Gary Jones is a former English

England

England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...

 footballer who played for over three hundred times in the Football League

The Football League

The Football League, also known as the npower Football League for sponsorship reasons, is a league competition featuring professional association football clubs from England and Wales. Founded in 1888, it is the oldest such competition in world football...

 principally for Southend United

Southend United F.C.

Southend United Football Club is an English football club based at Roots Hall Stadium, Prittlewell, Southend-on-Sea, Essex, who play in Football League Two. Their home ground is Roots Hall, and the club plan to move into a new 22,000-seater stadium located at Fossetts Farm.-Stadium:The club has had...

, Notts County

Notts County F.C.

Notts County Football Club are an English professional football club based in Nottingham. They are the oldest of all the clubs in the world that are now professional, having been formed in 1862. They currently play in League One of The Football League, the third tier of the English football system...

 and Halifax Town

Halifax Town A.F.C.

Halifax Town Association Football Club were an English football team who most recently played in the Conference National, although prior to that they participated in the Football League for over eighty years...

.

Return to non-league

He joined Nuneaton Borough ahead of the 2002-2003 season before moving on to Hucknall Town

Hucknall Town F.C.

Hucknall Town F.C. are an English football club based in the town of Hucknall, Nottinghamshire. The club are members of the Northern Premier League Premier Division and play at Watnall Road.-History:...

 and Gainsborough Trinity

Gainsborough Trinity F.C.

Gainsborough Trinity Football Club are an English football club based in Gainsborough, Lincolnshire.Between 1896 and 1912 they were members of the Football League. They are currently in the Conference North, and play their home matches at The Northolme, which has a capacity of 4,304...

. In the summer of 2003 he linked up with Armthorpe Welfare

Armthorpe Welfare F.C.

Armthorpe Welfare F.C. are a football club based in Armthorpe, near Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England.They were established in 1926 and played in the Doncaster Senior League before joining the Northern Counties East Football League Division Two North in 1983...

. In November 2006 he joined Selby Town

Selby Town F.C.

Selby Town Football Club is an English football club based in Selby, North Yorkshire, founded in 1919. They play in the Northern Counties East League Premier Division.-History:...

 before returning to Armthorpe Welfare

Armthorpe Welfare F.C.

Armthorpe Welfare F.C. are a football club based in Armthorpe, near Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England.They were established in 1926 and played in the Doncaster Senior League before joining the Northern Counties East Football League Division Two North in 1983...

 the following season. In July 2009 he joined Winterton Rangers

Winterton Rangers F.C.

Winterton Rangers F.C. are a football club based in Winterton, England. They play in the Northern Counties East Football League Premier Division.-History:...

, scoring twice on his Northern Counties East League debut for the club in the 4-0 victory at Rainworth Miners Welfare

Rainworth Miners Welfare F.C.

Rainworth Miners Welfare F.C. is a football club formed in 1922 and based Rainworth, near Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, England.-History:The club spent the greater part of their existence in the Notts Alliance, winning that league 10 times, including a record six in succession between 1977 and 1983...

 on August 8, 2009.
He retired from playing in November 2009.

External references

• Lincoln City F.C. Official Archive Profile