Liverpool signed Lloyd Jones in May 2011 from Plymouth Argyle for a sum of £150,000.[3]
The large figure of Jones quickly became a regular starter for Liverpool's Under-21 squad during the 2012–13 season. He was rewarded with his good performances by earning a call up to the senior squad on 12 May 2013 for Liverpool's Premier League encounter against Fulham. He was an unused substitute in the 3–1 victory for Liverpool.[4]
In July 2013, he signed a three-year professional deal with the club.[5]
Jones captained the Reserve team for the latter part of the 2013–14 campaign & throughout the 2014–15 season.
On 3 August 2015, Jones signed a season long loan with Blackpool.[11] On 30 September 2015, he suffered a serious injury being out for 6 months injuring both knee & ankle in the same tackle.[12]
On 6 August 2016, Jones signed new 2-year contract with Liverpool and on the same day, he was loaned to Swindon Town.[13]
Luton Town
On 31 January 2018, Jones joined Luton Town for an undisclosed fee.[14] He returned to Luton's League One rivals Plymouth Argyle on 31 January 2019 on loan until the end of 2018–19.[15]
Northampton Town
Jones was loaned to League Two club Northampton Town on 31 January 2020 until the end of the 2019–20 season.[16] His debut came a day later in a 1–0 win away to Macclesfield Town,[17] which manager Keith Curle described as "a very solid performance".[18] He made seven appearances by the time the season was suspended because of the COVID-19 pandemic in England.[19][20] Northampton finished in seventh place on points per game,[21] but with his Luton contract expiring at the end of June and another club showing an interest in signing him, Jones chose not to participate in the play-offs to avoid an injury.[20][22][23] However, the proposed move fell through and Jones failed to find a club in the summer transfer window.[20]
Northampton were promoted to League One with victory in the 2020 League Two play-off final,[24] and Jones returned to the club in October to train with them.[20] As a result of English Football League rules restricting clubs in League One to 22-man squads, Northampton could only offer Jones a contract in December, after they were able to remove another player from their squad list.[22] He re-signed for the club on 29 December on a contract until the end of the season.[19] His first appearance after returning came later that day in a 3–1 home win over Gillingham, a result that ended a run of four consecutive defeats.[20][25] After making six successive league starts and helping the team keep three clean sheets, manager Curle praised Jones' efforts to win back his trust.[23] However, Northampton lost their next match 1–0 at home to Wigan Athletic,[26] resulting in Curle being dismissed a day later with the club in 23rd place, and was replaced by caretaker manager Jon Brady.[27] Jones had played every minute of Northampton's 16 league matches since rejoining the club by mid-March 2021, with the team keeping seven clean sheets, and was named as captain by Brady for the first time in a 2–1 away defeat to Charlton Athletic on 9 March.[28][29]
Jones is eligible to represent his birth country England as well as Wales through his Welsh father. He made eleven appearances for the Welsh under-17s scoring once. He earned one cap for the Welsh U19s before switching allegiance to England in October 2013, having rejected a call-up to the Welsh U21s.[32] He got called up for the England U19s for their 2014 UEFA European Under-19 Championship elite qualification matches in May 2014. Jones featured in all three matches. Four months later he made his debut for the U20s in a friendly against Romania. He has played four times for the U20s.
Personal life
Jones featured as a contestant on the 2024 Peacock reality dating show, Love Undercover.[33]
Career statistics
As of match played 25 January 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
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