Billy Jones
| Date of birth | 24 March 1987 |
| Place of birth | Shrewsbury |
| Nationality | English |
| Weight | 83 kg |
| Height | 1.80 m |
| Position | Defender |
Jones, who has captained England at Under-16s and Under-17s levels, signed a three-year pro contract with Crewe Alexandra in July 2004.
Jones was made available for transfer by Crewe in October 2006.
He joined Preston North End in July 2007 with a four-year contract.
Jones joined West Bromwich Albion in July 2011 with a three-year contract.
He joined Sunderland in July 2014 with a three-year contract.
Club history
| Team | Joined | Left | Loan / Trialist |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crewe Alexandra | 09 Jul 2004 | 30 Jun 2007 | |
| Preston North End | 12 Jul 2007 | 30 Jun 2011 | |
| West Bromwich Albion | 01 Jul 2011 | 30 Jun 2014 | |
| Sunderland | 01 Jul 2014 | 30 Jun 2018 |
Club stats
| Season | Team | Competition | Apps | Subs | Goals | Y | R |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003-04 | Crewe Alexandra | FA Cup | 1 | ||||
| 2003-04 | Crewe Alexandra | League Division 1 | 23 | 4 |
1 |
3
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| 2004-05 | Crewe Alexandra | League Championship | 20 |
4
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| 2004-05 | Crewe Alexandra | League Cup | 2 | ||||
| 2005-06 | Crewe Alexandra | FA Cup | 1 | 1 |
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| 2005-06 | Crewe Alexandra | League Championship | 43 | 1 |
6 |
5
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| 2005-06 | Crewe Alexandra | League Cup | 1 | ||||
| 2006-07 | Crewe Alexandra | Johnstones Paint Trophy | 4 |
1
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| 2006-07 | Crewe Alexandra | League Cup | 2 | ||||
| 2006-07 | Crewe Alexandra | League One | 41 | 1 |
2
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| 2007-08 | Preston North End | FA Cup | 1 | ||||
| 2007-08 | Preston North End | League Championship | 28 | 1 |
3
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| 2007-08 | Preston North End | League Cup | 1 | ||||
| 2008-09 | Preston North End | FA Cup | 1 | ||||
| 2008-09 | Preston North End | League Championship | 44 | 3 |
3
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| 2008-09 | Preston North End | League Championship Play-Offs | 2 | ||||
| 2008-09 | Preston North End | League Cup | 2 | ||||
| 2009-10 | Preston North End | FA Cup | 1 | ||||
| 2009-10 | Preston North End | League Championship | 42 | 2 |
4 |
3
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| 2009-10 | Preston North End | League Cup | 2 | ||||
| 2010-11 | Preston North End | FA Cup | 1 | ||||
| 2010-11 | Preston North End | League Championship | 43 | 6 |
6
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1
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| 2010-11 | Preston North End | League Cup | 2 | ||||
| 2011-12 | West Bromwich Albion | FA Cup | 1 | ||||
| 2011-12 | West Bromwich Albion | League Cup | 2 | ||||
| 2011-12 | West Bromwich Albion | Premier League | 17 | 1 |
4
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| 2012-13 | West Bromwich Albion | FA Cup | 2 | ||||
| 2012-13 | West Bromwich Albion | League Cup | 2 | ||||
| 2012-13 | West Bromwich Albion | Premier League | 24 | 3 |
1 |
8
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| 2013-14 | West Bromwich Albion | League Cup | 1 | ||||
| 2013-14 | West Bromwich Albion | Premier League | 21 |
5
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| 2014-15 | Sunderland | FA Cup | 2 |
1
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| 2014-15 | Sunderland | League Cup | 2 | ||||
| 2014-15 | Sunderland | Premier League | 14 |
7
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| 2015-16 | Sunderland | FA Cup | 1 |
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| 2015-16 | Sunderland | Premier League | 23 | 1 |
1 |
8
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| 2016-17 | Sunderland | FA Cup | 1 | ||||
| 2016-17 | Sunderland | League Cup | 1 |
1
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| 2016-17 | Sunderland | Premier League | 25 | 2 |
1 |
8
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| 2017-18 | Sunderland | FA Cup | 1 | ||||
| 2017-18 | Sunderland | League Championship | 19 | 3 |
1 |
4
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| 2017-18 | Sunderland | League Cup | 1 |
Please note: Career stats are based on performances in the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.
