Reds fans pay tribute to "Wrexham legend" Joey Jones
Joey Jones (Image: Liverpool FC) He helped The Reds get to the quarter finals of the FA Cup in 1974 before joining Liverpool a year later - bought by legendary manager Bob Paisley for £110,000.
Jones returned to Wrexham for two further spells between 1978-1982, and 1987-1992.
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Wrexham AFC said it was "devastated" by the news, and plans to build a statue of him at STōK Racecourse.
Following his sad passing, fans have been laying flowers and messages outside the ground this afternoon.
The Leader spoke with some fans paying their respects about what Joey Jones meant to them and Wrexham.
Craig Roberts (Image: NQ) Craig Roberts said: "He was a brilliant player who gave people brilliant memories and has always been a Wrexham legend.
"Even when he finished playing he always came to support
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I've been coming to watch Wrexham since I was a kid, and I was only a kid when I first saw him.
"I used to be a steward on match days and would speak to Joey from time to time , he had time for anyone and was so down to earth.
"He's a proper Wrexham legend and always will be."
Alex Davies said: "I wasn't lucky enough to see him play here but everyone knows who he is and what he meant to club.
"I grew up singing his name and we still sing it to this day.
"It's a sad day for the club, even if people knew it was coming it's still a tough day .
Haf Wildermuth (right) and Elsi Wyn-Jones (left) (Image: NQ) Haf Wildermuth, joined by her daughter Elsi Wyn-Jones, said: "I don't know how to put it into words.
"I saw him play when I first started watching in the 90s, which are happy memories.
"I remember the waves and the fist pumps to get the fans going, we still sing his song now which says it all.
"Joey was a proper Wrexham man, even with the way he would just stop and say hello, I remember bumping into him in Erddig once, he had time for everyone."
Alan Jacobs (Image: NQ) Alan Jacobs added: "He's a legend of our club and our country really .
"I saw him play at the Racecourse and was lucky enough to meet him once and was starstruck, he was a gent.
"For a legend of the game and what he had won, he still had time for us that day.
"I'll remember him for his passion, and that classic picture with his fist clenched.
"He loved this club and he loved this town, it was that passion and fight he showed which resembled Joey."
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