Lloyd Jones (English footballer)
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Lloyd Richard Jones[1] | ||
Date of birth | [2] | 7 October 1995||
Place of birth | Plymouth, England | ||
Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)[3] | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Charlton Athletic | ||
Number | 2 | ||
Youth career | |||
2006–2011 | Plymouth Argyle | ||
2011–2014 | Liverpool | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2013–2018 | Liverpool | 0 | (0) |
2015 | → Cheltenham Town (loan) | 6 | (0) |
2015 | → Accrington Stanley (loan) | 11 | (1) |
2015–2016 | → Blackpool (loan) | 10 | (0) |
2016–2017 | → Swindon Town (loan) | 24 | (2) |
2018–2020 | Luton Town | 6 | (0) |
2019 | → Plymouth Argyle (loan) | 9 | (1) |
2020 | → Northampton Town (loan) | 7 | (0) |
2020–2021 | Northampton Town | 27 | (0) |
2021–2023 | Cambridge United | 61 | (4) |
2023– | Charlton Athletic | 15 | (0) |
International career | |||
2011–2012 | Wales U17 | 11 | (1) |
2012 | Wales U19 | 1 | (0) |
2014 | England U19 | 3 | (0) |
2014 | England U20 | 4 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:10, 31 October 2023 (UTC) |
Lloyd Richard Jones (born 7 October 1995) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for Charlton Athletic.
Club career
Liverpool
Liverpool signed Lloyd Jones in May 2011 from Plymouth Argyle for a sum of £150,000.[4]
The large figure of Jones quickly became a regular starter for Liverpool's Under-21 squad during the 2012–13 season. He was rewarded with his good performances by earning a call up to the senior squad on 12 May 2013 for Liverpool's Premier League encounter against Fulham. He was an unused substitute in the 3–1 victory for Liverpool.[5] In July 2013, he signed a three-year professional deal with the club.[6]
Jones captained the Reserve team for the latter part of the 2013–14 campaign & throughout the 2014–15 season.
Various loan spells
On 1 January 2015, Lloyd Jones signed a six-week loan deal with Cheltenham Town along with fellow reserve teammates Kevin Stewart and Jack Dunn.[7] He made his Cheltenham, and senior debut, on 3 January in a League Two match against Oxford United which saw Cheltenham win 2–1.[8][9][10]
On 12 March 2015, Jones joined Accrington Stanley on a six weeks loan.[11]
On 3 August 2015, Jones signed a season long loan with Blackpool.[12] On 30 September 2015, he suffered a serious injury being out for 6 months injuring both knee & ankle in the same tackle.[13]
On 6 August 2016, Jones signed new 2-year contract with Liverpool and on the same day, he was loaned to Swindon Town.[14]
Luton Town
On 31 January 2018, Jones joined Luton Town for an undisclosed fee.[15] He returned to Luton's League One rivals Plymouth Argyle on 31 January 2019 on loan until the end of 2018–19.[16]
Northampton Town
Jones was loaned to League Two club Northampton Town on 31 January 2020 until the end of the 2019–20 season.[17] His debut came a day later in a 1–0 win away to Macclesfield Town,[18] which manager Keith Curle described as "a very solid performance".[19] He made seven appearances by the time the season was suspended because of the COVID-19 pandemic in England.[20][21] Northampton finished in seventh place on points per game,[22] but with his Luton contract expiring at the end of June and another club showing an interest in signing him, Jones chose not to participate in the play-offs to avoid an injury.[21][23][24] However, the proposed move fell through and Jones failed to find a club in the summer transfer window.[21]
Northampton were promoted to League One with victory in the 2020 League Two play-off final,[25] and Jones returned to the club in October to train with them.[21] As a result of English Football League rules restricting clubs in League One to 22-man squads, Northampton could only offer Jones a contract in December, after they were able to remove another player from their squad list.[23] He re-signed for the club on 29 December on a contract until the end of the season.[20] His first appearance after returning came later that day in a 3–1 home win over Gillingham, a result that ended a run of four consecutive defeats.[21][26] After making six successive league starts and helping the team keep three clean sheets, manager Curle praised Jones' efforts to win back his trust.[24] However, Northampton lost their next match 1–0 at home to Wigan Athletic,[27] resulting in Curle being dismissed a day later with the club in 23rd place, and was replaced by caretaker manager Jon Brady.[28] Jones had played every minute of Northampton's 16 league matches since rejoining the club by mid-March 2021, with the team keeping seven clean sheets, and was named as captain by Brady for the first time in a 2–1 away defeat to Charlton Athletic on 9 March.[29][30]
Cambridge United
On 8 June 2021 Jones signed for newly promoted Cambridge United.[31]
Charlton Athletic
On 30 June 2023, Jones signed for Charlton Athletic on a two-year deal.[32]
International career
Jones is eligible to represent his birth country England as well as Wales through his Welsh father. He made eleven appearances for the Welsh under-17s scoring once. He earned one cap for the Welsh U19s before switching allegiance to England in October 2013, having rejected a call-up to the Welsh U21s.[33] He got called up for the England U19s for their 2014 UEFA European Under-19 Championship elite qualification matches in May 2014. Jones featured in all three matches. Four months later he made his debut for the U20s in a friendly against Romania. He has played four times for the U20s.
