Rob Jones (footballer, born 1979)
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Jones scoring a goal for Hibernian in 2006 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Robert William Jones | ||
| Date of birth | 3 November 1979 | ||
| Place of birth | Stockton-on-Tees, England | ||
| Height | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| York City | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| –1999 | Whitby Town | ||
| 1999–2000 | Northallerton Town | ||
| 2000–2001 | Spennymoor United | ||
| 2001–2003 | Gateshead | 71 | (12) |
| 2003–2004 | Stockport County | 16 | (2) |
| 2003 | → Macclesfield Town (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2004–2006 | Grimsby Town | 60 | (5) |
| 2006–2009 | Hibernian | 96 | (8) |
| 2009–2011 | Scunthorpe United | 42 | (2) |
| 2011 | → Sheffield Wednesday (loan) | 8 | (1) |
| 2011–2012 | Sheffield Wednesday | 33 | (4) |
| 2012–2016 | Doncaster Rovers | 68 | (10) |
| 2016–2017 | Hartlepool United | 11 | (0) |
| Total | 406 | (44) | |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2015 | Doncaster Rovers (caretaker) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Robert William Jones (born 3 November 1979) is an English football coach and former professional footballer.
Jones played as a defender having started his career with York City, before playing as a semi-professional for Whitby Town, Northallerton Town, Spennymoor United and Gateshead, he soon moved into the Football League in 2003 with Stockport County. After a brief loan spell with Macclesfield Town, Jones joined Grimsby Town, where his performances in the 2005–06 season earned him a move to Scottish Premier League club Hibernian.
Jones captained Hibs as the club won the 2007 Scottish League Cup final, in which he scored the opening goal. He moved to Scunthorpe United in 2009 for a club record fee, before signing for Sheffield Wednesday in 2011. Jones won promotion with Wednesday in 2011–12, but signed for Doncaster Rovers on 31 July 2012. He was appointed to a player/coach role with Doncaster in January 2013.