Unsung promotion-winning Peterborough United player has retired from professional football at the age of 39

Jones was signed by Posh form Exeter City as a back-up ‘keeper for Joe Lewis in January 2011. It was initially a loan love and he had played just once for the club when he was thrust into League One play-off action by an injury to Lewis in the first-half of a semi-final first leg at MK Dons.

Jones conceded three times in the opening 12 minutes of the second-half of a match Posh lost 3-2, but went on to keep clean sheets in the second leg at London Road, a 2-0 win, and in the final against Huddersfield Town at Old Trafford which Posh won 3-0.

Jones kept his place in the Championship the following season making 37 appearances for a team that stayed up before surprisingly leaving on a free transfer for Crawley in the summer. He had made 41 Posh appearances.

Jones went on to play for Portsmouth, Norwich City and Fleetwood before finishing his EFL career at Sheffield Wednesday and moving into non-league football with King’s Lynn Town in July, 2021.

Jones racked up 128 appearances for ‘The Linnets‘ who released him at the end of last season, prompting his retirement decision. Jones had a brief spell on loan at Spalding United last season. Spalding will play at the same National League North level as King’s Lynn next season.

Following the retirement of right-back Mark Little earlier this season all members of the 2011 play-off final Posh starting XI have now stopped playing. Substitutes Joe Newell (Hibernian), Nat Mendez-Laing (MK Dons) and Chris Whelpdale (Burgess Hill Town) are still active.