Footballers who have played league football for both PNE and Crewe
G-Z
984) David Gray
PNE 45 apps; 0 goals
Crewe 1 app; 0 goals
PNE debut 07/08/2010 v Doncaster (H) – Lost 0-2
624) Sean Haslegrave
PNE 113 apps; 2 goals
Crewe 82 apps; 1 goal
PNE debut 01/10/1977 v Cambridge (H) – Won 2-0
275) Jack Holland
PNE 6 apps; 0 goals
Crewe 23 apps; 3 goals
PNE debut 22/01/1921 v Derby (A) – Drawn 1-1
564) David Hughes
PNE 30 apps; 0 goals
Crewe 13 apps; 0 goals
PNE debut 08/04/1967 v Cardiff (A) – Lost 0-4
841) Michael Jackson
PNE 245 apps; 17 goals
Crewe 5 apps; 0 goals
PNE debut 29/03/1997 v Notts.Co. (H) – Won 2-0
950) Billy Jones
PNE 160 apps; 13 goals
Crewe 132 apps; 8 goals
PNE debut 14/08/2007 v Morecambe (H) – Lost 1-2
764) Mark Leonard
PNE 22 apps; 1 goal
Crewe 54 apps; 15 goals
PNE debut 15/08/1992 v Bournemouth (H) – Drawn 1-1
581) John McMahon
PNE 257 apps; 7 goals
Crewe 67 apps; 2 goals
PNE debut 06/10/1970 v West Brom (H) – Lost 0-1
710) Dave Miller
PNE 58 apps; 2 goals
Crewe 3 apps; 0 goals
PNE debut 07/04/1987 v Rochdale (A) – Won 2-0
843) Colin Murdock
PNE 177 apps; 6 goals
Crewe 16 apps; 0 goals
PNE debut 09/08/1997 v Gillingham (A) – Drawn 0-0
807) Alan Smart
PNE 21 apps; 6 goals
Crewe 6 apps; 0 goals
PNE debut 26/11/1994 v Chesterfield (A) – Lost 0-1
595) Eric Snookes
PNE 20 apps; 0 goals
Crewe 34 apps; 0 goals
PNE debut 31/03/1973 v Brighton (A) – Lost 0-2
585) Alan Tarbuck
PNE 48 app 17 goals
Crewe 85 apps; 18 goals
PNE debut 28/09/1971 v Norwich (H) – Lost 0-2
814) Steve Wilkinson
PNE 52 apps; 13 goals
Crewe 5 apps; 2 goals
PNE debut 12/08/1995 v Lincoln (H) – Lost 1-2
289) Wilf Yates
PNE 63 apps; 0 goals
Crewe 36 apps; 0 goals
PNE debut 04/02/1922 v Cardiff (A) – Lost 0-3
Player Profile – Billy Jones
Billy Jones was born on 24 March 1987 in Shrewsbury, Shropshire. Jones joined Crewe as a trainee at a young age following a recommendation to then-manager Dario Gradi by former Crewe centre half Dave Walton. Jones worked his way through the Crewe Academy ranks on in 2003 Jones signed his first professional contract for the club.
The defender made his debut for the club at sixteen years of age in a 3-0 win against Derby as a substitute for Justin Cochrane on 18 October 2003. Jones went onto to play a further 26 league games, which also included his first goal for the club on his eighth appearance against Wigan in a 3-2 home defeat on 20 December. The tenth minute goal later won the "Goal of the Season" award, Jones later added the "Young Player of the Year" award to his collection.
Despite his young age, the young defender continued to be a regular in the Crewe first team. Jones played a total of 20 league games during the 2004/05 season all in the starting eleven. This was also the only season in which Jones failed to score a league goal for Crewe.
Jones had an impressive 2005/06 season despite the club's relegation from the Championship. Jones played in a central midfield role for most of the season before moving to a left-back role at the end of the season with the signing of Tony Grant during the January transfer window to fill in his midfield role for the remainder of the season. Jones scored seven goals over the season, becoming the club's top goalscorer. Jones later won the "Player of the Year" award. Six came in 44 league matches, whilst the seventh came in a 2-1 FA Cup defeat at Preston on 7 January after he had given ‘Alex’ the lead.
