Cliff Jones (Welsh footballer) Cliff Jones (Welsh footballer) Clifford William Jones (born 7 February 1935) is a Welsh former football international, who was capped 59 times for Wales and was a crucial member of Tottenham Hotspur's 1960–61 Double-winning side, being widely considered at the time the best left winger in the world. Jones was born in Swansea, Glamorgan and first played League football for Billy McCandless' Swansea Town in 1952, appearing only 25 times as a winger for the club before being called into the Welsh national side. Jones was part of the Wales side that beat England 2–1 at Ninian Park on 22
Vinnie Jones later attended Langleybury School. He captained the Hertfordshire Schools football team as a teenager. Jones' career in football began in 1984, when he was 19 years old, at Alliance Premier League side Wealdstone. He combined football with working as a hod carrier on building sites. He played one season with Swedish club IFK Holmsund in 1986, helping to lead the team to a Division 3 victory. In 1986, he moved to full-time professional status with Wimbledon, who paid Wealdstone £10,000 for him. He scored on only his second appearance for Wimbledon on 29 November 1986, in a 1–0 win over