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{{short description|Welsh footballer}}
{{for|the Welsh chemist and mountaineer|Humphrey Owen Jones}}
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| fullname             = Humphrey Percy Jones<ref name="11v11_Jones_Referee">[http://www.11v11.com/matches/scotland-v-england-04-april-1896-222599/ Scotland v England, 04 April 1896 - 11v11 match report], ''11v11.com''. Retrieved 30 April 2015.</ref>
| birth_date           = {{birth date|1862|12|07|df=y}}
| birth_place          = [[Bangor, Gwynedd|Bangor]], Wales
| death_date           = {{death date and age|1946|06|10| 1862|12|07|df=y}}
| death_place          = [[Gateshead]], England
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| position             = {{ublist|[[Wing half]]|[[Centre half]]}} 
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| years3               = 
| years4               = 1887–1889
| years5          = 1889–1890
| years6      = 1890–1892
| clubs1               = [[Friars School, Bangor|Friars School]]
| clubs2               = [[Bangor City F.C.|Bangor]]
| clubs3               = [[Swifts F.C.|Swifts]]
| clubs4              = [[Queen's Park F.C.|Queen's Park]]
| clubs5    = [[East Stirlingshire F.C.|East Stirlingshire]]
| clubs6  = [[Queen's Park F.C.|Queen's Park]]
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| nationalyears1       = 1885–1891
| nationalteam1        = [[Wales national football team|Wales]]
| nationalcaps1        = 14
| nationalgoals1       = 1
}}

'''Humphrey Percy Jones''' (7 December 1862 – 10 June 1946) was a Welsh [[association football|footballer]] who played for [[Bangor City F.C.|Bangor]], [[Swifts F.C.|Swifts]], [[East Stirlingshire F.C.|East Stirlingshire]], [[Queen's Park F.C.|Queen's Park]] and the [[Wales national football team]].

Jones was born in [[Bangor, Gwynedd|Bangor]] and played football the [[Friars School, Bangor|Friars School]] before moving to play with [[Bangor City F.C.|Bangor F.C.]]<ref name="Bangor_Jones">[http://bangorcityfc.com/club-information/history/23-history/104-international-caps Bangor City: History: International Caps], ''bangorcityfc.com''. [[Bangor City F.C.]] Retrieved 30 April 2015.</ref> After moving to Bangor, Jones earned his first international [[cap (sport)|cap]] for Wales in 1885 against England in the [[British Home Championship]]. Jones left Bangor to play for [[Swifts F.C.|Swifts]] and then moved to Scotland to become a schoolmaster (at [[Blairlodge School]], [[Polmont]]) where he played for [[East Stirlingshire F.C.|East Stirlingshire]] and [[Queen's Park F.C.|Queen's Park]],<ref name="Bangor_Jones" /><ref>[http://www.qpfc.com/appearances/ij/jonesh.htm Name: Jones, Humphrey], QPFC.com</ref> also featuring for [[Corinthian F.C.|Corinthian]] on a regular basis.<ref>[https://www.andrewwatsoncorinthian.co.uk/scottish-corinthians Scottish Corinthians] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211030052134/https://www.andrewwatsoncorinthian.co.uk/scottish-corinthians |date=30 October 2021 }}, Andrew Watson: Corinthian</ref> He made a single appearance for [[Everton F.C.|Everton]] in 1890.<ref>[http://efcheritagesociety.com/?p=4963 Only Once a Blue; Humphrey Jones], Tony Onslow, EFC Heritage Society, 23 September 2020. Retrieved 3 January 2022.</ref>

Jones won 14 caps and scored one goal{{Ref label|Jones goal|note 1}} for the [[Wales national football team]] between 1885 and 1891. He was the team captain for 13 of these matches, including on his debut.<ref name="11v11_Jones_matches">[http://www.11v11.com/players/humphrey-jones-187478/ Humphrey Jones], ''11v11.com''. Retrieved 30 April 2015.</ref>

Jones was one of several Welsh international footballers chosen to [[referee (association football)|referee]] international matches during the 19th century.<ref name="Referee_FAW_Jones">{{usurped|1=[https://archive.today/20130423192049/http://www.faw.org.uk/news/FAW89817.ink The Men in Black From Wales]}}, ''faw.org.uk''. [[Football Association of Wales]]. Retrieved 30 April 2015.</ref> He refereed the decisive match of the [[1895–96 British Home Championship]] between [[Scotland national football team|Scotland]] and [[England national football team|England]].<ref name="11v11_Jones_Referee" /><ref name="Referee_FAW_Jones" />

==International appearances==

{| class="wikitable"
! Year !! Opponent<ref>G & J Rollin, ''Sky Sports Football Yearbook 2003-2004'', p. 862</ref>  
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| 1885 || {{fb|ENG}}, {{fb|IRE}}, {{fb|SCO}}<ref name=Bangor>Caps won whilst at Bangor</ref>
|-
| 1886 || {{fb|ENG}}, {{fb|IRE}}, {{fb|SCO}}<ref name=Bangor/>
|-
| 1887 || {{fb|ENG}}<ref name=Bangor/>
|-
| 1889 || {{fb|ENG}}, {{fb|IRE}}<ref name=East>Caps won whilst at East Stirlingshire</ref>
|-
| 1890 || {{fb|ENG}}, {{fb|SCO}}, {{fb|IRE}}<ref name=East/>
|-
| 1891 || {{fb|ENG}}, {{fb|SCO}}<ref name=Queens>Caps won whilst at Queen's Park</ref>
|}

== See also ==
* [[List of Wales international footballers (alphabetical)]]
* [[List of Queen's Park F.C. international players]]

== Notes ==
{{note|Jones goal|1.|Humphrey Jones is named as the scorer of one goal in an 8–2 win against Ireland in 1885 in some sources.<ref name="11v11_Jones_Goal">[http://www.11v11.com/matches/ireland-v-wales-11-april-1885-222526/ Ireland v Wales, 11 April 1885 - 11v11 match report], ''11v11.com''. Retrieved 30 April 2015.</ref> Other sources name Frederick Robert Jones as the scorer.<ref name="wfda_Jones_Goal">[http://wfda.co.uk/international_details.php?id=21 Welsh International Matches: 11 April 1885: Ireland 2 Wales 8], ''wfda.co.uk''. Welsh Football Data Archive. Retrieved 30 April 2015.</ref>}}

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[[Category:1862 births]]
[[Category:Footballers from Bangor, Gwynedd]]
[[Category:People educated at Friars School, Bangor]]
[[Category:Welsh schoolteachers]]
[[Category:1946 deaths]]
[[Category:Welsh men's footballers]]
[[Category:Welsh football referees]]
[[Category:Bangor City F.C. players]]
[[Category:East Stirlingshire F.C. players]]
[[Category:Corinthian F.C. players]]
[[Category:Queen's Park F.C. players]]
[[Category:Swifts F.C. players]]
[[Category:Wales men's international footballers]]
[[Category:Men's association football wing halves]]
[[Category:Men's association football central defenders]]
[[Category:Alumni of Peterhouse, Cambridge]]


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