Controversial ex-Rangers winger Jordan Jones has hailed the most emotional goal of his career after returning from injury for Wigan Athletic v Exeter.
The Northern Ireland international winger, 28, sparked jubilant scenes when he came off the bench to score deep into injury time in a 2-0 victory over the Grecians.
The goal comes after a lengthy injury lay-off for Jordan Jones, who had been handed a reprieve by new Wigan Athletic boss Shaun Maloney in the summer.
It comes with the winger spending his two years at the Latics largely out on loan, Jones spending the last two seasons back in Scotland with St Mirren and Kilmarnock.
Taking to the platform formerly known as Twitter following the match, Jordan Jones expressed his emotional delight as he marks his return from the calf problem with his first Wigan goal.
In the message, Jordan Jones said:
“Brilliant win. I’ve never felt emotion like that after any goal in my career but I just want to thank all the boys, staff and fans for the support, I think you can see from them celebrations what it meant to everyone and hopefully it’s the first of many.”
Jordan Jones off the mark for Wigan after doomed Rangers stint
Rangers fans will remember Jordan Jones from his time with Kilmarnock and then at Ibrox under the management of Steven Gerrard.
Scoring an infamous goal against the Ibrox side in a 2-1 defeat at Rugby Park in 2019 – after securing a pre-contract at the club – Jones never managed to replicate that sort of form in Govan.
In fact the winger’s time in Glasgow was marred with controversy after a needless red card in a 2-0 Old Firm defeat at Ibrox not only angered Gerrard but injured the winger in the process.
Attitude problems are said to have marred the talented attacker’s Rangers stint and this culminated in a now infamous ban for Covid-19 breaches back in 2020.
Jordan Jones and Rangers teammate George Edmundson were snapped at a private party in Glasgow’s west end during lockdown and subsequently ruled out for seven matches.
In total, Jordan Jones only made 19 appearances for boyhood club Rangers, scoring once, before he was shipped off to Wigan Athletic following a brief loan move to Sunderland.
By all means it’s good to see the player back on the scoresheet down south but his time in Glasgow is not exactly remembered for the right reasons.
More recently, the winger was back in the press for comments made about Northern Ireland legend Steven Davis after the midfielder briefly took the Ibrox reins.
