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 |
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.
A 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]
Jenkins represented Wales at schoolboy level. [1]
Jenkins 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]
When he quit professional football in January 1981, Jenkins joined the Police. [1] Jenkins' son Callum became a non-League footballer. [6]
Club | 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 |
Personal information | |||
---|---|---|---|
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 |
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.
A 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]
Jenkins represented Wales at schoolboy level. [1]
Jenkins 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]
When he quit professional football in January 1981, Jenkins joined the Police. [1] Jenkins' son Callum became a non-League footballer. [6]
Club | 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 |