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The Jones Boys

This is the story of my Grandfather, his four brothers from Penyard, Merthyr Tydfil and their sons who played professional football from 1918 to 1970. One family who sent player after player to grace the teams of the football league for over 50 years. Even today, the family have members still involved in the game.…

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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…