Club matches
| Date | Match | Result | Competition | Round | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Aug 2014 | Birmingham City v Sunderland | W | 0-3 | League Cup | 2nd round |
| 23 Sep 2014 | Sunderland v Stoke City | L | 1-2 | League Cup | 3rd round |
| 27 Sep 2014 | Sunderland v Swansea City | D | 0-0 | Premier League | |
| 04 Oct 2014 | Sunderland v Stoke City | W | 3-1 | Premier League | |
| 26 Dec 2014 | Sunderland v Hull City | L | 1-3 | Premier League | |
| 28 Dec 2014 | Aston Villa v Sunderland | D | 0-0 | Premier League | |
| 01 Jan 2015 | Manchester City v Sunderland | L | 3-2 | Premier League | |
| 17 Jan 2015 | Tottenham Hotspur v Sunderland | L | 2-1 | Premier League | |
| 24 Jan 2015 | Sunderland v Fulham | D | 0-0 | FA Cup | 4th round |
| 15 Feb 2015 | Bradford City v Sunderland | L | 2-0 | FA Cup | 5th round |
| 05 Apr 2015 | Sunderland v Newcastle United | W | 1-0 | Premier League | |
| 11 Apr 2015 | Sunderland v Crystal Palace | L | 1-4 | Premier League | |
| 25 Apr 2015 | Stoke City v Sunderland | D | 1-1 | Premier League | |
| 02 May 2015 | Sunderland v Southampton | W | 2-1 | Premier League | |
| 09 May 2015 | Everton v Sunderland | W | 0-2 | Premier League | |
| 16 May 2015 | Sunderland v Leicester City | D | 0-0 | Premier League | |
| 20 May 2015 | Arsenal v Sunderland | D | 0-0 | Premier League | |
| 24 May 2015 | Chelsea v Sunderland | L | 3-1 | Premier League | |
| 08 Aug 2015 | Leicester City v Sunderland | L | 4-2 | Premier League | |
| 15 Aug 2015 | Sunderland v Norwich City | L | 1-3 | Premier League | |
| 22 Aug 2015 | Sunderland v Swansea City | D | 1-1 | Premier League | |
| 29 Aug 2015 | Aston Villa v Sunderland | D | 2-2 | Premier League | |
| 13 Sep 2015 | Sunderland v Tottenham Hotspur | L | 0-1 | Premier League | |
| 19 Sep 2015 | AFC Bournemouth v Sunderland | L | 2-0 | Premier League | |
| 26 Sep 2015 | Manchester United v Sunderland | L | 3-0 | Premier League | |
| 03 Oct 2015 | Sunderland v West Ham United | D | 2-2 | Premier League | |
| 17 Oct 2015 | West Bromwich Albion v Sunderland | L | 1-0 | Premier League | |
| 25 Oct 2015 | Sunderland v Newcastle United | W | 3-0 | Premier League | |
| 01 Nov 2015 | Everton v Sunderland | L | 6-2 | Premier League | |
| 07 Nov 2015 | Sunderland v Southampton | L | 0-1 | Premier League | |
| 23 Nov 2015 | Crystal Palace v Sunderland | W | 0-1 | Premier League | |
| 12 Dec 2015 | Sunderland v Watford | L | 0-1 | Premier League | |
| 19 Dec 2015 | Chelsea v Sunderland | L | 3-1 | Premier League | |
| 26 Dec 2015 | Manchester City v Sunderland | L | 4-1 | Premier League | |
| 30 Dec 2015 | Sunderland v Liverpool | L | 0-1 | Premier League | |
| 02 Jan 2016 | Sunderland v Aston Villa | W | 3-1 | Premier League | |
| 09 Jan 2016 | Arsenal v Sunderland | L | 3-1 | FA Cup | 3rd round |
| 13 Jan 2016 | Swansea City v Sunderland | W | 2-4 | Premier League | |
| 16 Jan 2016 | Tottenham Hotspur v Sunderland | L | 4-1 | Premier League | |
| 23 Jan 2016 | Sunderland v AFC Bournemouth | D | 1-1 | Premier League | |
| 02 Feb 2016 | Sunderland v Manchester City | L | 0-1 | Premier League | |
| 06 Feb 2016 | Liverpool v Sunderland | D | 2-2 | Premier League | |
| 15 May 2016 | Watford v Sunderland | D | 2-2 | Premier League | |
| 15 Oct 2016 | Stoke City v Sunderland | L | 2-0 | Premier League | |
| 22 Oct 2016 | West Ham United v Sunderland | L | 1-0 | Premier League | |
| 26 Oct 2016 | Southampton v Sunderland | L | 1-0 | League Cup | 4th round |
| 29 Oct 2016 | Sunderland v Arsenal | L | 1-4 | Premier League | |
| 05 Nov 2016 | AFC Bournemouth v Sunderland | W | 1-2 | Premier League | |
| 19 Nov 2016 | Sunderland v Hull City | W | 3-0 | Premier League | |
| 26 Nov 2016 | Liverpool v Sunderland | L | 2-0 | Premier League | |
| 03 Dec 2016 | Sunderland v Leicester City | W | 2-1 | Premier League | |
| 10 Dec 2016 | Swansea City v Sunderland | L | 3-0 | Premier League | |
| 14 Dec 2016 | Sunderland v Chelsea | L | 0-1 | Premier League | |
| 26 Dec 2016 | Manchester United v Sunderland | L | 3-1 | Premier League | |
| 31 Dec 2016 | Burnley v Sunderland | L | 4-1 | Premier League | |
| 17 Jan 2017 | Burnley v Sunderland | L | 2-0 | FA Cup | 3rd round replay |
| 21 Jan 2017 | West Bromwich Albion v Sunderland | L | 2-0 | Premier League | |
