Edward Jones (rugby league)

Edward Jones (birth unknown – death unknown), also known by the nicknames of "Ned" or "Neddy"/"Naddy", was a Welsh rugby union and professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1900s and 1910s. He played representative level union (RU) for Glamorgan, and at club level Pontycymmer RFC, Bryncethin RFC and Maesteg RFC, and representative level rugby league (RL) for Wales, and at club level for Wigan,^[2] and Broughton Rangers, as a scrum-half.^[1]^[3]^[4]

Background

Ned Jones was born in Maesteg, Wales.

Jones started his rugby league career in England with Wigan in 1904, joining from rugby union club Pontycymmer RFC.^[5] He signed for Broughton Rangers in December 1910.^[6]

Ned Jones played scrum-half in Broughton Rangers' 4–0 victory over Wigan in the 1911 Challenge Cup Final during the 1910–11 season at The Willows, Salford, in front of a crowd of 15,006.

He joined Bradford Northern in January 1915.^[7]

Ned Jones won a cap for Wales while at Broughton Rangers in 1913.^[1]

^ ^a ^b ^c "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
^ "Heritage Numbers - In Debut Order". wigan.rlfans.com. 31 December 2019. Archived from the original on 27 March 2019. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
^ Williams, Graham; Lush, Peter; Farrar, David (2009). The British Rugby League Records Book. London League. pp. 108–114. ISBN 978-1-903659-49-6.
^ "Statistics at rugbyleague.wales". rugbyleague.wales. 31 December 2019. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
^ "Welsh Half-Back For Wigan". Lancashire Daily Post. 26 August 1904. p. 5 – via British Newspaper Archive.
^ "Ned Jones Transferred To Broughton Rangers". Wigan Observer and District Advertiser. 13 December 1910. p. 2 – via British Newspaper Archive.
^ "International For Bradford Northern". Bradford Weekly Telegraph. 1 January 1915. p. 16 – via British Newspaper Archive.