Iorweth Clifford Jenkins (born 11 December 1959) is a Welsh retired professional footballer who played as a defender in the Football League for Brentford. He later dropped into non-League football and held managerial and coaching roles at a number of clubs and associations in Northamptonshire.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Iorweth Clifford Jenkins[1] | ||
Date of birth | 11 December 1959 | ||
Place of birth | Neath, Wales | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Youth career | |||
Chelsea | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1978–1979 | Chelsea | 0 | (0) |
1979–1981 | Brentford | 15 | (1) |
1981–1984 | Kettering Town | ||
Desborough Town | |||
International career | |||
Wales Schoolboys | |||
Managerial career | |||
Rushden Town | |||
Wellingborough Town | |||
Stewarts & Lloyds Corby | |||
Northamptonshire FA Youth | |||
Rothwell Town (reserves) | |||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Club career
editA defender, Jenkins began his career in the youth system at Second Division club Chelsea and signed his first professional contract in 1978.[2] He failed to make a senior appearance at Stamford Bridge and departed to join Third Division club Brentford in November 1979.[1] Despite being signed by Bill Dodgin Jr., he failed to break into the team until the appointment of Fred Callaghan in April 1980.[1] Jenkins made 17 appearances and scored one goal before departing Griffin Park in January 1981.[1] He dropped into non-League football and joined Alliance Premier League club Kettering Town.[1]
International career
editCoaching & managerial career
editJenkins held managerial roles at Northamptonshire non-League clubs Rushden Town, Wellingborough Town and Stewarts & Lloyds Corby.[3] During the 2003–04 season, he managed the Northamptonshire FA representative youth team,[3] before being appointed assistant manager at United Counties League First Division club Irchester United in June 2004.[4] He quickly moved on to join Rothwell Town as reserve team manager the following month.[5]
Personal life
editWhen he quit professional football in January 1981, Jenkins joined the Police.[1] Jenkins' son Callum became a non-League footballer.[6]
Career statistics
editClub | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Total | |||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Brentford | 1979–80[7] | Third Division | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
1980–81[7] | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 1 | ||
Career total | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 1 |
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f g Haynes, Graham; Coumbe, Frank (2006). Timeless Bees: Brentford F.C. Who's Who 1920–2006. Yore Publications. p. 88. ISBN 978-0955294914.
- ^ Croxford, Mark; Lane, David; Waterman, Greville (2011). The Big Brentford Book of the Seventies. Sunbury, Middlesex: Legends Publishing. p. 293. ISBN 978-1906796709.
- ^ a b "UCL04". Football.Mitoo. Retrieved 8 September 2017.
- ^ "Poppies go for Brown". northantstelegraph.co.uk. Archived from the original on 9 September 2017. Retrieved 16 June 2015.
- ^ "Bones kitted out for new campaign". northantstelegraph.co.uk. Archived from the original on 9 September 2017. Retrieved 16 June 2015.[dead link]
- ^ "Desborough Town FC Player Information 2003–04". www.artarnfc.co.uk. Retrieved 20 November 2022.
- ^ a b White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. pp. 395–396. ISBN 0951526200.