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Emlyn (Micky) Jones at Nuneaton Borough FC

This is part of a match report from November 1938 when Nuneaton Borough played Walsall Reserves. Nuneaton Borough v Walsall Reserves 12-11-1938Nuneaton Team: Archer; E. Jones and Hudson; Tebbutt, Homer and Brown;Lawrence, M. Jones, Tromans, Astle and Perkins. Mickey Jones gave an outstanding performance at inside-rightand delighted everyone with his smart ball controland beautifully placed…

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Bryn Jones Leaves Wolves For Arsenal

August 1938 and Bryn was transferred from Wolverhampton Wanderers to Arsenal for a world record fee of £14,000. A phenomenal amount of money at the time and I think it’s fair to say that the pressure must have had an effect on Bryn. However, world war II broke out just over 12 months later and…