Robert Reuben Jones (born 1902 in

Gateshead Gateshead () is a town in the Gateshead Metropolitan Borough of Tyne and Wear, England. It is on the River Tyne's southern bank. The town's attractions include the twenty metre tall Angel of the North sculpture on the town's southern outskirts, ...

) was a former

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby lea ...

who played as an

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. After playing for High Fell F.C. he joined Liverpool for the 1920 - 21 season, then

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for the 1921-22 season. He played two league games for the Terriers, scoring one goal.

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1902 births Year of death missing Footballers from Gateshead Men's association football outside forwards English Football League players Huddersfield Town A.F.C. players English men's footballers {{England-footy-forward-1900s-stub