Born in
Whaley Bridge,
Derbyshire, Jones played for Hayfield St Matthews before Liverpool manager
George Kay took him, aged seventeen, to
Anfield in September 1938. The
Second World War curtailed Jones' early career, although he did appear as a wartime guest for
York City,
Leeds United and
Reading. He served with the
South Lancashire Regiment (The Prince of Wales's Volunteers),
British Army. In January 1946,
Sergeant (
acting) William Henry Jones was awarded the
Military Medal (MM) "in recognition of gallant and distinguished-services in
North West Europe". Liverpool were relegated at the end of the
1953–54 season, which was Jones' last for the Reds, for whom he made 277 appearances and scored 17 goals. His last game was a 3–0 defeat to
Blackpool on 24 April 1954, at
Bloomfield Road. Jones went on to become player/manager at Ellesmere Port, before returning to Liverpool as a scout during the 1960s. His grandson
Rob Jones also appeared for both Liverpool and England. ==Honours==