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An England under 21 international, David Jones joined Wolves for an undisclosed fee from Derby County in June 2008 on a three year contract.

The Southport-born midfielder began his career right at the top, coming through the Manchester United Academy and indeed captaining the Reds' youth team which won the 2003 FA Youth Cup in the same team as current Molineux striking hero Sylvan Ebanks-Blake.

Jones made four senior appearances at Old Trafford, but it was in a loan spell with Preston during the 2005/06 season that he really made his name, scoring three goals from 25 appearances as his style and assurance caught the eye.

When his loan spell with North End expired, he then furthered his footballing education with a five-month loan with Dutch side NEC Nijmegen.

He then joined Derby on loan in November, 2006, before making the move permanent two months later.

Jones made his Wolves debut on the opening day of the 2008/09 season at Plymouth and scored his first goal in the 5-1 win over Nottingham Forest on August 30.

Having lost his place in the team in early 2009, he came back in at a crucial time to help nudge Wolves towards the finishing post and ended up with a total of 37 appearances in all competitions and four goals.

The midfielder suffered several injury problems at the start of the 2009/10 campaign but notched his first goal of the season in the FA Cup draw with Crystal Palace in January, 2010.

And from there he went on to play a key role in the second half of the season, pulling the strings in midfield.

In total he made 23 appearances during the season, and scored one of the best goals seen at Molineux in recent years by finishing off an excellent team move for the winner against Tottenham.