Career statistics
- As of match played 31 October 2023
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Liverpool | 2013–14[34] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2014–15[35] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
2015–16[36] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||||
2016–17[37] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||||
2017–18[38] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Cheltenham Town (loan) | 2014–15[35] | League Two | 6 | 0 | — | — | — | 6 | 0 | |||
Accrington Stanley (loan) | 2014–15[35] | League Two | 11 | 1 | — | — | — | 11 | 1 | |||
Blackpool (loan) | 2015–16[36] | League One | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
Swindon Town (loan) | 2016–17[37] | League One | 24 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2[a] | 0 | 29 | 2 |
Luton Town | 2017–18[38] | League Two | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
2018–19[39] | League One | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3[a] | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
2019–20[40] | Championship | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | 8 | 1 | ||
Total | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 1 | ||
Plymouth Argyle (loan) | 2018–19[39] | League One | 9 | 1 | — | — | — | 9 | 1 | |||
Northampton Town (loan) | 2019–20[40] | League Two | 7 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||
Northampton Town | 2020–21[27] | League One | 27 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0 | ||
Total | 34 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 34 | 0 | ||||
Cambridge United | 2021–22[41] | League One | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 28 | 0 |
2022–23[42] | 36 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 41 | 4 | ||
Total | 61 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 69 | 4 | ||
Charlton Athletic | 2023–24[43] | League One | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 |
Career total | 176 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 198 | 9 |
- ^ a b c d Appearances in EFL Trophy
Honours
Individual
- Cambridge United Player of the Year: 2022–23[44]
References
- ^ "EFL – Squad List 2020/21: Northampton Town – In Squad Players" (PDF). English Football League. p. 88. Retrieved 8 April 2021.
- ^ "Lloyd Jones: Overview". ESPN. Retrieved 8 April 2021.
- ^ "Lloyd Jones: Overview". Premier League. Retrieved 8 April 2021.
- ^ "Liverpool prospect Lloyd Jones grateful to home club Plymouth Argyle". The Herald. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 2 January 2015.
- ^ "Fulham 1 – 3 Liverpool". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2 January 2015.
- ^ "Liverpool defender Lloyd Jones has signed a professional deal at Anfield". Sky Sports. 3 July 2013. Retrieved 6 January 2015.
- ^ "Liverpool youngsters to join Cheltenham on month's loan". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2 January 2015.
- ^ "Oxford Utd 1–2 Cheltenham". BBC Sport. 3 January 2015. Retrieved 3 January 2015.
- ^ "Jones extends Cheltenham loan deal". liverpoolfc.com. 2 February 2015. Retrieved 2 February 2015.
- ^ "Lloyd Jones returns to Liverpool after Cheltenham Town loan spell". International Business Times. 16 February 2015. Retrieved 18 February 2015.
- ^ "Lloyd Jones: Liverpool defender joins Accrington Stanley on loan". BBC Sport. 12 March 2015. Retrieved 12 March 2015.
- ^ "Jones joins Blackpool on loan". Liverpool F.C. Retrieved 10 July 2015.
- ^ "Jones extends Blackpool youth loan". Liverpool F.C. 3 August 2015. Retrieved 3 August 2015.
- ^ "Lloyd Jones signs new deal and joins Swindon on loan". Liverpool FC.
- ^ "Lloyd Jones joins the Hatters from Liverpool". Luton Town FC. 31 January 2018. Retrieved 31 January 2018.
