Sid Jones

Born in Rothwell, Jones began his career with local youth club Kippax Juniors. In May 1939, at the age of 18, he was signed to First Division team Arsenal in the Football League, but his career was put on hold with the outbreak of World War II. He would only make one wartime appearance for the Gunners. During the war, Jones made guest appearances for sixteen different clubs across the country. He began by making a single appearance for Manchester United in 1940–41, then one appearance for Doncaster Rovers in the same season. In 1941–42, he played nine times for Brighton & Hove Albion, scoring once, and played a further eleven games for the club in 1942–43. He played once each for Swansea Town, West Bromwich Albion and Blackburn Rovers. He also played twice for Millwall in the same season, having played seven times for the club in 1941–42. In the 1943–44 season, Jones made seven appearances for Everton and in 1944–45 played once for Bolton Wanderers and Grimsby Town and three times for Fulham. He made his solitary Arsenal appearance in the 1945–46 season, and also played a single game for Middlesbrough and Ipswich Town. Jones played for local club Leeds United on two occasions during the war years, making three appearances during the 1943–44 season and 11 appearances during the 1945–46 season. He made his debut for the club on 18 September 1943 in a 3–3 draw with Bradford City at Valley Parade. In December 1945, while stationed at Colchester Garrison with the army, Jones was…