<figure id="attachment_3115476" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-3115476" style="width: 1600px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><img loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-3115476" src="https://media.freemalaysiatoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/551cd99f-joey-jones-ap-220725.webp" alt="Joey Jones AP 220725" width="1600" height="1000" /><figcaption id="caption-attachment-3115476" class="wp-caption-text">Joey Jones made 100 appearances for Liverpool in three highly successful years between 1975 and 1978. (PA/AP pic)</figcaption></figure>
LONDON: Former Liverpool and Wales defender Joey Jones, a key member of two European Cup-winning teams, has died aged 70, the club said today.
Jones made 100 appearances for Liverpool in three highly successful years between 1975 and 1978, also winning a Uefa Cup and a league title.
The tough-tackling leftback also earned 72 caps for Wales.
He was immortalised in a banner revealed by Liverpool fans at the 1977 European Cup final victory over Borussia Monchengladbach, which said: &#8220;Joey ate the frogs&#8217; legs, made the Swiss roll, now he&#8217;s munching Gladbach&#8221;.
It was a reference to wins over French club St Etienne and Zurich in the quarter and semifinals.
&#8220;Liverpool FC is deeply saddened by the passing of Joey Jones. The thoughts of everyone at LFC are with Joey&#8217;s family and friends at this sad time,&#8221; the club said in a statement.
Jones started and ended his career at Wrexham and also had spells at Anfield, Chelsea and Huddersfield.
His former Wales teammate Mickey Thomas posted on X: &#8220;This morning I lost my best friend and soul mate, Sir Joey our memories will never fade – Today my heart is broken. Love you Sir Joey RIP. My condolences are with Janice and all the family.&#8221;
Former Liverpool star John Aldridge also paid tribute, writing: &#8220;What a lovely man and an inspirational full back who gave his heart and soul in a red shirt and for all the clubs he played for! Our thoughts are with Joey&#8217;s family! I&#8217;m a lucky man to have met him many times.&#8221;

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Ex-Liverpool defender Joey Jones dies aged 70

The tough-tackling leftback was a key member of two European Cup-winning teams.

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