David Jones: Biography, Facts and Career

David Frank Llwyd Jones (born 4 November 1984) is an English professional football coach and former player who is the first team coach at Welsh club Wrexham. As a player, Jones was promoted to the Premier League on four occasions with three different clubs and as first team coach with Wrexham has achieved three consecutive promotions from the National League to the Championship. Jones began his playing career at Manchester United, but struggled to get into the first team and was limited to appearances in the FA Cup and League Cup. He spent loan spells at Preston North End, NEC and Derby County, before joining Derby on a permanent basis in 2007 for a fee of £1 million. However, he left Derby after just one season to join Wolverhampton Wanderers in a deal worth £1.2 million. He spent three years with Wolves before joining Wigan Athletic. At the end of his second season there, he went on a brief loan spell with Blackburn Rovers, before joining Burnley. After three years with Burnley, he left for Sheffield Wednesday, where he spent another three years before being released at the end of the 2018–19 season. He joined Oldham Athletic on a free transfer but was released in January 2020. He was without a club while football was suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but in August 2021, he signed for Wrexham as a player-coach. In June 2022, he retired from football to become a coach full-time at Wrexham. Jones represented England at under-21 level, but he also had a parental qualification to play for Wales.

Quick facts about David Jones

• Full name: David Jones
• Born: 1984-11-04
• Nationality: United Kingdom
• Known as: Athlete
• Wikidata ID: Q458276

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