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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 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |||
| National team | |||
| Wales Schoolboys | |||
| Teams managed | |||
| Rushden Town | |||
| Wellingborough Town | |||
| Stewarts & Lloyds Corby | |||
| Northamptonshire FA Youth | |||
| 2004 | Irchester United (assistant) | ||
| Rothwell Town (reserves) | |||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Club career
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]
International career
Jenkins represented Wales at schoolboy level.[1]
Coaching & managerial career
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]
Personal life
When he quit professional football in January 1981, Jenkins joined the Police.[1]
Career statistics
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Brentford | 1979–80[6] | Third Division | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1980–81[6] | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 1 | ||
| Career total | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 1 | ||
References
- 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.
- "UCL04". Football.Mitoo. Retrieved 8 September 2017.
- "Poppies go for Brown". northantstelegraph.co.uk. Retrieved 16 June 2015.
- "Bones kitted out for new campaign". northantstelegraph.co.uk. Retrieved 16 June 2015.
- White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. pp. 395–396. ISBN 0951526200.
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