He played for various clubs in England, including Blackpool, Blackburn Rovers, where he won the FA Cup in 1928, and Brighton.
[citation needed] Jones began his football career, whilst still a part-time plumber, with his hometown club, Blackpool, making his debut on 16 December 1922, in a goalless draw against Hull City at Bloomfield Road.
He went on to make a further fifteen league appearances during the 1922–23 campaign, in what was Bill Norman's final season in charge of the Seasiders.
They were knocked out by Blackburn Rovers at Ewood Park by a single goal in front of a crowd of 60,000.
His final appearance for Blackpool occurred on 12 December 1925, in a goalless draw at Wolverhampton Wanderers.