19 Facts About Joey Jones

Joseph Patrick Jones was born on 4 March 1955 and is a Welsh former footballer who played as a full-back.

Joey Jones is known for his long association with Wrexham, playing for the club in three separate stints, and has been involved in the coaching set-up on-and-off since the early 1990s, including a brief spell as caretaker manager in 2001.

Joey Jones was born in Llandudno, and joined Wrexham in 1971.

Joey Jones did win the Welsh Cup with the club in 1975, when they beat Cardiff City in the final.

Joey Jones established himself as a right-back and helped Wrexham to the quarter-finals of the FA Cup in 1974, the first time the club had reached that stage.

In 1977, Joey Jones was part of the treble-chasing Liverpool team which won the League championship and reached the finals of the FA Cup and European Cup.

Joey Jones was in and out of the side the following year, with the renaissance of Tommy Smith and the emergence of young Scottish defender Alan Hansen severely reducing his first team opportunities.

Joey Jones left in the summer of 1978 after exactly 100 appearances, in which he scored 3 goals.

Joey Jones was sent off on his debut against Carlisle United at Brunton Park.

However, Joey Jones's committed attitude and pre-match fist-clenching ritual eventually made him a cult hero among the fans.

Joey Jones proved instrumental in Chelsea's successful battle to avoid relegation to the Third Division.

Joey Jones finished his Chelsea career with 78 league appearances and 2 goals.

Joey Jones joined Huddersfield in the summer of 1985 from Chelsea, and was named Town's player of the year in his first season.

Joey Jones made his Wales debut in November 1975 against Austria.

Joey Jones went on to win 72 caps, scoring one goal, his last action coming in a friendly away to Canada in May 1986.

Joey Jones underwent cardiac surgery in 2002 and has since scaled down his commitments with Wrexham, where he worked as the Under 18's and Reserve team coach until his retirement in 2017.

Joey Jones returned to the club in the position of youth team ambassador in 2021.

Also in 2005, Joey Jones was named as Wrexham's ultimate Cult Hero on BBC's Football Focus.

Joey Jones is much respected by Liverpool supporters and he finished in 63rd place in the 2006 poll of all-time favourite Liverpool players.