602:
599:
596:
593:
590:
587:
584:
581:
579:
576:
575:
571:
568:
565:
562:
559:
556:
553:
550:
547:
544:
542:
539:
538:
534:
531:
528:
525:
522:
519:
516:
513:
510:
507:
505:
502:
501:
498:
494:
490:
487:
484:
481:
478:
475:
472:
469:
466:
463:
462:
453:European Cup
439:
431:
429:
425:
421:
420:
415:
410:
408:
407:
402:
397:
395:
391:
387:
377:
375:
371:
367:
363:
358:
356:
352:
348:
344:
335:
330:
321:
319:
315:
311:
307:
303:
299:
295:
291:
287:
277:
273:
270:
268:
265:
259:
256:
249:
247:
242:
240:
237:
233:
228:
225:
219:
214:
211:
204:
201:
197:
193:
186:
176:Date of death
174:
170:
166:
159:
146:Date of birth
144:
139:
135:Jones in 1957
132:
127:
115:
112:
104:
101:February 2011
93:
90:
86:
83:
79:
76:
72:
69:
65:
62: –
61:
57:
56:Find sources:
50:
46:
40:
39:
34:This article
32:
28:
23:
22:
19:
1101:Frank Taylor
1081:Bill Foulkes
1061:Johnny Berry
1045:Billy Whelan
1040:Bert Whalley
1035:Tommy Taylor
1014:
1005:Donny Davies
990:Eddie Colman
914:. Retrieved
909:
906:"Mark Jones"
900:
889:
880:
866:
854:. Retrieved
844:
424:Thomas Howes
417:
411:
404:
398:
383:
374:Billy Wright
370:European Cup
359:
339:
285:
284:
250:
243:
238:
216:Youth career
200:West Germany
181:(1958-02-06)
156:15 June 1933
107:
98:
88:
81:
74:
67:
55:
43:Please help
38:verification
35:
18:
1142:1958 deaths
1137:1933 births
1106:James Thain
1086:Harry Gregg
1030:Frank Swift
985:Roger Byrne
916:28 February
428:Roger Byrne
422:, by actor
406:The Archers
366:Aston Villa
314:centre-half
210:Centre-half
206:Position(s)
1131:Categories
1071:Matt Busby
1020:David Pegg
1015:Mark Jones
980:Geoff Bent
856:8 February
836:References
401:Dan Archer
364:defeat to
290:footballer
286:Mark Jones
152:1933-06-15
124:Mark Jones
71:newspapers
1054:Survivors
1000:Tom Curry
262:1950–1958
171:, England
1116:Ray Wood
390:Barnsley
386:Wombwell
306:Barnsley
302:Wombwell
165:Wombwell
763:1957–58
726:1956–57
689:1955–56
652:1954–55
615:1953–54
578:1952–53
541:1951–52
504:1950–51
450:FA Cup
447:League
444:Season
394:Flixton
347:1955–56
304:, near
196:Bavaria
85:scholar
973:Deaths
799:Total
491:Goals
459:Total
456:Other
419:United
416:film,
380:Legacy
324:Career
192:Munich
87:
80:
73:
66:
58:
485:Goals
479:Goals
473:Goals
467:Goals
441:Club
388:near
235:Years
92:JSTOR
78:books
918:2016
891:IMDb
858:2011
488:Apps
482:Apps
476:Apps
470:Apps
464:Apps
245:Apps
239:Team
64:news
826:121
802:103
414:BBC
274:(1)
271:103
253:Gls
47:by
1133::
908:.
888:.
829:1
814:10
794:0
791:16
767:10
757:0
754:40
730:29
720:1
717:43
693:42
683:0
680:13
656:13
646:0
609:0
572:0
535:0
409:.
308:,
198:,
194:,
167:,
951:e
944:t
937:v
920:.
894:.
874:.
860:.
823:0
820:1
817:0
811:0
808:7
805:1
788:0
785:0
782:0
779:4
776:0
773:2
770:0
751:0
748:1
745:0
742:6
739:0
736:4
733:0
714:0
711:0
708:0
705:0
702:0
699:1
696:1
677:0
674:0
671:0
668:0
665:0
662:0
659:0
643:0
640:0
637:0
634:0
631:0
628:0
625:0
622:0
619:0
606:2
603:0
600:0
597:0
594:0
591:0
588:0
585:0
582:2
569:3
566:0
563:0
560:0
557:0
554:0
551:0
548:0
545:3
532:4
529:0
526:0
523:0
520:0
517:0
514:0
511:0
508:4
255:)
251:(
154:)
150:(
114:)
108:(
103:)
99:(
89:·
82:·
75:·
68:·
41:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
