Andy Jones (footballer, born 1963)
Andrew Mark Jones (born 9 January 1963) is a former Wales international footballer. A striker, he won six caps at international level and scored one goal. In domestic football he made 336 league and cup appearances in the English Football League and scored 116 goals.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Andrew Mark Jones | ||
| Date of birth | 9 January 1963 | ||
| Place of birth | Wrexham, Wales | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1980–1981 | Wrexham | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1981–1985 | Rhyl | ||
| 1985–1987 | Port Vale | 90 | (47) |
| 1987–1990 | Charlton Athletic | 66 | (15) |
| 1989 | → Port Vale (loan) | 17 | (3) |
| 1990 | → Bristol City (loan) | 4 | (1) |
| 1990–1991 | Bournemouth | 40 | (8) |
| 1991–1993 | Leyton Orient | 59 | (13) |
| Poole Town | |||
| Havant Town | |||
| Total | 276 | (87) | |
| International career | |||
| Wales U16 | |||
| 1987–1989 | Wales | 6 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
After failing to make an impact at Wrexham, Jones found massive success in Welsh football with Rhyl. This earned him a chance in the English leagues with Port Vale in 1985. He took this chance in fine style, scoring 49 goals in 90 league appearances, helping the club to promotion out of the Fourth Division in 1985–86, and earning himself the club's Player of the Year award in 1986–87. His goal tally won him a £350,000 move to Charlton Athletic in September 1987. However, he did not find success at Charlton, and was loaned back to Port Vale and then to Bristol City. In October 1990 he signed with Bournemouth, before he moved on to his final club Leyton Orient a year later.