1. Richard Glynn "Ritchie" Jones was born on 26 September 1986 and is an English former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.
33 Facts About Ritchie Jones
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Ritchie Jones is a product of the Manchester United youth system and was joined the club at the age of nine, Jones made five appearances for the first team, playing in the FA Cup and League Cup.
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Ritchie Jones appeared for the Manchester United first team five times during his career with the club.
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Ritchie Jones made his senior debut for United on 26 October 2005 in a League Cup game against Barnet.
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Ritchie Jones was named as a substitute in a Champions league game away to French team Lille.
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Ritchie Jones's goals helped United get to the final of two cup competitions.
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In January 2006, Ritchie Jones was sent on loan to Manchester United's "feeder club", Belgian Second Division club Royal Antwerp, to gain further first-team experience.
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Ritchie Jones's performances earned him praise from the Colchester United manager, Geraint Williams, saying Jones was a credit to his club, and though Jones expressed a desire to remain at Colchester, he returned to Manchester United at the end of his loan.
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Ritchie Jones was given the number 10 shirt, and made four appearances for the Tykes before returning to Manchester United.
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However, on 14 August 2007, Ritchie Jones signed for Yeovil Town on a short-term loan until 31 December 2007 to gain further first-team football.
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Ritchie Jones made his debut for Yeovil on 18 August 2007 against Port Vale.
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On 28 December 2007, Ritchie Jones returned to Manchester United as planned to compete for his place in United's first team.
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In March 2008, Ritchie Jones went on trial with Championship side Burnley for a week.
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Burnley manager Owen Coyle said he liked the look of Ritchie Jones, but felt it inappropriate to say any more while Ritchie Jones is under contract at another club.
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On 27 June 2008, it was announced that Ritchie Jones was to be released by Manchester United at the end of his contract on 30 June.
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On 4 July 2008, Ritchie Jones signed for Hartlepool United on a free transfer, beating off competition from Hearts and Tranmere Rovers.
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On 12 May 2010, Ritchie Jones was granted a free transfer from Hartlepool United.
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Two months later, on 7 July 2010, Ritchie Jones signed a one-year contract with Oldham Athletic, with the option to extend the deal by a further year, becoming Paul Dickov's first signing as Oldham manager.
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Later that month, Ritchie Jones was offered a new contract by the club.
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However, on 9 May 2011, Ritchie Jones declined Oldham's offer of a one-year extension to his contract, despite Dickov's keenness to keep him on.
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Ritchie Jones was then rumoured to be linked with a move to clubs from Major League Soccer.
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On 13 July 2011, Ritchie Jones joined Bradford City on a free transfer, signing a two-year contract.
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Ritchie Jones scored in the quarter-final against Port Vale to progress to the semi-final against Crewe Alexandra.
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On 11 December 2012, Ritchie Jones featured for Bradford in the famous victory over Arsenal in the League Cup quarter-final at Valley Parade.
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On 12 February 2013, Ritchie Jones signed for Rochdale until the end of the season.
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Ritchie Jones sustained an ankle injury and would only make three appearances for the club.
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On 11 September 2013, following a short trial with the San Jose Earthquakes in the United States, Ritchie Jones joined Grimsby Town on trial, and a few days later he joined the club on a rolling monthly contract.
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On 15 January 2014, Ritchie Jones signed with NASL club FC Edmonton.
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On 10 May 2015, Ritchie Jones captained the side against New York Cosmos and scored one of FC Edmonton's two goals.
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On 22 June 2016, FC Edmonton and Ritchie Jones mutually agreed to terminate his contract, in order to allow him to recuperate from a serious knee injury suffered in November 2015.
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Ritchie Jones has played for England at every level from Under-15 to Under-20, scoring the winning goal for the Under-17 side in the Nordic Championship final in Sweden.
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Ritchie Jones was a member of the England Under-19 squad that reached the final of the 2005 UEFA European Under-19 Championship, before losing out to France.
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Ritchie Jones acted as captain during some of these matches.