John Jones (footballer, born 1856) Stars 3–1 in a replay. John Jones (footballer, born 1856) John Jones (born 1856) was a Welsh amateur footballer who spent most of his football career with Druids, and played for the Wales national football team in their first international match in 1876. Jones worked as a coal-miner at Gwersyllt, near Wrexham and joined the Druids club, based in his home town of Ruabon, in 1875. In February 1876, he took part in trials organized by Llewelyn Kenrick (one of the founders of the Druids club) to select Welsh players to represent their country in a match against Scotland. The
Sam Jones (footballer) Sam Jones (footballer) Sam Jones (born 3 May 1974) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for St Kilda in the Australian Football League (AFL) in 1994. He was drafted twice by St Kilda from the Sandy Bay Football Club in the Tasmanian Football League (TFL), with the 86th selection in the 1990 AFL Draft and the 87th selection in the 1991 AFL Draft. Jones eventually made his senior AFL debut in 1994, playing three games for St Kilda before his delisting by the club at the end of the season. Jones then transferred to South Australian National Football