The Trotters won 1-0 at Vale Park with Jones getting the vital goal in the second half to earn Wanderers three points and extend the club's unbeaten run to 11 matches.
It ensures Wanderers consolidate their place in the play-offs and remain four points from the automatic promotion spots and five from the division's summit.
The previous time these two sides locked horns at the University of Bolton Stadium, Jones was also on the scoresheet but Wanderers were on the wrong end of a 6-3 defeat.The only two goals Jones has scored in league football has been against the Valiants and his second effort of the season came at the end of a 15 pass move as Wanderers produced a quality moment in difficult conditions.
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