Tommy Jones

, also known as Tom Jones, was one of Darren Shan's best friends in childhood. He played goalkeeper in soccer. After Darren's 'death', he grew up to become a great goalkeeper, playing professionally. He also shortened his name to just Tom.

In a cup final, held in Darren and Tommy's home town, R.V. and Morgan James came along and killed him, probably because of his affiliation with Darren. He bled to death as Darren chased his murderers.

Memorabilia
Due to his fame, Tommy had many sporting memorabilia made for him. These included CDs of Tom Jones with pictures of Tommy stuck on the front, due to their similar names.