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Darren Jones
Personal information

Full name	Darren Jones
Date of birth	(1983-08-26) 26 August 1983 (age 28)
Place of birth	Newport, Wales
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position	Central defender
Club information
Current club	Aldershot Town
Number	5
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
2000–2004	Bristol City	2	(0)
2002–2003	→ Forest Green Rovers (loan)	15	(0)
2003	→ Cheltenham Town (loan)	14	(1)
2004–2005	Newport County	57	(2)
2006–2009	Forest Green Rovers	118	(7)
2009–2010	Hereford United	40	(3)
2010–	Aldershot Town	85	(1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16:38, 5 May 2012 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals).

Darren Jones (born 26 August 1983 in Newport, Wales) is a Welsh professional footballer who plays for Aldershot Town as a defender.

Career [link]

Jones in Aldershot colours.

He began his career as a professional trainee for Bristol City,^[1] making one Football League appearance before joining Forest Green Rovers on loan in September 2002.^[2] He was then loaned to League Two side Cheltenham Town in 2003, where he made 14 league appearances.^[3]

He dropped down in to non league football and signed for Newport County on a free transfer in early 2004.^[4] Jones and fellow Newport County footballer Andrew Thomas were jailed for an assault in November 2005 in Newport city centre.^[5]

On his release from prison, Jones returned to Forest Green Rovers for a second spell in March 2006.^[6] Jones was a pivotal part in keeping Rovers in the Conference on his return to Forest Green and was a central part in the defence when Rovers recorded their highest ever finish in the 2007–08 season.

On 9 June 2009, it was confirmed that Darren had signed for recently relegated League Two side Hereford United for the 2009–10 season.^[7] In June 2010 Jones moved on again, joining fellow League Two side Aldershot Town.^[8]

References [link]

^ "Jones signs Robins deal". BBC. 2002-05-17. https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/b/bristol_city/1991404.stm. Retrieved 2002-05-17.
^ "Addison shuffles pack". BBC. 2002-09-25. https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/f/forest_green_rovers/2280645.stm. Retrieved 2002-09-25.
^ "Gould grateful to board". BBC. 2003-08-26. https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/c/cheltenham_town/3182255.stm. Retrieved 2003-08-26.
^ "Jones signs for Newport". BBC. 2004-02-24. https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/b/bristol_city/3518481.stm. Retrieved 2004-02-24.
^ Jones and Thomas jailed
^ "Forest Green complete Jones deal". BBC. 2006-03-02. https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/f/forest_green_rovers/4767486.stm. Retrieved 2006-03-02.
^ "Defender Jones signs for Hereford". BBC. 2009-06-11. https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/h/hereford_united/8095648.stm. Retrieved 2009-06-11.
^ "Defender Joins Shots". Aldershot Town F.C.. https://www.theshots.co.uk/newspage.ink?nid=32769&newstype=p&matchid=. Retrieved 2010-06-20.

External links [link]

v t e Aldershot Town F.C. – current squad

1 Young 2 Herd 3 Straker 5 Jones 9 Rankine 10 Hylton 11 Rodman 12 Bubb 15 Morris 17 Mekki 18 Bergqvist 19 Connolly 21 Worner 22 Breimyr 23 Vincenti 27 Madjo 29 Worsfold 31 Clement 35 Roberts 38 Risser 40 Payne — Tonkin Manager: Holdsworth