Akoko yii subu laarin Osu Kewa ati Kerin gbogbo odun.. 
Lẹhin ti o ko Eko ni ile-iwe ipilẹ CarRick ati ile-ẹkọ ipilẹ Lurgan, o ṣe iṣẹ-ṣiṣe rẹ bi onise ẹrọ, lakoko ti o n ṣe ipa bi oṣere bọọlu afẹsẹgba.iṣẹ oṣere Jones wọn wọn lọwọ fun Belfast Celtic ni ọdun 1946 leyin to ti n gba bọọlu pẹlu Glenavon juniors (ẹka kekere ti ẹgbẹ Irish League Glenavon) ni mid-Ulster League ati Shankill Young Men ni Northern Amateur football League.. 