Jones was joined by more experienced defenders for the 2006/07 season, namely ex-Aston Villa player Neil Cox and Notts County's Julien Baudet. He played his 100th league game for the club ten games into the season against Millwall in a 1-0 win on 16 September. In October 2006, Jones rejected an extension to his contract at Crewe. A week after rejecting his contract, Crewe put Jones on the transfer list, This resulted in a number of clubs being linked with a move for the young defender, most notably Premiership club Manchester City, who were, according to the Daily Mirror, lining up a £1.5 million offer for him.
Crewe manager Dario Gradi said that he would take a chance on a tribunal, so Jones could stay at Crewe until the end of his contract and the club would still get a fee for Jones' transfer.
A rejected offer by Stoke and the Daily Mail reported the Everton were, interested in the English defender. His last match for Crewe was a 0-0 draw at Nottingham Forest on 5 May 2007, he had netted 8 league goals in 132 matches.
On 11 June 2007, Jones joined Preston with a 4-year contract from Crewe , after much deliberation over which Championship side he was going to join
On 24 August 2007, the Football League tribunal for the transfer from Crewe to Preston was held. The outcome was that Preston had to pay Crewe and initial £50,000 fee on top of the original £200,000 transfer fee, making the first payment £250,000 overall. Additional clauses were also introduced: At the start of 2008, Preston would have to pay Crewe £200,000 and also pay £62,500 when Jones reached his 15th, 30th, 45th and 60th first team appearance, the Lancashire club would also have to pay Crewe another £250,000 if The Lilywhites had been promoted to the Premier League, if Jones was still at the club, and the final clause was that if Preston do sell Jones, 20% of the Transfer fee would to paid to Crewe.
His Preston debut was a 2-1 home defeat to Morecame in the Carling Cup on 14 August 2007. His PNE league debut came in a 2-1 defeat at Coventry on 1 September
Following the sale of Graham Alexander to Burnley he took over the right-back position and also played in the centre of midfield. On 1 September, in his first season for the Lilywhites, Jones made 29 league appearances.
His first goal for North End came in a 2-0 win at home to Watford on 27 October, and only had to wait for his next match for his second goal for the club. This was on 1 November and had given Preston the lead over Southampton but the Saints came back to win 3-2. Between the 2008/09 and 2010/11 seasons he just missed 7 league games playing in 44, 44 & 43 matches over those three seasons.
His first sending off, (his only one so far in his career), came in the local derby against Burnley on 11 September 2010. He received a red card for a second bookable offence for delaying a throw in the 78th minute with PNE 3-1 up. Preston conceded three goals in the last 7 minutes to lose 4-3.
On 22 February 2011, Jones headed in a 96th minute equaliser against Nottingham Forest to rescue struggling Preston a point at the City Ground. Jones became the captain in Sean St Ledger's absence towards the end of the season. With around 10 games of the season yet to be played, with the 'Lilywhites' more than 10 points from safety, Jones announced that he would not sign a new contract at the club if Preston failed to remain in the Championship. Even with a late charge towards the end of the season, which saw Preston find some form Preston were relegated after a 1-0 home defeat to Cardiff City, with a further 2 games to be played. Jones was awarded with the 'Player of the Year' for 2010-11 before his final game at Deepdale, mainly because he had been played out of position for a lot of games, due to Preston's lack of choice at the Left-Back position. He also had his most successful season in front of gaols netting six times in league matches. Jones captained Preston in their final game of the 2010/11 season, which was a 3-1 home victory against Watford on 7 May 2011. He had made 160 league appearances for Preston and scored 13 goals.
On 3 June 2011, Jones joined Premier League side West Brom on a free transfer, having agreed a three-year contract.
His WBA debut came in a 4-1 win in the Carling Cup against Bournemouth on 23 August 2011. His Premier debut also came on his home debut with a 2-0 win against local rivals Wolves on 16 October. Jones made 18 Premier League appearances in his debut top-flight season. He provided cover for Steven Reid, who was ruled out for the season, after picking up an ankle injury against Chelsea in March 2012. Jones was involved in six of Albion's ten Premier League clean sheets in his first season, including a 0–0 draw with future champions Manchester City on Boxing Day and a historic 1–0 triumph at Liverpool in April 2012.
Jones scored his first goal for West Brom in his second season in 1-1 draw against Newcastle on 20 April 2013. Jones has made over 50 Premier League appearances for Albion.
While Jones was playing for the Crewe youth team, he played in England's youth set-up as well. The defender has captained all levels up to Under-20 level.