Stephen Jenkins (footballer)

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Stephen Jenkins
Personal information
Full name Stephen Matthew Jenkins [1]
Date of birth (1980-01-02) 2 January 1980 (age 43)
Place of birth Bristol, England
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) [2]
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
1996–1998 Southampton
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1998–1999 Southampton 0 (0)
1999 → Brentford (loan) 1 (0)
1999–2000 Brentford 5 (0)
2001–2003 Forest Green Rovers 84 (2)
2003–2004 Bath City 38 (1)
2004–2005 Weston-super-Mare 35 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Stephen Matthew Jenkins (born 2 January 1980) is an English retired footballer who played as a central defender. He began his career as a youth at Southampton, before transferring to Brentford in 1999. After his release in 2000, Jenkins embarked on a short career in non-league football.

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Playing career

Southampton

A left-sided central defender, [3] Jenkins began his career in the Centre of Excellence at Premier League club Southampton and signed a professional contract in January 1998. [4] [5] He failed to make a first team appearance for the club and was released at the end of the 1998–99 season. [4] [6]

Brentford

Jenkins joined Third Division high-flyers Brentford on loan on 26 March 1999. [7] He went straight onto the substitutes' bench for the following game against Hartlepool United on 3 April and made his professional debut when he came on as an 85th-minute substitute for Andy Scott during the 1–0 win. [8] Late in April, Jenkins suffered a season-ending injury and returned to Southampton. [9] [2]

Jenkins rejoined newly-promoted Brentford on a one-year contract in July 1999. [5] A thigh injury suffered by left back Ijah Anderson in October 1999 allowed Jenkins to break into the team. [10] He made his first Brentford start in a 1–0 win at Notts County on 26 October, playing the full 90 minutes. [11] Jenkins managed just three further appearances before suffering a season-ending injury. [4] [11] He was released at the end of the 1999–00 season and made just seven appearances during his two spells at Griffin Park. [2] [12]

Forest Green Rovers

After taking the 2000–01 season off from football to recover from his injury sustained while at Brentford, [4] Jenkins signed for Conference club Forest Green Rovers during the 2001 off-season. [2] He quickly established himself as the club's first choice left back and scored his first goal for the club in a 2–2 draw at Northwich Victoria on 29 September. [13] Jenkins was present during Rovers' run to the FA Cup first round proper, taking Third Division club Macclesfield Town to a replay which was lost on penalties. [13] He made 38 appearances and scored two goals during the 2001–02 season. [13]

Jenkins was again a first choice during the 2002–03 and 2003–04 seasons, [14] [15] but his time with Rovers ended in October 2003, when financial concerns led to him being released by the club. [16] Jenkins made 87 appearances and scored two goals during his two years with Rovers. [2]

Bath City

Jenkins joined Southern League Premier Division club Bath City on 3 October 2003. [17] [18] Jenkins was a virtual ever-present until the end of the 2003–04 season and made 25 appearances. [19] He was released at the end of the season. [16]

Weston-super-Mare

Jenkins signed for Conference South club Weston-super-Mare during the 2004 off-season. [16] He made 35 appearances and scored two goals during the 2004–05 season. [20]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueFA CupLeague CupOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Brentford (loan) 1998–99 [8] Third Division 10———10
Brentford 1999–00 [11] Second Division 5010000060
Total6010000070
Forest Green Rovers 2001–02 [13] Conference 36220—00382
2002–03 [14] 37010—00380
2003–04 [15] 11000—00110
Total84230—00872
Bath City 2003–04 [19] Southern League Premier Division250——00250
Weston-super-Mare 2004–05 [20] Conference South 35200—00352
Career total15044000001544

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  10. ↑ Haynes, Graham; Coumbe, Frank (2006). Timeless Bees: Brentford F.C. Who's Who 1920–2006. Yore Publications. p. 11. ISBN   978-0955294914.
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  14. 1 2 "Games played by Stephen Jenkins in 2002/2003". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 16 May 2014.
  15. 1 2 "Games played by Stephen Jenkins in 2003/2004". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 16 May 2014.
  16. 1 2 3 "All time list of Bath City FC players" . Retrieved 22 August 2019.
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