[2] Jones played for Bristol Rovers,[3] making his league debut against Burnley in October 1977 in a Second division fixture.
Ironically Glyn won plaudits for his inspired performance that afternoon and returned to Rovers Reserves team shortly afterwards.
Jones' league debuts for Bristol Rovers, Shrewsbury and Newport were all at Turf Moor against Burnley.
He oversaw the progression of many young players to the Newport County first team including Nathan Davies, Andrew Hughes and Lee Evans.
[10] In June 2021, he joined Southern Football League side Larkhall Athletic to assist Phil Bater on his coaching staff.