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Ernest Jones (footballer)

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Ernest Jones
Personal information
Full name Ernest Leighton Jones
Date of birth (1871-11-26)26 November 1871
Place of birth Carlton, Victoria
Date of death 12 December 1959(1959-12-12) (aged 88)
Place of death Brighton, Victoria
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1897–98 St Kilda 12 (1)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1898.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Ernest Leighton Jones (26 November 1871 – 12 December 1959) was an Australian rules footballer who played with St Kilda in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]

He later served as president of St Kilda Football Club and as a Melbourne city councillor for over twenty years.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 457. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
  2. ^ "An Authority Suggests Solutions For Melbourne's Traffic Problems". The Argus. Melbourne, Australia. 13 October 1949. p. 2.
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