signing of Ollie Palmer in January 2022. Chelsea In 1982, Jones joined Chelsea for £34,000, having been signed by John Neal. Jones was sent off on his debut against Carlisle United at Brunton Park. However, Jones's committed attitude and pre-match fist-clenching ritual eventually made him a cult hero among the fans. He also proved instrumental in Chelsea's successful battle to avoid relegation to the Third Division. He was a part of the side which romped to promotion as Second Division champions in 1983–84. He remained with the club in the top flight for one more season, before surprisingly being sold to Huddersfield Town for £35,000 in August 1985. He finished his Chelsea career with 78 league appearances and 2 goals. Huddersfield and third spell at Wrexham He joined Huddersfield in the summer of 1985 from Chelsea, and was named Town's player of the year in his first season. After two seasons he left to re-join Wrexham, where he retired at the end of the 1991–92 season. International career Joey made his Wales debut in November 1975 against Austria. He went on to win 72 caps, scoring one goal, his last action coming in a friendly away to Canada in May 1986. After retirement Jones underwent heart surgery in 2002 and has since scaled down his commitments with Wrexham, he works as the Under 18's and Reserve team coach. In 2001, he had a brief spell as caretaker manager between the departure of Brian Flynn and arrival of Denis Smith. In 2005, Jones completed his autobiography entitled "Oh Joey, Joey!" about his life in football. This was a book of the week on Sky Sports News in February 2006. Also in 2005, Jones was named as Wrexham's ultimate Cult Hero on BBC TV's Football Focus. Jones is much respected by Liverpool supporters and he finished in 63rd place in the 2006 poll of all-time favourite Liverpool players (100 Players Who Shook The Kop). 110,000 fans worldwide had taken part in the vote. Honours Wrexham Welsh Cup (1): 1974–75 Liverpool Football League First Division (1): 1976–77 European Cup (2): 1976–77, 1977–78 UEFA Cup (1): 1975–76 UEFA Super Cup (1): 1977 Chelsea Football League Second Division (1): 1983–84 References External links Hall of fame at http://world.wrexhamafc.co.uk Happy Faces Children's Charity Patron 1955 births Living people Welsh footballers Wales international footballers Wales under-23 international footballers Wrexham A.F.C. players Wrexham A.F.C. managers Welsh football managers