With all due respect, Mick Jones did not have half the skill of Allan Clarke, but he worked tirelessly for the cause and effectively provided the legs for 'Sniffer' to help himself into Leeds lore. It was grimly apposite that Jones should dislocate his elbow in providing the cross from which Clarke scored the club's solitary FA Cup Final winning goal. Jones weighed in with his fair share of goals, too, but it was Clarke who took the glory. Clarke remembered bumping years later into Frank McLintock, who said of "Jonah": "There were so many times a ball was running out of play and he'd chase it. It was obvious nobody could catch it, but he kept running all the same, and because he was running I had to track back just in case. He'd never catch it, but he never gave up. I used to think, 'I could do without this.'" Clarke's only regret was he never got to play with Jones for England. "We were the most feared partnership in Europe," he said.
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | Michael David Jones | |
| Date of birth | 24 April 1945 (1945-04-24) | |
| Place of birth | Worksop, England | |
| Playing position | Attacker | |
| Senior career1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1962-1967 1967-1975 | Sheffield United Leeds United Total | 149 (63) 220 (77) 369 (140) |
| National team | ||
| 1965-1970 | England | 3 (0) |
1 Senior club appearances and goals | ||