[3] He made his debut on 23 February 1895 in a 2–1 home defeat to West Bromwich Albion, as a replacement for regular outside right Jack Hallam.
[4] In the 1895–96 season he played more frequently, in his preferred position of inside forward, and scored six league goals in 14 appearances.
[6] The strengths of his game were his ability to use both feet with equal skill and his good strike rate, which he was to maintain throughout his career.
[3] Jones left Small Heath in 1897 to join Bristol Eastville Rovers, then playing in the Western League, where he stayed for five seasons.
[13][14] He was Tottenham's leading scorer in the 1903–04 Southern League season with 15 goals.