Burke Jones

American soccer player

Burke Jones
Personal information
Full name	Francis Burkhart Jones
Date of birth	(1903-04-25)April 25, 1903
Place of birth	Bridgeville, Pennsylvania, United States
Date of death	January 30, 1983(1983-01-30) (aged 79)^[1]
Place of death	Carnegie, Pennsylvania, United States
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
	Bridgeville F.C.
International career
1924	United States	3	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Burke Jones (April 25, 1903 – January 30, 1983) was an American soccer player. He earned three caps with the U.S. national team in 1924. His first two caps came in the 1924 Summer Olympics.^[2] The U.S. won its first game 1-0 against Estonia, but lost to Uruguay in the quarterfinals. Following its elimination from the tournament, the U.S. played two exhibition games. Jones played the first, a win over Poland. That was Jones' last game with the national team.^[3] At the time of the Olympics, he played for the Bridgevill Football Club.

References

^ Gjerde, Arild; Jeroen Heijmans; Bill Mallon; Hilary Evans (October 2017). "Burke Jones Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics. Sports Reference.com. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020. Retrieved November 17, 2017.
^ "Burke Jones". Olympedia. Retrieved August 22, 2021.
^ USA - Details of International Matches 1885-1969 Archived January 13, 2010, at the Wayback Machine