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Gary Jones

Gary Jones

Midfield - Central Midfield  at Retired
Age48
CitizenshipEngland
Height1.78 m
Footright
BornJune 3, 1977
👕500+ Apps ⚽50+ Goals 🎯50+ Assists ⏳Veteran
Market value —
Central Midfield Midfield

Career snapshot

6
clubs played for
00/01
debut season
0.11
goals / match
Rochdale AFC
top club · 349 apps

Career highs

€250k
peak value · 2010
€250k
top transfer fee · 01/02
19
best season · 10/11
17 · 24.3%
pens / of goals

Born the same day

Vasil Gigiadze
Midfield - Attacking Midfield · Retired

Shares 1977-06-03 · 1 player total

620Appearances
70Goals
52Assists
57Yellow cards
3Red cards
168Full matches (90′)
Full nameGary Jones
Name in home countryGary Roy Jones
Date of birth1977-06-03 (48 yrs)
Place of birthBirkenhead, England
CitizenshipEngland
PositionMidfield - Central Midfield (main: Midfield)
Footright
Height178.00 m
Current clubRetired
Joined2017-07-01
Contract expires—
Jul 2017
Transfer: Southport → Retired
17/18 · Transfer
May 2017
Transfer: Altrincham → Southport
16/17 · Return from loan
Dec 2016
Transfer: Southport → Altrincham
16/17 · Loan
Jul 2016
16/17 — Southport FC, Altrincham FC
27 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Aug 2015
Transfer: Notts County → Southport
15/16 · Transfer
Jul 2015
15/16 — Southport FC
42 matches · 5 G · 2 A · across 1 competition
Aug 2014
Transfer: Bradford → Notts County
14/15 · Transfer
Jul 2014
14/15 — Notts County
47 matches · 3 G · 4 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2013
13/14 — Bradford City
45 matches · 6 G · 7 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2012
12/13 — Bradford City
53 matches · 2 G · 11 A · across 5 competitions
Jul 2012
Transfer: Rochdale → Bradford
12/13 · Transfer
Jul 2011
11/12 — Rochdale AFC
50 matches · 6 G · 6 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2010
10/11 — Rochdale AFC
49 matches · 19 G · 3 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2009
09/10 — Rochdale AFC
37 matches · 4 G · 2 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2008
08/09 — Rochdale AFC
34 matches · 0 G · 3 A · across 5 competitions
Jul 2007
07/08 — Rochdale AFC
50 matches · 7 G · 5 A · across 5 competitions
Jul 2006
06/07 — Rochdale AFC
31 matches · 3 G · 4 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2005
05/06 — Rochdale AFC
46 matches · 4 G · 1 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2004
04/05 — Rochdale AFC
42 matches · 8 G · 4 A · across 3 competitions
Nov 2003
Transfer: Barnsley → Rochdale
03/04 · Transfer
Jul 2003
03/04 — Rochdale AFC
2 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2002
02/03 — Barnsley FC
32 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Nov 2001
Transfer: Rochdale → Barnsley
01/02 · Transfer · €250k
Jul 2001
01/02 — Rochdale AFC, Barnsley FC
29 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2000
00/01 — Rochdale AFC
2 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 1999
99/00 — Rochdale AFC
2 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jan 1998
Transfer: Swansea → Rochdale
97/98 · Transfer
Aug 1997
Transfer: Caernarfon → Swansea
97/98 · Transfer
Jan 1970
Peak market value: €250k
Highest valuation recorded in dataset
15,133 min
Minutes played by club
Rochdale AFC 32.0%
Altrincham FC 8.5%
Southport FC 4.8%
Notts County 7.4%
Bradford City 15.5%
Barnsley FC 31.9%
ClubSeasonsFirstLastMatchesGoalsAssistsMinutes
Rochdale AFC 12 00/01 99/00 349 51 28 4,835
Altrincham FC 1 16/17 16/17 15 1 0 1,283
Southport FC 2 15/16 16/17 54 5 2 726
Notts County 1 14/15 14/15 47 3 4 1,124
Bradford City 2 12/13 13/14 98 8 18 2,344
Barnsley FC 2 01/02 02/03 57 2 0 4,821

Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value

6€63K11€125K17€188K22€250K01/02 — 1 goals (Barnsley FC)101/0202/03 — 1 goals (Barnsley FC)102/0304/05 — 8 goals (Rochdale AFC)04/05 — 4 assists1204/0505/06 — 4 goals (Rochdale AFC)05/06 — 1 assists505/0606/07 — 3 goals (Rochdale AFC)06/07 — 4 assists706/0707/08 — 7 goals (Rochdale AFC)07/08 — 5 assists1207/0808/09 — 3 assists308/0909/10 — 4 goals (Rochdale AFC)09/10 — 2 assists609/1010/11 — 19 goals (Rochdale AFC)10/11 — 3 assists2210/1111/12 — 6 goals (Rochdale AFC)11/12 — 6 assists1211/1212/13 — 2 goals (Bradford City)12/13 — 11 assists1312/1313/14 — 6 goals (Bradford City)13/14 — 7 assists1313/1414/15 — 3 goals (Notts County)14/15 — 4 assists714/1515/16 — 5 goals (Southport FC)15/16 — 2 assists715/1616/17 — 1 goals (Altrincham FC)116/1710/11 — €250K14/15 — €75K15/16 — €75KGoalsAssistsMarket value

