William Ernest Arthur Jones (12 November 1920 – 21 November 2002) was a professional footballer who played for Swansea Town, Tottenham Hotspur, Southampton, Bristol City, Rhyl and represented Wales at national level.
[1][2] Jones was born in Cwmbwrla, Swansea and grew up on Alice Street in Swansea, being a neighbour of fellow future Welsh internationals Jackie Roberts, Mel Nurse, John Charles and Mel Charles.
[3] He began his football career as an amateur at Bolton Wanderers before joining Swansea Town in October 1943.
He left Spurs in May 1949 to join Southampton in a transfer deal which involved Alf Ramsey, where he featured in 44 games and scoring on four occasions.
[4] After his football career ended, Jones settled in Bolton where he was employed by Hawker Siddeley.