Full name
Richard Lewis JONES
Date of birth
November 6th, 1867 - Chirk
First joined
February 1885 [amateur]
First team debut
October 23rd, 1886 vs. Watford Rovers (Away)
Last match played
March 13th, 1897 vs. Wolverton London and North Western Railway (Away)
Richard Lewis JONES
Date of birth
November 6th, 1867 - Chirk
First joined
February 1885 [amateur]
First team debut
October 23rd, 1886 vs. Watford Rovers (Away)
Last match played
March 13th, 1897 vs. Wolverton London and North Western Railway (Away)
Positions
IRA
OR
OL
CF
RHB
ILA
IRA
OR
OL
CF
RHB
ILA
International eligibility
WALES
No international caps.
WALESNo international caps.
An amateur inside left, Jones won 17 county caps whilst at Swindon, before becoming the club's first professional skipper. He won the Wiltshire Cup with four different teams - Swindon Town, Swindon Town Reserves, Trowbridge Town and Bridge St. Victoria.
It is possible that Jones holds the record for the quickest ever hat-trick scored for the Town. In Swindon's first season in the Southern League (1894/1895), though obviously impossible, Jones claimed that he scored a hat-trick "without an opposition player touching the ball" in the home match with Ilford, played at the Croft.
Playing Record
Senior
| Season | NON-LGE | POST-SEASON | FA CUP | OTHER | TOTAL | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Gls | Apps | Gls | Apps | Gls | Apps | Gls | Apps | Gls | |
| 1896/97 | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 1 |
| 1895/96 | 12 | 3 | - | - | 3 | - | - | - | 15 | 3 |
| 1894/95 | 12 | 3 | 1 | - | 2 | 2 | - | - | 15 | 5 |
| 1893/94 | - | - | - | - | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 |
| 1892/93 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 4 | - | - | 2 | 4 |
| 1891/92 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| 1890/91 | - | - | - | - | 3 | 3 | - | - | 3 | 3 |
| 1889/90 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| 1888/89 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| 1887/88 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - |
| 1886/87 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | - | - | 2 | 1 |
| TOTAL | 27 | 7 | 1 | - | 20 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 49 | 24 |
Reserve and Youth Team Appearances
Note that appearance data for reserve and youth teams may not be complete. Expand for more information.
Career details
| Club | Details |
|---|---|
St. Mark's Cambrians
St. Mark's Cambrians |
|
Swindon Town
Swindon |
February 1885 (amateur) |
|
Swindon Anchor
Swindon Anchor |
|
London Welsh
London Welsh |
October 1894 |
|
Swindon Wanderers
Swindon Wanderers |
November 1894 |
Reading
Reading |
December 1894 (amateur) |
|
Bridge Street Victoria
Bridge Street Victoria |
|
|
Swindon Town
Swindon |
March 11th, 1895 (signed professional contract) |
Trowbridge Town
Trowbridge Town |
September 25th, 1897 |
|
London Welsh
London Welsh |
October 1897 |
|
Swindon Town
Swindon |
March 1898 (amateur) |
|
Shepherd's Bush
Shepherd's Bush |
March 1899 |
Clapton
Clapton |
|
|
Chester Rovers
Chester Rovers |
|
|
Oswestry
Oswestry |
|
Leamington Town
Leamington Town |