Goals by season

00/01: 0000/0101/02: 1101/0202/03: 1102/0303/04: 0003/0404/05: 8804/0505/06: 4405/0606/07: 3306/0707/08: 7707/0808/09: 0008/0909/10: 4409/1010/11: 191910/1111/12: 6611/1212/13: 2212/1313/14: 6613/1414/15: 3314/1515/16: 5515/1616/17: 1116/1799/00: 0099/00

Assists by season

00/01: 0000/0101/02: 0001/0202/03: 0002/0303/04: 0003/0404/05: 4404/0505/06: 1105/0606/07: 4406/0707/08: 5507/0808/09: 3308/0909/10: 2209/1010/11: 3310/1111/12: 6611/1212/13: 111112/1313/14: 7713/1414/15: 4414/1515/16: 2215/1616/17: 0016/1799/00: 0099/00
SeasonCompetitionClubMatchesGoalsAssistsYCRCMinutes
99/00 EFL Trophy Rochdale AFC 2 0 0 0 0 0
16/17 FA Cup Southport FC 0 0 0 0 0 0
16/17 National League Southport FC 12 0 0 1 0 0
16/17 National League North Altrincham FC 15 1 0 0 0 1,283
15/16 National League Southport FC 42 5 2 3 1 726
14/15 EFL Trophy Notts County 2 0 0 0 0 0
14/15 FA Cup Notts County 1 0 0 0 0 0
14/15 League Cup Notts County 1 0 0 0 0 0
14/15 League One Notts County 43 3 4 2 1 1,124
13/14 FA Cup Bradford City 1 0 0 0 0 0
13/14 League Cup Bradford City 0 0 0 0 0 0
13/14 League One Bradford City 44 6 7 4 0 651
12/13 EFL Trophy Bradford City 1 0 0 0 0 0
12/13 FA Cup Bradford City 3 0 0 0 0 0
12/13 League Cup Bradford City 8 0 4 0 0 0
12/13 League Two Bradford City 38 2 7 5 0 1,693
12/13 League Two Play-Offs Bradford City 3 0 0 0 0 0
11/12 EFL Trophy Rochdale AFC 1 0 0 0 0 0
11/12 FA Cup Rochdale AFC 1 0 0 0 0 0
11/12 League Cup Rochdale AFC 3 1 1 1 0 300
11/12 League One Rochdale AFC 45 5 5 2 0 810
10/11 FA Cup Rochdale AFC 1 0 0 0 0 0
10/11 League Cup Rochdale AFC 2 2 0 0 0 90
10/11 League One Rochdale AFC 46 17 3 3 0 240
09/10 FA Cup Rochdale AFC 2 0 1 0 0 0
09/10 League Cup Rochdale AFC 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/10 League Two Rochdale AFC 34 4 1 2 0 702
08/09 EFL Trophy Rochdale AFC 1 0 0 0 0 0
08/09 FA Cup Rochdale AFC 2 0 2 1 0 0
08/09 League Cup Rochdale AFC 1 0 0 0 0 0
08/09 League Two Rochdale AFC 28 0 1 0 0 0
08/09 League Two Play-Offs Rochdale AFC 2 0 0 1 0 0
07/08 EFL Trophy Rochdale AFC 1 0 0 0 0 0
07/08 FA Cup Rochdale AFC 1 0 0 1 0 0
07/08 League Cup Rochdale AFC 2 0 0 0 0 0
07/08 League Two Rochdale AFC 43 7 5 3 0 545
07/08 League Two Play-Offs Rochdale AFC 3 0 0 1 0 0
06/07 EFL Trophy Rochdale AFC 2 0 0 0 0 0
06/07 FA Cup Rochdale AFC 2 0 0 0 0 0
06/07 League Two Rochdale AFC 27 3 4 2 0 772
05/06 EFL Trophy Rochdale AFC 2 0 0 0 0 0
05/06 FA Cup Rochdale AFC 1 0 0 0 0 0
05/06 League Cup Rochdale AFC 1 0 0 0 1 0
05/06 League Two Rochdale AFC 42 4 1 6 0 943
04/05 FA Cup Rochdale AFC 2 0 0 0 0 0
04/05 League Cup Rochdale AFC 1 0 0 0 0 0
04/05 League Two Rochdale AFC 39 8 4 6 0 433
03/04 FA Cup Rochdale AFC 1 0 0 1 0 0
03/04 League Two Rochdale AFC 1 0 0 0 0 0
02/03 League Cup Barnsley FC 1 0 0 0 0 0
02/03 Second Division Barnsley FC 31 1 0 7 0 2,614
01/02 FA Cup Rochdale AFC 2 0 0 1 0 0
01/02 First Division Barnsley FC 25 1 0 4 0 2,207
01/02 League Cup Rochdale AFC 2 0 0 0 0 0
00/01 League Cup Rochdale AFC 2 0 0 0 0 0
SeasonDateFromToTypeMarket valueFee
97/98 1997-08-01 Caernarfon Swansea Transfer 0 —
97/98 1998-01-16 Swansea Rochdale Transfer 0 —
01/02 2001-11-30 Rochdale Barnsley Transfer 0 €250k
03/04 2003-11-12 Barnsley Rochdale Transfer 0 —
12/13 2012-07-01 Rochdale Bradford Transfer 250000 —
14/15 2014-08-07 Bradford Notts County Transfer 250000 —
15/16 2015-08-06 Notts County Southport Transfer 75000 —
16/17 2016-12-09 Southport Altrincham Loan 75000 —
16/17 2017-05-31 Altrincham Southport Return from loan 75000 —
17/18 2017-07-01 Southport Retired Transfer 0 —

