Following his injury struggle, Jones returned to football at a lower level in 2003, with Hyde United of the Northern Premier League.

[4] Hyde were relegated to the Northern Premier League First Division for the start of the 2003–04 season, but Jones became a regular as the club won promotion in 2004 and 2005.

[6] Following a series of impressive results, his two co-managers, Darren Sheridan and Dave Bayliss, were hired permanently managers while Jones focused on playing duties as club captain with a coaching role.

On 1 March 2011, Jones joined Conference North side Droylsden on a one-month loan in a bid to improve his match fitness.

[11] In August 2012 he joined Welsh Premier League side Airbus UK Broughton[12] but by October 2012 he had moved on, signing for Marine.