Background
He is the son of Brynley Jones, the former Welsh Professional Football player who played in The Football League for Chester as a midfielder.
He is the son of Brynley Jones, the former Welsh Professional Football player who played in The Football League for Chester as a midfielder.
He is also club captain at Bury. Jones is recognised for his quick pace and accurate passing, and plays on both the right and left wings, as well as in an integral, central role, behind the forward line. He previously played for Welsh clubs Airbus United Kingdom Broughton, Aberystwyth Town, Rhyl, and The New Saints.
Jones" career started with Airbus United Kingdom Broughton and Aberystwyth Town.
He joined Rhyl in the May 2007, winning a Welsh Premier League championship medal with the club and representing them in Europe. He then joined The New Saints in May 2009.
He played for the club in qualifying rounds of the Union of European Football Associations Champions League, against clubs such as Helsingborg, Anderlecht, and Bohemians scoring in both home legs against the Belgian and Irish champions. In July 2012, he played his final matches for The New Saints playing a significant role in both legs of the second-round qualifying matches of the Union of European Football Associations Champions League against Swedish Treble-winning side (comprising Super Cup, League and Swedish Cup titles) Helsingborg.
In total he scored 25 goals in 111 appearances for the club
In January 2012 he went on trial with Leeds United for seven days. After attracting interest from several English League and European Clubs, Jones signed a two-year deal with League One club Bury in August 2012, after Bury paid out an undisclosed fee for his services from TNS. On the 14 December 2013, before Bury"s match against Northampton, Craig was named as the club"s new captain by new Bury manager David Flitcroft. He was selected for the senior semi-pro team for the 2008 Four Nations, scoring a hat-trick against Gibraltar.
His father Brynley was also a professional football player, having played for Chester City in the Football League, as well as Bangor City and Oswestry Town. with Rhyl.