Jones was born in Upton-upon-Severn and was released by his first club, Portsmouth, when they disbanded their reserve team, Jones joined Bournemouth in August 1965 and after a season in the reserves he established himself as first choice under manager Freddie Cox and after making 177 appearances for the Cherries he earned a move north to Second Division Blackburn Rovers.
He moved on to Newcastle United but failed to establish himself on Tyneside and left for Stoke City in February 1977. He played 41 games in 1977-1978 as Stoke failed to gain promotion but a dramatic final day victory over N ottinghamshire County saw Stoke finish in third place in 1978-1979 securing a return to the top flight. He began the 1979-1980 season as first choice under Alan Durban but lost his place to Peter Fox and at the end of the campaign was sold to Derby County.
He played 46 times for the Rams in 1980-1981 winning the club"s player of the year award in the process.
Whilst at Derby he played four matches on loan at Birmingham City and ended his career with York City. After his playing career finished he coached at York City and Sunderland, and later became kit manager for Swindon Town.
Rovers were relegated in 1970-1971 in 21st position and after three failed attempts to gain a return they won the Third Division title in 1974-1975. With the Minstermen he helped them to win the Fourth Division title in 1983-1984. He won one cap for England at under-23 level, in a 1–0 defeat away to Hungary under-23 on 30 May 1968.
