Lee Robert Jenkins (born 17 March 1961) is an English former footballer who played in the Football League for Aston Villa, Port Vale and Birmingham City, and also played in Finland for RoPS and FinnPa.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Lee Robert Jenkins[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 17 March 1961[2] | ||
| Place of birth | West Bromwich, England[2] | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[3] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Dunlop Terriers | |||
| 1977–1979 | Aston Villa | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1979–1980 | Aston Villa | 3 | (0) |
| 1980–1981 | Port Vale | 1 | (0) |
| 1981–1985 | RoPS | 68 | (3) |
| 1985–1986 | Birmingham City | 1 | (0) |
| 1986 | FinnPa | 18 | (1) |
| Total | 91 | (4) | |
| International career | |||
| 1978 | England Youth | 3 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career
editJenkins was born in West Bromwich, Staffordshire. He was capped three times by the England Youth team in 1978.[4] A midfield player, he began his football career as an apprentice with Aston Villa in June 1977. The following year, he was part of the Villa side that reached the final of the FA Youth Cup.[5] In January 1979, he signed his first full professional contract and was capped for England at youth level.[2] Jenkins made three substitute appearances in the First Division before joining Port Vale in November 1980.[6] His only appearance was on Boxing Day 1980 in a 1–0 home defeat by Lincoln City. Given a free transfer in April 1981,[7] he moved to Finland where he played for Rovaniemi in the Mestaruussarja (top division). Jenkins returned to England, signing for Birmingham City in October 1985. He broke his ankle on his Birmingham debut,[5] and the following April, with the club in financial difficulties, he was given a free transfer.[8] He then returned to Finland where he played for FinnPa.[5]
Career statistics
editSource:[9]
| Club | Season | Division | League | FA Cup | Other | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Aston Villa | 1978–79 | First Division | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 1979–80 | First Division | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Port Vale | 1980–81 | Second Division | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Birmingham City | 1985–86 | First Division | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
References
edit- ^ "Lee Jenkins". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 9 March 2017.
- ^ a b c "Aston Villa Player Database". www.astonvillaplayerdatabase.com. Retrieved 18 October 2016.
- ^ Rollin, Jack, ed. (1980). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1980–81. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 54. ISBN 0362020175.
- ^ "England Matches - Youth/Under-18's 1971-80". www.englandfootballonline.com. Retrieved 13 October 2024.
- ^ a b c Matthews, Tony (1995). Birmingham City: A Complete Record. Derby: Breedon Books. p. 101. ISBN 978-1-85983-010-9.
- ^ "Jenkins, Lee Robert". Aston Villa Player Database. Jörn Mårtensson. Retrieved 5 April 2009.
- ^ Kent, Jeff (1996). Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. p. 151. ISBN 0-9529152-0-0.
- ^ Powell, David (23 April 1986). "£250,000 for City". The Times. London. p. 38.
- ^ Lee Jenkins at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)