Ethan Jones (footballer)
Ethan Jones (born 4 April 1998) is an English footballer who plays for Southern League Premier Division Central side Hednesford Town, where he plays as a forward.
 Ethan Jones pictured in 2016 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ethan Anthony Jones[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 4 April 1998[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Dudley, England[2] | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Hednesford Town | ||
| Youth career | |||
| −2012 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | ||
| 2012–2016 | Shrewsbury Town | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2017 | Shrewsbury Town | 5 | (0) |
| 2016 | → Tranmere Rovers (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 2017 | → Stourbridge (loan) | 15 | (5) |
| 2017 | Southport | 8 | (1) |
| 2017–2018 | Halesowen Town | ||
| 2018–2019 | Newtown | 26 | (6) |
| 2019 | Hednesford Town | ||
| 2019 | Evesham United | ||
| 2019 | Halesowen Town | ||
| 2019 | Alvechurch | ||
| 2019– | Hednesford Town | 5 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23:00, 24 February 2020 (UTC) | |||
Club career
Born in Dudley and educated at High Arcal School,[2] Jones was in the youth ranks at Wolverhampton Wanderers before being released and joining Shrewsbury Town. After four years in Shrewsbury's youth system, he signed his first professional contract in October 2015, for two years with option for a third.[3]
On 30 January 2016, he had his first call-up to the senior squad, remaining unused in an FA Cup fourth round 3–2 home win over Sheffield Wednesday.[4] Jones made his first team and Football League debut on 8 May, the final day of the 2015–16 season, coming on as a 58th-minute substitute for Andy Mangan in a 3–0 League One loss away to Swindon Town.[5]
In September 2016, he moved to National League side Tranmere Rovers on a youth loan running until January 2017.[6] He was recalled following the sale of Andrew Mangan to Tranmere on 4 November,[7] before being sent out on loan again to Northern Premier League Premier Division side Stourbridge in February 2017 on an initial one-month deal.[8] His loan deal was later extended to the end of the season, with Jones participating in the club's unsuccessful play-off attempt as they lost out to Spennymoor Town in the final.[9] Shrewsbury opted not to extend Jones' contract on his return, and he left the club on the expiry of his contract in June 2017.[10]
Following his release from Shrewsbury, Jones joined National League North side Southport on 15 June 2017.[11] Later that year he left for a short stint at Halesowen Town, before joining Welsh Premier League side Newtown in January 2018.[12]
On 1 February 2019, Jones joined Hednesford Town.[13] On 9 March 2019, the club announced, that Jones had left the club.[14]
In July 2019, Jones joined Halesowen Town, in November 2019 he then moved to Alvechurch.
On 19 December 2019, Jones rejoined Hednesford Town.[15]
Career statistics
- As of match played 27 April 2018.
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Shrewsbury Town | 2015–16[16] | League One | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | − | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2016–17[17] | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Total | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 0 | ||
| Tranmere Rovers (loan) | 2016–17[17] | National League | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | − | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
| Stourbridge (loan) | 2016–17[18] | Northern Premier League Premier Division |
15 | 5 | − | − | 2 | 0 | 17 | 5 | ||
| Southport | 2017−18[19] | National League North | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | − | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | |
| Appearance data for Halesowen Town unavailable | ||||||||||||
| Newtown | 2017−18[19] | Welsh Premier League | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 5 |
| Career total | 42 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 48 | 11 | ||
References
- "EFL: Club retained and released lists published". English Football League. 23 June 2016. Retrieved 30 June 2016.
- "Shrew Kid on the Block". Shrewsweb. Retrieved 8 May 2016.
- "Academy scholar Ethan Jones signs for Town". Shropshire Star. 15 October 2015. Retrieved 8 May 2016.
- "Town 3 Sheff Wed 2 – Report and pictures". Shropshire Star. 30 January 2016. Retrieved 9 May 2016.
- "Swindon Town v Shrewsbury Town". BBC Sport. 8 May 2016. Retrieved 8 May 2016.
- "Ethan Jones: Shrewsbury Town striker joins Tranmere Rovers on loan". BBC Sport. 12 September 2016. Retrieved 12 September 2016.
- "Mangan moves on". Shrewsweb. 4 November 2016. Retrieved 4 November 2016.
- "Ethan Jones joins Stourbridge". Shrewsweb. 3 February 2017. Retrieved 3 February 2017.
- "Loan update". Shrewsweb. 2 May 2017. Retrieved 2 May 2017.
- "Town announce retain list". Shrewsweb. 2 May 2017. Retrieved 2 May 2017.
- "Striker Ethan Jones signs". Southport F.C. 15 June 2017. Retrieved 15 June 2017.
- "Newtown bolster attack with signing of ex-Shrewsbury star". Powys County Times. 2 February 2018. Retrieved 20 February 2018.
- Two New Faces Added To Pitmen Squad, hednesfordtownfc.com, 1 February 2019
- Archer Heads Out On Loan, hednesfordtownfc.com, 9 March 2019
- "Striker arrives at Keys Park". Hednesford Town. Retrieved 19 December 2019.
- "Games played by Ethan Jones in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
- "Games played by Ethan Jones in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
- "Ethan Jones Stourbridge statistics". Stourbridge F.C. Retrieved 5 February 2017.
- "Ethan Jones Soccerway". Soccerway. Retrieved 13 August 2017.
External links
- Ethan Jones at Soccerbase
- Ethan Jones at Soccerway