As of January 2025, which footballer holds the record for the quickest ever booking in a football match?

Vincent Peter Jones (born 5 January 1965) is a British actor, presenter, and former professional footballer.

Jones played professionally as a defensive midfielder from 1984 to 1999, notably for Wimbledon, Leeds United, Sheffield United, Chelsea, and Queens Park Rangers. He also played for and captained the Welsh national team, having qualified through a Welsh grandparent. Best remembered for his time at Wimbledon as a pivotal member of the famous "Crazy Gang", he won the 1988 FA Cup final with the London side, a club for which he played over 200 games during two spells between 1986 and 1998.

Jones was known for his "hard man" image on the pitch. He was sent off 12 times in his career in an era when referees took a more lenient view of his aggressive and mistimed tackles. He holds the record for the quickest ever booking in a football match, being booked after just five seconds for a foul on the opposition player Dane Whitehouse, in an FA Cup tie between Chelsea and Sheffield United in 1992.

In almost any game of organised football, the referee will be seen holding up cards that are either bright red or yellow in colour. Yellow and red cards are used by the referee to punish players who break the rules of the game and to control the game. A yellow card acts as a warning and is also known as a booking or caution.