Background
He was born and died in Chester, made 170 Football League appearances for Chester City, and also played and managed in non-league football.
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Ray Jones
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Playing and Managerial Unfortunately, Jones and his namesake and fellow full-back Bryn Jones suffered fractured legs in a match against Aldershot twelve months later. The pair missed the remainder of the season as Chester fell out of promotion contention, with Ray not returning to action until October. He remained at the club until the end of the 1968-1969 season, with his final game being a 1–0 home defeat to Exeter City on 19 April 1969.
That was to be the last Football League match played by Jones, as he joined non–league side Runcorn.
He followed it up by playing for Oswestry Town, Bethesda Athletic and Colwyn Bay, where he became player–manager. Away from football he worked as an engineer
Jones died in July 2007 at the Hospice of the Good Shepherd near Chester.
Achievements
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Jones joined Chester as a schoolboy, making his first-team debut in a 1–0 win over Hartlepool United on 7 December 1962 in the number two shirt. By the 1964-1965 season Jones was a regular in the side, performing well when asked to mark George Best in an FA Cup tie against Manchester United in January 1965. He went on to have spells as manager of Rhyl, where he achieved three promotions, and Connah"s Quay Nomads.
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Nationality
United Kingdom