No recorded injuries.

Current—
Peak€250k
Low—
Δ since start−€250k
—€63k€125k€188k€250k197019701970
DateValue
Jan 1, 1970 —
Jan 1, 1970 €75k
Jan 1, 1970 €75k
Jan 1, 1970 —
Jan 1, 1970 €250k

No national team data.

TeammatePPG played withJoint goalsMinutes
Adam Le Fondre 2 3 0
Jean-Louis Akpa Akpro 1 3 0
Will Atkinson 2 0 0
Jon McLaughlin 1 0 0

Single-season peaks across competitions in this player's career.

Top goalscoring seasons

SeasonCompetitionClubGoalsMatches
10/11 League One Rochdale AFC 17 46
04/05 League Two Rochdale AFC 8 39
07/08 League Two Rochdale AFC 7 43

Top assist seasons

SeasonCompetitionClubAssistsMatches
13/14 League One Bradford City 7 44
12/13 League Two Bradford City 7 38
07/08 League Two Rochdale AFC 5 43

Every loan spell across this player's career.

SeasonDateFromToTypeFeeValue at transfer
16/17 2017-05-31 Altrincham Southport Return from loan — €75k
16/17 2016-12-09 Southport Altrincham Loan — €75k

Teams faced most often by Gary Jones's clubs during seasons he played in those competitions (team-level results, not personal head-to-head goals — see disclaimer above).

OpponentPWDLGFGAGDWin %
Chesterfield FC 52 18 18 16 63 56 +7 35%
Peterborough United 50 15 9 26 62 76 -14 30%
Port Vale FC 46 16 12 18 52 56 -4 35%
Bury FC 44 18 12 14 63 46 +17 41%
Milton Keynes Dons 44 12 10 22 61 79 -18 27%
Shrewsbury Town 44 19 10 15 65 57 +8 43%
Walsall FC 44 17 15 12 68 50 +18 39%
Colchester United 42 20 11 11 69 51 +18 48%
Swindon Town 42 13 12 17 49 57 -8 31%
Oldham Athletic 42 17 10 15 57 62 -5 40%
Scunthorpe United 42 15 14 13 51 50 +1 36%
Doncaster Rovers 36 12 10 14 40 46 -6 33%

Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.

Season / YearMilestoneDate
00/01 Senior debut season
01/02 First senior goal
11/12 Goal #50 (career)

Yellow / second-yellow / red cards per season. Only seasons with at least one card are shown.

SeasonMatchesMinsYC2nd YCRCCards / 90′
16/17 27 1,283 1 0 0 0.07
15/16 42 726 3 0 1 0.5
14/15 47 1,124 2 0 1 0.24
13/14 45 651 4 0 0 0.55
12/13 53 1,693 5 0 0 0.27
11/12 50 1,110 3 0 0 0.24
10/11 49 330 3 0 0 0.82
09/10 37 702 2 0 0 0.26
08/09 34 0 2 0 0 0
07/08 50 545 5 0 0 0.83
06/07 31 772 2 0 0 0.23
05/06 46 943 6 0 1 0.67
04/05 42 433 6 0 0 1.25
03/04 2 0 1 0 0 0
02/03 32 2,614 7 0 0 0.24
01/02 29 2,207 5 0 0 0.2

Output by competition

Career goals and assists broken down by tournament.

League One
178 apps
31 G
19 A
League Two
252 apps
28 G
23 A
National League
54 apps
5 G
2 A
League Cup
25 apps
3 G
5 A
National League North
15 apps
1 G
0 A
Second Division
31 apps
1 G
0 A
First Division
25 apps
1 G
0 A
FA Cup
20 apps
0 G
3 A
EFL Trophy
12 apps
0 G
0 A
League Two Play-Offs
8 apps
0 G
0 A

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Who is Gary Jones?

Gary Jones is an England professional footballer who plays as a central midfield for Retired.

How old is Gary Jones?

Gary Jones is 48 years old. He was born on June 3, 1977 in Birkenhead.

What position does Gary Jones play?

Gary Jones plays as a central midfield (Midfield - Central Midfield).

What club does Gary Jones play for?

Gary Jones currently plays for Retired.

How many career goals has Gary Jones scored?

Across all senior club competitions in our dataset, Gary Jones has scored 70 goals in 620 appearances.