- ^ "Lloyd Jones: Luton Town defender returns to Plymouth Argyle on loan". BBC Sport. 31 January 2019. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
- ^ "Lloyd Jones: Northampton sign centre-back on loan from Luton Town". BBC Sport. 31 January 2020. Retrieved 5 February 2020.
- ^ Heneghan, James (1 February 2020). "Morton's debut goal the difference as Cobblers march on with Macc victory". Northampton Chronicle & Echo. Retrieved 8 April 2021.
- ^ Heneghan, James (3 February 2020). "Jones impresses on debut as 'meticulous' set-piece work pays off again for Cobblers". Northampton Chronicle & Echo. Retrieved 8 April 2021.
- ^ a b Heneghan, James (29 December 2020). "Breaking: Cobblers sign Jones as Nuttall is taken off the squad list and Ballinger departs". Northampton Chronicle & Echo. Retrieved 8 April 2021.
- ^ a b c d e Heneghan, James (30 December 2020). "Curle impressed by Jones' 'hunger' after contract offer from another club 'fell through'". Northampton Chronicle & Echo. Retrieved 8 April 2021.
- ^ "League One & League Two clubs vote to end seasons early". BBC Sport. 9 June 2020. Retrieved 8 April 2021.
- ^ a b Heneghan, James (31 December 2020). "Jones is back at Cobblers with renewed hunger after pulling out of play-offs". Northampton Chronicle & Echo. Retrieved 8 April 2021.
- ^ a b Heneghan, James (9 February 2021). "Curle 'lost trust' in Jones after he pulled out of play-offs but Town boss praises defender for working hard to win it back". Northampton Chronicle & Echo. Retrieved 8 April 2021.
- ^ Pilnick, Brent (29 June 2020). "Exeter City 0–4 Northampton Town". BBC Sport. Retrieved 8 April 2021.
- ^ "Northampton Town 3–1 Gillingham". BBC Sport. 29 December 2020. Retrieved 8 April 2021.
- ^ a b "Games played by Lloyd Jones in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
- ^ "Keith Curle sacked as Northampton manager". Sky Sports. 10 February 2021. Retrieved 8 April 2021.
- ^ Heneghan, James (9 March 2021). "Cobblers drop back into bottom four after controversial defeat at Charlton". Northampton Chronicle & Echo. Retrieved 8 April 2021.
- ^ Heneghan, James (18 March 2021). "Brady heaps praise on 'inspirational' Jones and hails 'fantastic' spirit among Cobblers players". Northampton Chronicle & Echo. Retrieved 8 April 2021.
- ^ "Lloyd Jones joins United". Cambridge United. 8 June 2021. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
- ^ "DONE DEAL : ADDICKS COMPLETE LLOYD JONES SIGNING". Charlton Athletic Official Site. 30 June 2023. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
- ^ "Liverpool's Lloyd Jones rejects Wales Under-21s for England". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2 January 2015.
- ^ "Games played by Lloyd Jones in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 February 2015.
- ^ a b c "Games played by Lloyd Jones in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 February 2015.
- ^ a b "Games played by Lloyd Jones in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 February 2015.
- ^ a b "Games played by Lloyd Jones in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 February 2015.
- ^ a b "Games played by Lloyd Jones in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 February 2015.
- ^ a b "Games played by Lloyd Jones in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
- ^ a b "Games played by Lloyd Jones in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 April 2021.
- ^ "Games played by Lloyd Jones in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
- ^ "Games played by Lloyd Jones in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
- ^ "Games played by Lloyd Jones in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
- ^ "Lloyd Jones named Player of the Season, claims awards clean sweep". Cambridge United FC. 9 May 2023. Retrieved 12 May 2023.
External links
- Lloyd Jones at the Charlton Athletic F.C. website
- Lloyd Jones at Premier League
- 1995 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Plymouth, Devon
- English men's footballers
- Wales men's youth international footballers
- England men's youth international footballers
- Men's association football defenders
- Plymouth Argyle F.C. players
- Liverpool F.C. players
- Cheltenham Town F.C. players
- Accrington Stanley F.C. players
- Blackpool F.C. players
- Swindon Town F.C. players
- Luton Town F.C. players
- Northampton Town F.C. players
- Cambridge United F.C. players
- Charlton Athletic F.C. players
- English Football League players
- English people of Welsh descent