Jones left Hailsham County Secondary School aged 15 to join Queens Park Rangers as an apprentice professional footballer in June 1972.
Steve signed full professional forms for QPR managed by Gordon Jago aged 17 but failed to represent the First XI following the managerial appointment of former Chelsea boss, Dave Sexton.
Following 180 appearances played over six years for the QPR reserves he was destined for Atlanta Chiefs (State of Georgia, USA) before eventually moving to Walsall to be acquainted once again with former QPR reserve team coach Frank Sibley in January 1979, for reported £30,000 fee.
[2] With Walsall relegated within in a few months Jones returned to London signing for Wimbledon who had just been promoted to Football League Division Three.
During the Division Three league match in 1982 between Wimbledon and Plymouth Argyle,[citation needed] Jones sustained a serious knee injury and was eventually forced to retire from the game in March 1983, aged 26.