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Paul Jones
Personal information
Full name	Paul Bernard Jones
Date of birth	13 May 1953 (age 70)
Place of birth	Ellesmere Port, England
Height	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Position(s)	Defender
Youth career
	Bolton Wanderers
Senior career*
Years	Team
1970–1983	Bolton Wanderers
1983–1985	Huddersfield Town
1985–1987	Oldham Athletic
1987–1988	Blackpool
1988–1989	Rochdale
1989–1990	Stockport County
Total
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Paul Bernard Jones (born 13 May 1953) is a former professional footballer who played as a defender in the Football League for Bolton Wanderers, where he spent most of his career, Huddersfield Town, Oldham Athletic, Blackpool, Rochdale and Stockport County.^[2] He was educated at Ellesmere Port Grammar school, where he was spotted by a Bolton scout; as were Barry Siddall and Neil Whatmore.^[3] Paul also made the Full England Squad in 1977 but did not make an appearance.

After his playing career ended he spent time scouting for former club Bolton Wanderers, Hull City and Crystal Palace and in 2009 completed a spell coaching in Hunan Province, China.^[4]

References edit

^ Dunk, Peter, ed. (1987). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1987–88. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 66. ISBN 978-0-356-14354-5.
^ "Paul Jones". UK A–Z Transfers. Neil Brown. Retrieved 26 October 2009.
^ "A Short History of The Whitby High School 1959-2009" (PDF). The Whitby High School. Retrieved 2 January 2017.
^ Keeling, Peter (30 April 2009). "Blast from the Past : Paul Jones : Bolton legend". Professional Footballers' Association. Archived from the original on 18 June 2009. Retrieved 26 October 2009.