[4] When he was twelve, he was selected for the Swansea Schoolboys team, which he captained in 1950 and won the Welsh Shield and English Schools Trophy.

[4][5] Jones was signed to Billy McCandless' Swansea Town in 1952 when he was 17, joining his brother Bryn who also played for the club.

For a time at Swansea he also worked as an apprentice sheet metal worker in The Prince of Wales Dry Dock.

[9] For a while Jones didn't play at his best at Spurs, and he then broke a leg in a tackle with Peter Baker during pre-season training in the summer of 1958.

[10] He made his final appearance and scored his last goal for Tottenham in the match against Manchester United on 9 October 1968.

[15][10] Jones finally moved on from White Hart Lane in 1968 in order to take up a position with Fulham for two seasons.

[16] He made his debut for King's Lynn on 15 August 1970 against Romford with his final game for the club against Dover Athletic making a total of 27 appearances and scoring 13 goals.

[7] In his second appearance for the national side, he helped Wales beat England 2–1 at Ninian Park on 22 October 1955, scoring the winning goal.

[5] Among Jones' grandsons are ex footballer Scott Neilson and Matt Wells, who is currently assistant head coach at Tottenham Hotspur (2023 - present November 2024).