Jones began his playing career at Caernarfon Town, before joining English First Division high-flyers Wolverhampton Wanderers in 1955.
He made his Wolves debut on 17 December 1955 in a 3–2 win over Black Country rivals West Bromwich Albion.
He did however appear during Wolves' league championship-winning seasons of 1958 and 1959, and played in their 1959 Charity Shield victory.
He spent his later years as a resident of Bryn Seiont Newydd Care Home in Caernarfon.
[2] He is buried with his late wife, Margaretta, in the graveyard of St Twrog's Church in the village of Llandwrog where he was born.