Peter Jones

*Indicates unconfirmed information. Figures in brackets after English team names indicate all appearances made and goals scored in competitive matches for Football League clubs from 1888 onwards. For Scottish League clubs the figures show details of all competitive appearances and goals scored from 1946/47 onwards.

Peter Jones

Appearances: 13+2 Goals: 12

Date / Year of birth: 1943*

Position: Striker

Season of first appearance: 1967/68

Season of last appearance: 1967/68

Also played for: Crystal Palace (0), Tunbridge Wells Rangers, Bedford Town, Hastings United, Dover, Folkestone, Crawley Town and Worthing United

Burly 6' 2" tall player born in Wales who started his career with Crystal Palace before joining Tunbridge Wells Rangers in the summer of 1966. Peter played as a centre-back at that time.

At the end of the 1966/67 season he moved to Bedford on trial and Peter was still with the club at the start of the 1967/68 campaign.

In September 1967 he left Bedford for Hastings and began playing as a striker. Peter was sent off in a 7-1 defeat at Margate on 29.1.68. Despite being Hastings' leading scorer his contract was cancelled in March 1968 and Peter then joined Margate on a short-term deal.

He made his debut in a 4-0 defeat at King's Lynn in the Southern League on 30.3.68 and Peter went on to score 12 times in only 15 appearances (two as a substitute) before the end of the 1967/68 campaign. On 13.4.68 he featured as a sub in the 2nd Leg of the Southern League Cup Final at Ramsgate which finished 0-0.

Peter's impressive goal tally included doubles in a 6-0 win at Sheppey on 18.4.68, a 3-2 win at Canterbury on 24.4.68 and a 5-1 win at his old club Hastings on 11.5.68 but at the end of the season he was released.

Peter joined Dover for the 1968/69 campaign and scored 13 goals during the season, including two in a 4-4 draw with Margate on 26.12.68.

He joined Folkestone for the start of 1969/70 and scored five goals in 30 appearances there before leaving the club at the end of the season.

Peter joined Crawley in the summer of 1970.

He later had a spell with Worthing which included the 1977/78 campaign.

SEASON (CLUB)

FULL (MAX)

SUB

GLS

 

FAC

SLC

KSC

KFC

KSS

1967/68 (MFC)

13 (82)

2

12

SOUTHERN LEAGUE PREMIER DIVISION (8TH OF 22)

2R

W

1R

GR

N/A

     Played (as sub) in Southern League Cup Final 2nd Leg (13.04.68 - drew 0-0 at Ramsgate Athletic).