Jackery Jones (16 March 1877 – 20 August 1945) was an English

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, who played over 300 games in the

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for

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. He is a member of the club's Hall of Fame.

Career

Jones joined

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in June 1900, aged 23. He made his first team debut on 2 September 1901 in a 2–0 win v Nottingham Forest (at Molineux, the first of 111 consecutive appearances. Playing as a full-back, he missed only a handful of games during that decade, setting a club record of 5 ever-present seasons in the process. He was part of Wolves' 1908 FA Cup triumph, when they defeated

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in the final to become the lowest ranked Football League side ever to win the trophy (after finishing 9th in the second tier). An ankle injury in 1910 effectively ended his playing career, although he did not formally retire until 1913. He then served the club as an assistant trainer until the end of the decade. He died aged 68, on 20 August 1945.

References

External links

Hall of Fame induction announcement
{{DEFAULTSORT:Jones, Jackery 1877 births 1945 deaths Footballers from Wellington, Shropshire English men's footballers English Football League players Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. players English Football League representative players Men's association football fullbacks