Alf Jones

ALF JONES was a redoubtable figure at right back for Wrexham between the wars - a man who was accepted wholeheartedly by The Racecourse faithful despite
coming from Chester! Indeed, Jones was variously known as "Our Alf" and "The Pride of Wrexham" as the North Walians took him to their hearts!

Jones' contribution to the club can best be summed up by the sort of longevity that modern managers can only dream of! When his career ended he held the record for the most senior appearances for the club, a figure only surpassed by Arfon Griffiths and Gareth Davies in the intervening sixty-six years. 

Indeed, the fourth-placed player in the list, Phil Hardy, stands exactly ninety matches behind him! Also, his 575 appearance were thought to be a record for the Third Division North at the time. 

He racked up that number of appearances through a determination to be on the pitch whenever he could. He didn't miss a game from 1925 to 1929, a run of 159 games which is the sixth longest run of consecutive appearances in the club's history. 

That was just a preamble though, as he set off on another streak of games between 1930 and 1935, not missing a game for five years: a total of 236 games. This club record was only beaten by Brian Lloyd in the mid-1970s