Matty Jones
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Mathew Ryan Jones[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 30 November 1995 | ||
| Place of birth | Swindon, England | ||
| Position | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Whitehawk | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2012–2014 | Swindon Town | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014–2015 | Swindon Town | 1 | (0) |
| 2014 | → Swindon Supermarine (loan) | 8 | (1) |
| 2014 | → Wantage Town (loan) | 6 | (4) |
| 2014 | → Chippenham Town (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2014-2015 | → Farnborough (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| 2015–2017 | Chippenham Town | 80 | (5) |
| 2017 | Cirencester Town | 9 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | Farnborough | 20 | (0) |
| 2018–2020 | Hungerford Town | 57 | (6) |
| 2020–2021 | Weston-super-Mare | 4 | (0) |
| 2021-2022 | Hungerford Town | ||
| 2022 | Chippenham Town | ||
| 2022-2023 | Royal Wootton Bassett | ||
| 2023-2024 | Corsham Town | ||
| 2024-2025 | Melksham Town | ||
| 2025-2026 | Bognor Regis Town | ||
| 2026- | Whitehawk | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17:32 2 August 2026 (UTC) | |||
Mathew Ryan Jones (born 30 November 1995) is an English footballer who currently plays for Whitehawk.
Playing career
[edit]Jones came through the youth system of his hometown club, Swindon Town, where he signed as an 11-year-old.[2] In March 2014, Jones was sent on a work experience loan to Swindon Supermarine but he returned to his parent club and made his professional football debut on the final day of the 2013–14 season as a second-half substitute against Rotherham United.[3]
Jones joined Chippenham Town following his release by Swindon Town and played in their promotion winning side to National League South in 2017, before leaving for Cirencester Town,[4] and then Farnborough. [5]
Hungerford Town signed Jones ahead of the 2018 season. He left briefly for Weston-super-Mare, [6] before returning to The Crusaders. Jones played the 2021-2022 season with Hungerford Town, [7] re-joining Chippenham Town for the start of the 2022-2023 season.[8]
Jones then signed for Royal Wootton Bassett Town in October 2022, scoring 17 goals in 28 appearances in his first season with the club.[9]
Jones signed for Corsham Town in October 2023.[10]
Jones signed for Melksham Town in July 2024.[11]
In June 2025 Jones joined Bognor Regis Town.[12]
In June 2026 Jones signed for Brighton-based Isthmian Premier Division side Whitehawk.[13]
Career statistics
[edit]| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Swindon Town | 2012–13 | League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013–14 | League One | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2014–15 | League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Swindon Supermarine (loan) | 2014 | Division One South & West | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| Wantage Town (loan) | 2014 | Division One South & West | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Career total | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | ||
Personal life
[edit]Father Tom Jones made over 200 appearances for Swindon Town in the late 80s and early 90s. [14] Since January 2025 Jones has been a full-time sports teacher with Premier League team Brighton & Hove Albion.[15]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Professional retain list & free transfers: 2012/13" (PDF). The Football League. p. 47. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 August 2014.
- ↑ "Meet the Young Guns". Swindon Town F.C.
- ↑ "Swindon Town 1-2 Rotherham United". BBC Sport.
- ↑ https://rwbtfc.co.uk/news/00005069/
- ↑ http://www.cirentownfc.com/player-profiles/?p=883
- ↑ https://www.southern-football-league.co.uk/news/124488/Jones-Makes-Weston-Move
- ↑ https://www.hungerfordtown.com/news/matt-jones-leaves-the-crusaders-2709799.html
- ↑ https://chippenhamtown.com/07/01/ctfc-season-2022-23-squad-update/
- ↑ https://rwbtfc.co.uk/news/00005069/
- ↑ https://www.facebook.com/CorshamTownFC/photos/𝐖𝐄𝐋𝐂𝐎𝐌𝐄-𝐌𝐀𝐓𝐓-𝐉𝐎𝐍𝐄𝐒-we-are-excited-to-announce-the-signing-of-matt-jones-followin/800277948773716/
- ↑ https://x.com/MELKSHAMTOWNFC/status/1811110449728950551
- ↑ https://www.sussexexpress.co.uk/sport/football/ahmed-mlambo-robb-hookey-jones-laycock-bognor-regis-town-squad-growing-fast-5184261
- ↑ https://x.com/HawksFCOfficial/status/2065409733784109396
- ↑ https://townenders.com/profile.php?person_code=JONESMAT
- ↑ https://www.linkedin.com/in/mathew-jones-873300101/
External links
[edit]- Matty Jones at Soccerbase
- Linkedin profile
- 1995 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Swindon
- English men's footballers
- Men's association football defenders
- Swindon Town F.C. players
- Swindon Supermarine F.C. players
- Wantage Town F.C. players
- Chippenham Town F.C. players
- Farnborough F.C. players
- Cirencester Town F.C. players
- Hungerford Town F.C. players
- Weston-super-Mare A.F.C. players
- Royal Wootton Bassett Town F.C. players
- Corsham Town F.C. players
- Melksham Town F.C. players
- Bognor Regis Town F.C. players
- Whitehawk F.C. players
- English Football League players
- Southern Football League players
- 21st-century English sportsmen