Jones performed well for
South Liverpool in the
Lancashire Combination in 1938–39, ousting the more experienced Jack Roscoe from the starting line-up. However, Jones found himself on the sidelines as South Liverpool won four trophies, including the
Welsh Cup, in the spring of 1939. He signed with
Port Vale in June 1939. Due to the
Second World War it took until 31 August 1946, in a match against
Brighton & Hove Albion, before he made his debut; in the interim he had guested four times (three times in the league) for
Celtic in 1940. He scored his first
Third Division South goal on 7 September, in a 2–1 defeat by
Exeter City at the
Old Recreation Ground. He then hit 25 goals in 43 appearances to help the club to rise to fourth place in
1948–49.
Haydn Green's
"Hornets" finished three places above the bottom of the Third Division South at the end of the
1951–52 campaign. Despite scoring seven goals in 27 league games for a struggling team, Jones did not find another club after leaving
Vicarage Road, though he did have a trial with
Leyton Orient. ==Career statistics==