Michael David Jones (born 15 August 1987) is an English former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.

Career Tranmere Rovers Jones progressed through the youth ranks at hometown club Tranmere Rovers. He made his debut on 6 May 2006 in a 2–0 loss to Doncaster Rovers at Prenton Park."Tranmere 0–2 Doncaster" Tranmere Rovers F.C. 6 May 2006. Retrieved 28 March 2012. He made his first appearance of the following season in a 4–2 FA Cup win against Conference team Woking."Tranmere 4–2 Woking" Tranmere Rovers F.C. 11 November 2006. Retrieved 28 March 2012. On 8 January 2007, Jones signed on loan for League Two team Shrewsbury Town on an initial one-month deal."Midfielder Signs On Loan" Shrewsbury Town F.C. 8 January 2007. Retrieved 28 March 2012. He made his debut on 13 January and scored as Shrewsbury drew 1–1 away to Lincoln City."Lincoln 1–1 Shrewsbury" Shrewsbury Town F.C. 13 January 2007. Retrieved 28 March 2012. The loan deal was extended and he went on to make 14 appearances for Shrewsbury before returning to Tranmere at the end of the season."Mike Jones Football Stats Season 2006/2007" Soccerbase. Retrieved 28 March 2012. He made his first appearance of the 2007–08 season in a 1–0 home loss to Morecambe in the Football League Trophy on 4 September 2007."Tranmere 0–1 Morecambe" Tranmere Rovers F.C. 4 September 2007. Retrieved 28 March 2012. He scored his first goal for Tranmere in what was his final game for the club, in a 3–1 loss against Oldham at Boundary Park on 8 March 2008."Oldham 3–1 Tranmere" Tranmere Rovers F.C. 8 March 2008. Retrieved 28 March 2012. He was released by Tranmere at the end of the season."Trio leave in Tranmere Rovers' summer clear out" Liverpool Echo. 30 July 2008. Retrieved 28 March 2012.

Bury On 30 July 2008 it was announced that Jones would sign for League Two side Bury."Jones signs on Monday" Bury F.C. 30 July 2008. Retrieved 28 March 2012. He made his debut in a 1–0 win against Brentford at Gigg Lane on 9 August 2008."Bury 1–0 Brentford" Bury F.C. 9 August 2008. Retrieved 28 March 2012. He scored his first goal for Bury on 18 October 2008 in a 3–1 away win against Dagenham & Redbridge."Dagenham & Redbridge 1–3 Bury" Bury F.C. 18 October 2008. Retrieved 28 March 2012. His second goal came the following month as Bury beat Lancashire rivals Accrington Stanley 2–1 at the Crown Ground."Accrington 1–2 Bury" Bury F.C. 29 November 2008. Retrieved 28 March 2012. He scored his first goal of 2009 in a 1–0 home win against Barnet on 10 January."Bury 1–0 Barnet" Bury F.C. 10 January 2009. Retrieved 28 March 2012. His final goal of the season came in a 2–1 win against Rochdale on 7 March."Bury 2–1 Rochdale" Bury F.C. 7 March 2009. Retrieved 28 March 2012. Bury reached the play-offs and were drawn against his former club Shrewsbury in the semi-finals. The tie went to penalties after Bury had won the first leg 1–0, but lost the second leg 1–0 at home. Jones scored his penalty but Bury lost the shoot-out 4–3."Bury 0–1 Shrewsbury" Bury F.C. 10 May 2009. Retrieved 28 March 2012. He finished the season with 52 appearances and 4 goals."Mike Jones Football Stats Season 2008/2009" Soccerbase. Retrieved 28 March 2012.

He scored his first goal of the 2009–10 season against Hereford United in a 3–1 win at Edgar Street."Hereford 1–3 Bury" Bury F.C. 18 August 2009. Retrieved 28 March 2012. On 3 October he scored in a 1–1 draw against Torquay."Torquay 1–1 Bury" Bury F.C. 3 October 2009. Retrieved 28 March 2012. He followed this up with a goal in the next game, scoring against former club Tranmere Rovers in a 2–1 win in the Football League Trophy."Bury 2–1 Tranmere" Bury F.C. 6 October 2009. Retrieved 28 March 2012. His next goal came in the next round of the competition, however Bury were eliminated as they lost 3–2 to Accrington, with Jones equalising for Bury to make the score 2–2 at the time."Accrington 3–2 Tranmere" Bury F.C. 10 November 2009. Retrieved 28 March 2012. His next goal came against Accrington, this time a 4–2 league win on 28 December."Accrington 2–4 Bury" Bury F.C. 28 December 2009. Retrieved 28 March 2012. In January 2010, he scored in back-to-back home wins against Bradford City and Hereford United."Bury 2–1 Bradford" 19 January 2010. Retrieved 28 March 2012."Bury 1–0 Hereford" 23 January 2010. Retrieved 28 March 2012. On 5 April 2010 he was sent off for the first time in his career after receiving a second yellow card in a 3–0 home win against Burton Albion."Bury 3–0 Burton" 5 April 2010. Retrieved 28 March 2012. He ended the season with 7 goals in 45 appearances and helped Bury to a 9th-place finish in the league."Mike Jones Football Stats Season 2009/2010" Soccerbase. Retrieved 28 March 2012. Bury F.C. Retrieved 28 March 2012.

