Keith Jones (Welsh footballer)
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Keith Jones (23 October 1928 – 25 August 2007) was a Welsh international footballer. A goalkeeper, he made 295 league appearances in a 13-year career in the Football League, and won one cap for Wales in 1949.
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Keith Jones[1] | ||
Date of birth | (1928-10-23)23 October 1928[2] | ||
Place of birth | Nantyglo, Wales[2] | ||
Date of death | 25 August 2007(2007-08-25) (aged 78)[3] | ||
Place of death | Redditch, England | ||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
Youth career | |||
Stourport Swifts | |||
West Bromwich Albion | |||
Kidderminster Harriers | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1946–1957 | Aston Villa | 185 | (0) |
1957–1959 | Port Vale | 64 | (0) |
1959–1960 | Crewe Alexandra | 46 | (0) |
Total | 295 | (0) | |
International career | |||
1949 | Wales | 1 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
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He spent May 1946 to July 1957 at Aston Villa, and made 199 appearances in all competitions, though was usually the club's second-choice goalkeeper. He was sold on to Port Vale for £3,500, and helped the "Valiants" to win the Fourth Division title in 1958–59. He moved on to Crewe Alexandra in April 1959, before leaving the club the following year.