Bobby Jones (footballer, born 1938)

{{Short description|English footballer and manager}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2016}}

{{Use British English|date=May 2016}}

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Bobby Jones

| image =

| fullname = Robert Stanley Jones{{Hugman|10511|accessdate=1 December 2017}}

| birth_date = {{birth date|1938|10|28|df=y}}

| birth_place = Bristol, England

| death_date = {{death date and age|2015|7|22|1938|10|28|df=y}}

| death_place = Bristol, England

| height =

| position = Forward

| youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = Soundwell

| years1 = 1956–1966 | clubs1 = Bristol Rovers | caps1 = 250 | goals1 = 64

| years2 = 1966 | clubs2 = Northampton Town | caps2 = 17 | goals2 = 1

| years3 = 1967 | clubs3 = Swindon Town | caps3 = 11 | goals3 = 0

| years4 = 1967–1973 | clubs4 = Bristol Rovers | caps4 = 171 | goals4 = 37

| years5 = 1973–19?? | clubs5 = Minehead | caps5 = | goals5 =

| years6 = 1977–???? | clubs6 = Paulton Rovers

| manageryears1 = 1977–???? | managerclubs1 = Paulton Rovers

| manageryears2 = 1982–1988 | managerclubs2 = Bath City

| manageryears3 = 1990–1991 | managerclubs3 = Forest Green Rovers

| manageryears4 = 1991–1994 | managerclubs4 = Mangotsfield United

| manageryears5 = 1994–???? | managerclubs5 = Yate Town

| manageryears6 = 1995–1997 | managerclubs6 = Oldland

}}

Robert Stanley Jones (28 October 1938 – 22 July 2015) was an English professional footballer who played as a forward for Bristol Rovers, Northampton Town and Swindon Town in the Football League, and for non-league sides Soundwell and Minehead.

He subsequently became player-manager of Paulton Rovers, before returning to Bristol Rovers as youth coach in January 1980.[https://www.bristolrovers.co.uk/news/2015/july/bobby-jones/ Bobby Jones] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170711193622/https://www.bristolrovers.co.uk/news/2015/july/bobby-jones/ |date=11 July 2017 }} Bristol Rovers F.C. He later became manager of Bath City, Forest Green Rovers, Mangotsfield United, Yate Town and Oldland.