Iori Jenkins

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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*
YearsTeamApps(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.

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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] Jenkins' son Callum became a non-League footballer. [6]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueFA CupLeague CupTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Brentford 1979–80 [7] Third Division 1010
1980–81 [7] 1410020161
Career total1510020171

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