Herbert Jones

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Herbert Jones (priest)

The Very Rev Herbert Arthur Jones was Dean of Manchester in the third quarter of the 20th century.

Born in 1887 he was educated at Birmingham University. He was ordained in 1917 and began his career with curacies at St Paul Balsall Heath and St Agatha Sparkbrook. He was then Vicar of All Saints' Small Heath after that Provost of Leicester Cathedral before entering the Deanery. He died on 17 February 1969.

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Herbert Jones (footballer)

Herbert "Taffy" Jones (3 September 1896 — 11 September 1973) was an English professional footballer. He played for Blackpool, six times in the England team, and was a member of the FA Cup winning team Blackburn Rovers in 1928. He played as a defender.

Early life

Jones trained as a plumber before World War I. During the war, he was stationed in France. He took part in the truce of Christmas 1915. He became a pacifist and remained so for the rest of his life.

In the summer of 1915 or 1916 he was hit by shrapnel when a shell exploded nearby. As a result of this injury he was honourably discharged.

Football career

Jones began his football career, whilst still a part-time plumber, with his hometown club, Blackpool, making his debut on 16 December 1922, in a goalless draw against Hull City at Bloomfield Road. He went on to make a further fifteen league appearances during the 1922–23 campaign, in what was Bill Norman's final season in charge of the Seasiders.

Under new manager Major Frank Buckley in 1923–24, Jones made 28 league appearances. He also featured in Blackpool's two FA Cup ties that season.