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, born 1991) Sam Jones (footballer, born 1991) Samuel Isaac Jones (born 18 September 1991) is a Welsh footballer who plays as a midfielder for League One side Shrewsbury Town. A former Welsh U19 International, Jones started his career with Leeds United as a youngster, before taking a break from the game to travel Australia. After returning to England, he played for Retford United and Heanor Town, ending the latter as their top goalscorer in the 2014/2015 season. He then spent the next season at Alfreton Town where he was also top goalscorer. This earned him his first full-time move to National League