| 31 Jan 2017 | Sunderland v Tottenham Hotspur | D | 0-0 | Premier League | |
| 04 Feb 2017 | Crystal Palace v Sunderland | W | 0-4 | Premier League | |
| 11 Feb 2017 | Sunderland v Southampton | L | 0-4 | Premier League | |
| 25 Feb 2017 | Everton v Sunderland | L | 2-0 | Premier League | |
| 05 Mar 2017 | Sunderland v Manchester City | L | 0-2 | Premier League | |
| 18 Mar 2017 | Sunderland v Burnley | D | 0-0 | Premier League | |
| 01 Apr 2017 | Watford v Sunderland | L | 1-0 | Premier League | |
| 04 Apr 2017 | Leicester City v Sunderland | L | 2-0 | Premier League | |
| 09 Apr 2017 | Sunderland v Manchester United | L | 0-3 | Premier League | |
| 15 Apr 2017 | Sunderland v West Ham United | D | 2-2 | Premier League | |
| 26 Apr 2017 | Middlesbrough v Sunderland | L | 1-0 | Premier League | |
| 06 May 2017 | Hull City v Sunderland | W | 0-2 | Premier League | |
| 13 May 2017 | Sunderland v Swansea City | L | 0-2 | Premier League | |
| 16 May 2017 | Arsenal v Sunderland | L | 2-0 | Premier League | |
| 21 May 2017 | Chelsea v Sunderland | L | 5-1 | Premier League | |
| 04 Aug 2017 | Sunderland v Derby County | D | 1-1 | League Championship | |
| 13 Aug 2017 | Norwich City v Sunderland | W | 1-3 | League Championship | |
| 16 Aug 2017 | Sheffield Wednesday v Sunderland | D | 1-1 | League Championship | |
| 19 Aug 2017 | Sunderland v Leeds United | L | 0-2 | League Championship | |
| 26 Aug 2017 | Barnsley v Sunderland | L | 3-0 | League Championship | |
| 12 Sep 2017 | Sunderland v Nottingham Forest | L | 0-1 | League Championship | |
| 16 Sep 2017 | Hull City v Sunderland | D | 1-1 | League Championship | |
| 20 Sep 2017 | Everton v Sunderland | L | 3-0 | League Cup | 3rd round |
| 26 Sep 2017 | Ipswich Town v Sunderland | L | 5-2 | League Championship | |
| 30 Sep 2017 | Preston North End v Sunderland | D | 2-2 | League Championship | |
| 14 Oct 2017 | Sunderland v Queens Park Rangers | D | 1-1 | League Championship | |
| 21 Oct 2017 | Brentford v Sunderland | D | 3-3 | League Championship | |
| 28 Oct 2017 | Sunderland v Bristol City | L | 1-2 | League Championship | |
| 05 Nov 2017 | Middlesbrough v Sunderland | L | 1-0 | League Championship | |
| 06 Jan 2018 | Middlesbrough v Sunderland | L | 2-0 | FA Cup | 3rd round |
| 13 Jan 2018 | Cardiff City v Sunderland | L | 4-0 | League Championship | |
| 20 Jan 2018 | Sunderland v Hull City | W | 1-0 | League Championship | |
| 03 Feb 2018 | Sunderland v Ipswich Town | L | 0-2 | League Championship | |
| 10 Feb 2018 | Bristol City v Sunderland | D | 3-3 | League Championship | |
| 17 Feb 2018 | Sunderland v Brentford | L | 0-2 | League Championship | |
| 20 Feb 2018 | Bolton Wanderers v Sunderland | L | 1-0 | League Championship | |
| 06 Mar 2018 | Sunderland v Aston Villa | L | 0-3 | League Championship | |
| 21 Apr 2018 | Sunderland v Burton Albion | L | 1-2 | League Championship | |
| 27 Apr 2018 | Fulham v Sunderland | L | 2-1 | League Championship | |
Please note: Match history is complete for the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.
International stats
| Season | Team | Competition | Apps | Subs | Goals | Y | R |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002-03 | England | Under-16 Montaigu Tournament | 3 | 1 |
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| 2002-03 | England | Under-16 Tournament | 3 | ||||
| 2005-06 | England | Under-20 | 1 |
Please note: Career stats are based on performances in the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.
International matches
| Date | Match | Result | Competition | Round | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Nov 2002 | England v Spain | L | 0-1 | Under 16 Tournament | |
| 15 Nov 2002 | England v Netherlands | W | 2-1 | Under 16 Tournament | |
| 18 Nov 2002 | England v Germany | D | 2-2 | Under 16 Tournament | |
| 16 Apr 2003 | England v Russia | W | 1-0 | Under 16 Montaigu Tournament | |
| 17 Apr 2003 | England v Gabon | W | 2-0 | Under 16 Montaigu Tournament | |
| 19 Apr 2003 | France v England | L | 3-1 | Under 16 Montaigu Tournament | |
| 21 Apr 2003 | Portugal v England | L | 2-1 | Under 16 Montaigu Tournament | |
| 16 Aug 2005 | Russia v England | L | 4-0 | Under 20 | |
Please note: Match history is complete for the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.