John Jones (footballer, born 1856) 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 match was played at Hamilton
Glyn Jones (footballer) to the appointment of Peter Beadle. He was succeeded after 17 years as Academy Director in May 2014 by Mike Flynn. In October 2014, he was appointed as goalkeeper coach at Forest Green Rovers in the Conference National. Jones is related to former Bristol City, Shrewsbury Town and Hereford United defender Darren Jones, and played a key role in signing him for his first spell at Newport County in February 2004. He is also a part of the coaching staff in the Welsh FA schools set-up. Glyn Jones (footballer) "For other persons named Glyn Jones, see Glyn Jones (disambiguation)". Glyn