Background
Jones was born in Solihull, West Midlands.
Jones was born in Solihull, West Midlands.
When he left school in 1990, he joined Birmingham City as a YTS trainee, and turned professional two years later. A winger, he made his first and only Football League appearance in the Third Division on 14 September 1991, coming on as substitute for the injured Foley Okenla in a 1–1 draw at home to Peterborough United. His only other first-team game was in the League Cup, also as a substitute, and he left to join Moor Green in the 1993 close season.