Paul Jones

Date of birth18 April 1967
Place of birthChirk
NationalityWelsh
Weight93 kg
Height1.91 m
PositionGoalkeeper

After recovering from a serious back injury that at one point seemed to threaten to end his career, Paul reclaimed his place as Southampton's number one goalkeeper at the start of the 2000-01 campaign.

Apart from a brief spell early in the season when his form dipped, he went from strength to strength, establishing a new post-war club record early in the New Year with a run of seven straight Premiership clean sheets and 667 minutes without conceding a goal.

His agility and shot stopping capabilities will stand him in good stead for a few more seasons to come.

Paul signed an extension to his contract that bound him to the Saints until 2005.

However, having fulfilled a boyhood dream with his loan move to Liverpool (where he made two appearances due to injuries to Dudek and Chris Kirkland), he returned to Wolverhampton Wanderers in January 2004 with a contract to June 2006 that was cancelled in January 2006.

Paul joined Queens Park Rangers in February 2006 with a contract to the end of the season that was subsequently extended to June 2007.

He was made available for transfer by QPR in February 2007.

Club history

Team Joined Left Loan / Trialist
Kidderminster Harriers 01 Jul 1990 23 Jul 1991
Wolverhampton Wanderers 23 Jul 1991 25 Jul 1996
Stockport County 25 Jul 1996 28 Jul 1997
Southampton 28 Jul 1997 29 Jan 2004
Liverpool 09 Jan 2004 28 Jan 2004 L
Wolverhampton Wanderers 29 Jan 2004 31 Jan 2006
Watford 23 Dec 2004 23 Feb 2005 L
Millwall 22 Aug 2005 23 Nov 2005 L
Queens Park Rangers 09 Feb 2006 30 Jun 2007
Bognor Regis Town 18 Sep 2007

Club stats

Season Team Competition Apps Subs Clean sheets Conceded Y R
1994-95 Wolverhampton Wanderers FA Cup 2 1
1996-97 Stockport County League Cup 1 1
1997-98 Southampton FA Cup 1 2
1997-98 Southampton League Cup 4 1 4
1997-98 Southampton Premier League 38 7 54
1998-99 Southampton FA Cup 2 2
1998-99 Southampton League Cup 2 2
1998-99 Southampton Premier League 31 6 51
1
1
1999-00 Southampton FA Cup 2 1 1
1999-00 Southampton League Cup 4 8
1999-00 Southampton Premier League 31 8 49
2000-01 Southampton FA Cup 4 1 5
2000-01 Southampton League Cup 3 1 2
2000-01 Southampton Premier League 35 12 41
2001-02 Southampton FA Cup 1 2
2001-02 Southampton League Cup 3 2 2
2001-02 Southampton Premier League 36 8 51
2002-03 Southampton FA Cup 1
1
1
2002-03 Southampton Premier League 13
1
3 21
2003-04 Liverpool Premier League 2 1 2
2003-04 Southampton League Cup
1
2003-04 Southampton Premier League 8 2 6
2003-04 Southampton UEFA Cup 1 1
2003-04 Wolverhampton Wanderers Premier League 16 1 33
2004-05 Watford League Championship 9 2 13
2004-05 Watford League Cup 2 2
2004-05 Wolverhampton Wanderers League Championship 10 1 15
2005-06 Millwall League Championship 3 1 5
2005-06 Millwall League Cup 1 1
2005-06 Queens Park Rangers League Championship 14 2 16
2006-07 Queens Park Rangers League Championship 12 2 20
2


Please note: Career stats are based on performances in the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.

International stats

Season Team Competition Apps Subs Clean sheets Conceded Y R
1996-97 Wales International Friendly
1
1997-98 Wales FIFA World Cup
1
1997-98 Wales International Friendly 3 1 1
1998-99 Wales UEFA European Championship 6 13
1999-00 Wales International Friendly 1 1
1999-00 Wales UEFA European Championship 2 3
2000-01 Wales FIFA World Cup 7 9
1
2001-02 Wales FIFA World Cup 3 1 3
2001-02 Wales International Friendly 1 1
2001-02 Wales UEFA Under-19 2 2
2002-03 Wales International Friendly 2 3
2002-03 Wales UEFA European Championship 4 3 1
2003-04 Wales International Friendly 1 1
2003-04 Wales UEFA European Championship 6 10
2004-05 Wales FIFA World Cup 4 8
2004-05 Wales International Friendly 1 1
2005-06 Wales FIFA World Cup 2 1 2
2005-06 Wales International Friendly 1
2006-07 Wales International Friendly 2 2
2006-07 Wales UEFA European Championship 2 7


