Jones was a tinplate furnaceman by occupation and lived in Taibach all his life.
In 1897 as part of the Home Nations Championship Jones made history for the club by being chosen to represent Wales.
The Welsh team had been experiencing several years of unstable partnerships at half-back, and the opening match of the 1897 Championship was no exception, with Jones brought in with veteran player Selwyn Biggs as replacements for Llewellyn Lloyd and Fred Parfitt.
The previous season's encounter with England had ended in a humiliating loss for Wales, but with a much changed team, the Welsh were far more competitive in the 1897 game.
Wales beat England 11–0, with Jones scoring one of three Welsh tries, the other two coming from Arthur Boucher and Tom Pearson.