This story appeared in The Merthyr Express on October 18th, 2002. The Jones Boys footballing dynasty began at 13, Baden Terrace, Penyard at the begining of the last century, writes Suzanne Evans. Shoni, Ivor, Emlyn, Bertrand and Brynmor Jones were the five sons of William Daniel known as Big Daddy, a self educated man –…
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…
Sue Kirkaldie has very kindly sent these photographs of her Dad, Bryn (Brynley) Jones in his playing days at Watford FC. He was Captain of the team during 1963/64. There are a few other notable names on these photographs including, Bill McGarry, Sammy Chung, Ron Saunders, and a very young Pat Jennings. Sue has also…