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
27 May 1997 Scotland v Wales W 0-1 International Friendly
20 Aug 1997 Turkey v Wales L 6-4 FIFA World Cup Group 7
12 Nov 1997 Brazil v Wales L 3-0 International Friendly
25 Mar 1998 Wales v Jamaica D 0-0 International Friendly
03 Jun 1998 Malta v Wales W 0-3 International Friendly
05 Sep 1998 Wales v Italy L 0-2 UEFA European Championship Group 1
10 Oct 1998 Denmark v Wales W 1-2 UEFA European Championship Group 1
14 Oct 1998 Wales v Belarus W 3-2 UEFA European Championship Group 1
31 Mar 1999 Switzerland v Wales L 2-0 UEFA European Championship Group 1
05 Jun 1999 Italy v Wales L 4-0 UEFA European Championship Group 1
09 Jun 1999 Wales v Denmark L 0-2 UEFA European Championship Group 1
04 Sep 1999 Belarus v Wales W 1-2 UEFA European Championship Group 1
09 Oct 1999 Wales v Switzerland L 0-2 UEFA European Championship Group 1
23 Feb 2000 Qatar v Wales W 0-1 International Friendly
02 Sep 2000 Belarus v Wales L 2-1 FIFA World Cup Europe group 5
07 Oct 2000 Wales v Norway D 1-1 FIFA World Cup Europe group 5
11 Oct 2000 Poland v Wales D 0-0 FIFA World Cup Europe group 5
24 Mar 2001 Armenia v Wales D 2-2 FIFA World Cup Europe group 5
28 Mar 2001 Wales v Ukraine D 1-1 FIFA World Cup Europe group 5
02 Jun 2001 Wales v Poland L 1-2 FIFA World Cup Europe group 5
06 Jun 2001 Ukraine v Wales D 1-1 FIFA World Cup Europe group 5
26 Aug 2001 Estonia v Wales W 1-6 UEFA U19 Group 2
28 Aug 2001 Poland v Wales L 1-0 UEFA U19 Group 2
01 Sep 2001 Wales v Armenia D 0-0 FIFA World Cup Europe group 5
05 Sep 2001 Norway v Wales L 3-2 FIFA World Cup Europe group 5
06 Oct 2001 Wales v Belarus W 1-0 FIFA World Cup Europe group 5
13 Feb 2002 Wales v Argentina D 1-1 International Friendly
21 Aug 2002 Croatia v Wales D 1-1 International Friendly
07 Sep 2002 Finland v Wales W 0-2 UEFA European Championship Group 9
16 Oct 2002 Wales v Italy W 2-1 UEFA European Championship Group 9
20 Nov 2002 Azerbaijan v Wales W 0-2 UEFA European Championship Group 9
29 Mar 2003 Wales v Azerbaijan W 4-0 UEFA European Championship Group 9
26 May 2003 USA v Wales L 2-0 International Friendly
20 Aug 2003 Serbia and Montenegro v Wales L 1-0 UEFA European Championship Group 9
06 Sep 2003 Italy v Wales L 4-0 UEFA European Championship Group 9
10 Sep 2003 Wales v Finland D 1-1 UEFA European Championship Group 9
11 Oct 2003 Wales v Serbia and Montenegro L 2-3 UEFA European Championship Group 9
15 Nov 2003 Russia v Wales D 0-0 UEFA European Championship Play-off 1st leg
19 Nov 2003 Wales v Russia L 0-1 UEFA European Championship Play-off 2nd leg
31 Mar 2004 Hungary v Wales W 1-2 International Friendly
18 Aug 2004 Latvia v Wales W 0-2 International Friendly
04 Sep 2004 Azerbaijan v Wales D 1-1 FIFA World Cup Europe group 6
08 Sep 2004 Wales v Northern Ireland D 2-2 FIFA World Cup Europe group 6
09 Oct 2004 England v Wales L 2-0 FIFA World Cup Europe group 6
13 Oct 2004 Wales v Poland L 2-3 FIFA World Cup Europe group 6
08 Oct 2005 Northern Ireland v Wales W 2-3 FIFA World Cup Europe group 6
12 Oct 2005 Wales v Azerbaijan W 2-0 FIFA World Cup Europe group 6
01 Mar 2006 Wales v Paraguay D 0-0 International Friendly
15 Aug 2006 Wales v Bulgaria D 0-0 International Friendly
02 Sep 2006 Czech Republic v Wales L 2-1 UEFA European Championship Group D
05 Sep 2006 Brazil v Wales L 2-0 International Friendly
07 Oct 2006 Wales v Slovakia L 1-5 UEFA European Championship Group D


Please note: Match history is complete for the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.