Floral tributes in memory of Wrexham and Wales legend Joey Jones
His passing has prompted an outpouring of grief and affection for the ex-defender who was the first Welshman to lift the European Cup after Liverpool beat Borussia Monchengladbach, of West Germany, 3-1 in Rome in 1977.
Dragons fan Thomas Lewis, known as Tomi Caws, uploaded the poignant footage commemorating the North Wales footballing hero onto his X account. The flowers lined one wall of the SToK Racecourse Stadium near the Turf pub today.
Jones, who died at the age of 70, was capped 72 times by Wales and won two European Cups, a UEFA Cup and a league title at Anfield, in addition to representing Wrexham, Chelsea and Huddersfield. He made 479 appearances for the Dragons.
Jones retired after the 1991-92 season. Having earned 72 caps for Wales, Jones later worked as an Under 18s and reserve team coach at Wrexham, even briefly serving as caretaker manager between the departure of Brian Flynn and Denis Smith in 2001.
In later life Jones scaled back his duties at the club following heart surgery in 2002, but continued to mentor emerging talents and returned to the Red Dragons as a youth team ambassador in 2021.
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