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.

Iori Jenkins
Personal information
Full name Iorweth Clifford Jenkins[1]
Date of birth (1959-12-11) 11 December 1959 (age 64)
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

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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

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Jenkins represented Wales at schoolboy level.[1]

Coaching & managerial career

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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

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When he quit professional football in January 1981, Jenkins joined the Police.[1] Jenkins' son Callum became a non-League footballer.[6]

Career statistics

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Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Total
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

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ Croxford, Mark; Lane, David; Waterman, Greville (2011). The Big Brentford Book of the Seventies. Sunbury, Middlesex: Legends Publishing. p. 293. ISBN 978-1906796709.
  3. ^ a b "UCL04". Football.Mitoo. Retrieved 8 September 2017.
  4. ^ "Poppies go for Brown". northantstelegraph.co.uk. Archived from the original on 9 September 2017. Retrieved 16 June 2015.
  5. ^ "Bones kitted out for new campaign". northantstelegraph.co.uk. Archived from the original on 9 September 2017. Retrieved 16 June 2015.[dead link]
  6. ^ "Desborough Town FC Player Information 2003–04". www.artarnfc.co.uk. Retrieved 20 November 2022.
  7. ^ a b White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. pp. 395–396. ISBN 0951526200.