Charlton Athletic picked up three points on the first day of the League One season with a victory on the road at Wigan Athletic.
There were questions over how the Addicks would cope having flogged last season's League One top goalscorer Alfie May to Birmingham City, but Jones has recruited well this summer. One of those incomings is Gassan Ahadme, who was involved early on.
The 23-year-old's physicality saw him push past the Wigan Athletic defence to bundle a ball over into the path of fellow newbie Greg Docherty, who perhaps should have done better as he failed to get the ball unstuck from between his feet.
Despite the early scare, it was the hosts who seized control in the match, managing a few half chances as Charlton stayed organised - a distance shot deflecting off Alex Mitchell the biggest momentary scare for Will Mannion.
Wigan's best moments came through Norwegian youngster Thelo Aasgaard, who proved a handle for the London outfit, a tasty strike from the edge of the box and a free kick shortly before the break two highlights.
Having looked so lively, there's likely no one that Latics supporters would rather have seen the ball fall to in the Charlton box after half-time than Aasgaard but the forward hesitated and allowed Kayne Ramsay to slide in with a perfectly calculated intervention.
Really, it was a typical Jones performance as a resilient Charlton side never really looked likely to break under Wigan pressure. Chances to score were few and far between for the Addicks, but when substitute Tennai Watson lobbed a ball forward and into the path of Lloyd Jones, the centre-back was clinical and fired home to make it 1-0.
It may not have been vintage, but it's the type of performance that will have Nathan Jones beaming so early on in the season with its determination and organisation. Here's how the Charlton Athletic players rated.

9. Kayne Ramsay - 8
Probably Charlton's best player on the day. A couple sloppy moments early on but recovered from those. A threat at the times he did get forward and made a brilliant sliding intervention to end a dangerous Aasgaard chance. | Getty Images

10. Tyreece Campbell - 7
Looked lively when running with the ball and drew a good save from Tickle in the second half. | Getty Images

11. Gassan Ahadme - 6
Used his power well to create that early Docherty chance but had little joy other than that as Charlton sat back. More to come from the summer signing. | Getty Images

12. SUB - Tennai Watson - 7
Provided the long ball that fell into the path of Jones for the goal. | Getty Images


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