His first goal of the 2010–11 season came against Cheltenham in a 2–0 win at Whaddon Road."Cheltenham 0–2 Bury" Bury F.C. 25 September 2010. Retrieved 28 March 2012. He scored in the following game which was a 4–1 win against Morecambe."Morecambe 1–4 Bury" Bury F.C. 28 September 2010. On 16 October 2010 he scored the winning goal in a 4–3 win against Torquay at Plainmoor."Torquay 3–4 Bury" Bury F.C. 16 October 2010. Retrieved 28 March 2012. On 30 October he scored a brace as Bury beat Aldershot 3–1."Aldershot 1–3 Bury" Bury F.C. 30 October 2010. Retrieved 28 March 2012. He scored three more goals that season, coming in wins against Burton, Macclesfield and Barnet."Burton 1–3 Bury" Bury F.C. 19 November 2010. Retrieved 28 March 2012."Macclesfield 2–4 Bury" Bury F.C. 1 February 2011. Retrieved 28 March 2012."Bury 2–0 Barnet" Bury F.C. 16 April 2011. Retrieved 28 March 2012. Bury were promoted to League One after finishing second in the table. Bury F.C. Retrieved 28 March 2012. Jones finished the season with 8 goals in 37 appearances."Mike Jones Football Stats Season 2010–2011" Soccerbase. Retrieved 28 March 2012.

He began the season well featuring in a 1–1 away draw against Huddersfield Town and a 3–1 League Cup win against Championship side Coventry City." Huddersfield 1–1 Bury" Bury F.C. 6 August 2011. Retrieved 28 March 2012."Bury 3–1 Coventry" 9 August 2011. Retrieved 28 March 2012. He scored his first goal of the season in a 2–0 win against Wycombe at Adams Park."Wycombe 0–2 Bury" Bury F.C. 20 August 2011. Retrieved 28 March 2012. He scored again the following game in the second round of the League Cup, where Bury lost 4–2 to Championship side Leicester City."Bury 2–4 Leicester" 23 August 2011. Retrieved 28 March 2012. He scored his third goal of the season on 19 November in a 4–2 win against Walsall."Walsall 2–4 Bury" Bury F.C. 19 November 2011. Retrieved 28 March 2012. His final game for Bury was a 2–1 home win against Walsall, on 2 January 2012."Bury 2–1 Walsall" Bury F.C. 2 January 2012. Retrieved 28 March 2012.

Sheffield Wednesday On 12 January 2012, Jones signed for Sheffield Wednesday for an undisclosed fee. Sheffield Wednesday had triggered a release clause in his contract and he signed a two-and-a-half-year deal."Sheffield Wednesday sign Mick Jones from Bury" BBC Sport. 13 January 2012. Retrieved 28 March 2012."Jones checks in at Hillsborough" Sheffield Wednesday F.C. 12 January 2012. Retrieved 28 March 2012. He was assigned the squad number 16, and made his debut a day later in a 1–0 loss at home to league leaders Charlton Athletic, starting the game before being substituted by former Bury teammate Ryan Lowe."Sheffield Wednesday 0–1 Charlton" BBC Sport. 14 January 2012. Retrieved 28 March 2012. After promotion to the Football League Championship with Sheffield Wednesday, Jones became out of favour and eventually joined Crawley Town on the summer transfer deadline day, after being with Sheffield Wednesday for only just over six months.

Crawley Town Mike Jones joined Crawley Town for an undisclosed fee on 31 August 2012. He made his debut on 1 September in a 1–0 win against Leyton Orient, and assisted the only goal of the game scored by Nicky Ajose."Crawley Town 1–0 Leyton Orient" BBC Sport. 1 September 2012. Retrieved 3 September 2012. He scored his first goal for the club on 23 April 2013, scoring in a 1–0 win against Preston North End. Jones turned down the offer of a new contract from Crawley, in favour of joining Oldham Athletic despite being a firm favourite of boss John Gregory.

Carlisle United On 22 June 2016 Mike Jones joined Carlisle United on a two-year contract. He scored his first goal for Carlisle in an EFL Cup tie against Derby County which Carlisle lost on penalties on 23 August 2016.

He was offered a new contract by Carlisle at the end of the 2018–19 season and signed a one-year extension. Jones left Carlisle in May 2020 at the end of his deal after the league season was brought to an early close due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Barrow On 20 July 2020 Jones joined Barrow on a two-year contract, leaving upon its expiry in May 2022.

Chesterfield On 2 August 2022, Jones signed for National League club Chesterfield on a one-year deal having impressed on trial.

On 18 June 2025, Jones announced his retirement from football.

Career statistics

+Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueFA CupLeague CupOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsTranmere Rovers2005–06League One10000000102006–07League One00100000102007–08League One9110001Appearance(s) in Football League Trophy0111Total101200010131Shrewsbury Town (loan)2006–07League One131—0010141Bury2008–09League Two4841010205242009–10League Two4151010224572010–11League Two3582000003782011–12League One213102110254Total1452050415215923Sheffield Wednesday2011–12League One100———1002012–13Championship000010—10Total100001000110Crawley Town2012–13League One40130—204512013–14League One423201011464Total824501031915Oldham Athletic2014–15League One4561100304972015–16League One353100010373Total80344321408638Carlisle United2016–17League Two28020211Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy03312017–18League Two4305020305302018–19League Two2412000202812019–20League Two370512000441Total132114161601583Barrow2020–21League Two1320010001422021–22League Two3000001040Total162001010182Chesterfield2022–23National League27050—203402023–24National League24130—002712024–25League Two2000003050Total531800050661Career total5413936213226361646

Honours Bury Football League Two second-place promotion: 2010–11

Sheffield Wednesday Football League One second-place promotion: 2011–12

Chesterfield National League: 2023–24

References

External links

Mike Jones profile at the Sheffield Wednesday website.