Joe Jones (footballer) a ball Jones lost his sight in one eye causing him to retire. He later ran a snooker hall and a bookshop for the blind before his death in 1941. Source: Source: Joe Jones (footballer) Joeseph Thomas "Joe" Jones (9 January 1887 – 23 July 1941) was a Welsh footballer who played in the Football League for Stoke, Crystal Palace, Coventry City and Crewe Alexandra. He also made 15 appearances for the Wales national team. Jones, who was born in Rhosymedre, Wales, was one of a select band of footballers who appeared for a club before, during and after the
Vinnie Jones Guards. Jones is an outspoken supporter of the Conservative Party, stating "I am very proud of being British, very pro the monarchy and very Conservative." He is a supporter of the football team Tottenham Hotspur. Jones was convicted in June 1998 of assault occasioning actual bodily harm and criminal damage against a neighbour in November 1997. Jones was convicted in December 2003 of assault and threatening behaviour on an aircraft for an air rage incident, during which he slapped a passenger in the face and threatened to murder the cabin crew while drunk on an aircraft. He was fined £1,100