Brad Jones (footballer)

Bradley Scott "Brad" Jones (born 19 March 1982) is an Australian footballer who plays for Liverpool as a goalkeeper. He has recently returned to Liverpool from a loan spell at Derby. He was a member of the Middlesbrough team for over a decade, and also had a number of loan spells at a succession of lower league clubs; Shelbourne, Stockport, Rotherham, Blackpool and Sheffield Wednesday. In August 2010, he made a £2.3m move to Liverpool. In March 2011, after only two games for the Reds, he joined Derby on loan until the end of the season.

Club career

Early career

Born in Armadale, Western Australia, to an English father (from Slough) and English mother from Maghull, Liverpool. Jones signed for Bayswater City SC in Western Australia.

Middlesbrough

He was then signed by Middlesbrough, playing in their youth system, and signed a professional contract in March 1999. He made his first team debut in the FA Cup third round against Notts County in 2004 and later that season won a League Cup winners medal.

He had loan spells at several clubs; in the 2001–02 season he played two games for Irish club side Shelbourne, He made his début against local rivals Bohemians at Dalymount Park and conceded 4 goals in a 6–4 victory one of which was direct from his own goal kick. Later he had loan spells at Stockport County and Blackpool. In the 2005–06 season, playing for Middlesbrough, Jones...
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