Jimmy Jones, from Lurgan in County Armagh, Northern Ireland was an Irish League footballer in the late 1940s and throughout the 1950s. Lurgan ( is a town in County Armagh, Northern Ireland with a population of approximately 25000 County Armagh ( Contae Ard Mhacha in Irish - from the height of Macha) is a county in Ulster in the north east of Ireland Northern Ireland (Tuaisceart Éireann Ulster Scots: Norlin Airlann) is a Country within the United Kingdom, lying in the northeast of Jones played for Belfast Celtic in an infamous game in 1948 against Linfield at Windsor Park. Belfast Celtic Football Club was a former Irish football club that was founded in 1891, and was one of the most successful teams in Ireland until Windsor Park, in Belfast, is the home ground of the Northern Irish football club Linfield. There was rioting at the end of the game and Jones was thrown over the wall which surrounded the pitch. He suffered a broken leg and Belfast Celtic withdrew from Irish football. Belfast Celtic Football Club was a former Irish football club that was founded in 1891, and was one of the most successful teams in Ireland until Celtic Park in Belfast is now a shopping centre.
Jones joined Glenavon in Lurgan and, contrary to the myth which suggested that his career was ruined by his broken leg, was the leading Irish League goalscorer for some years in the fifties. Glenavon FC is a Northern Ireland football club playing in the IFA Premiership. Lurgan ( is a town in County Armagh, Northern Ireland with a population of approximately 25000 He scored three goals in the Irish League team which defeated the Football League 5 - 3 at Windsor Park in 1953. The Football League, also known as the Coca-Cola Football League for sponsorship reasons is a league competition featuring professional football clubs Windsor Park, in Belfast, is the home ground of the Northern Irish football club Linfield. Jones played in two full international games for Northern Ireland, the last in 1956 when Northern Ireland drew 1 - 1 with England at Windsor Park in the now defunct British Home Championship. The Northern Ireland national football team represents Northern Ireland in international football. The English national football team represents England in international football and is controlled by The Football Association, the governing body for football The British Home Championship (also known as the Home International Championship) was an annual football competition contested between the United Kingdom
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