 Jenkins in October 2020 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Stephen Robert Jenkins | ||
| Date of birth | 16 July 1972 | ||
| Place of birth | Merthyr Tydfil, Wales | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) [1] | ||
| Position | Defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1990–1995 | Swansea City | 165 | (1) |
| 1995–2003 | Huddersfield Town | 258 | (4) |
| 2000–2001 | → Birmingham City (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2003 | Cardiff City | 4 | (0) |
| 2003–2004 | Notts County | 17 | (0) |
| 2004 | Peterborough United | 14 | (1) |
| 2004 | → Swindon Town (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 2004–2006 | Swindon Town | 44 | (1) |
| 2006 | Worcester City | 10 | (0) |
| 2006–2009 | Newport County | 83 | (0) |
| 2009–2012 | Llanelli | 13 | (1) |
| International career | |||
| 1995–2001 | Wales | 16 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2013–2014 | Monmouth Town | ||
| 2014 | Hereford United (assistant) | ||
| 2014–2016 | Merthyr Town | ||
| 2016–2018 | Hereford (assistant) | ||
| 2020 | Barnet (assistant) | ||
| 2021-2023 | Cardiff City (U18s coach) | ||
| 2023– | Barry Town | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Stephen Robert Jenkins (born 16 July 1972) is a former Wales international footballer and the current Barry Town Director of Football. A full back as a player, he won 16 Welsh caps between 1995 and 2001. [1] [2]
He began his career at Swansea, where he was a part of the team that won the 1994 Football League Trophy Final after a penalty shootout. [3] After a seven-year spell at Huddersfield Town, in which he became not only the captain but a well established fans' favourite, Jenkins signed for Swindon Town in 2005, but after Swindon's relegation to League Two and the appointment of Dennis Wise as manager, Jenkins' offer of a new deal at the County Ground was withdrawn and he was released. [4] He spent three years playing for and latterly coaching Newport County, before joining Llanelli as player/assistant manager to Andy Legg in May 2009. [5]
In June 2013 Jenkins was appointed manager of Monmouth Town.
On 20 March 2014 Jenkins was appointed assistant manager to Peter Beadle at Hereford United. [6] Hereford ended the 2013–14 season in 20th place, finishing above the relegation zone on goal difference after beating Aldershot Town on the final day of the season. [7]
On 23 May 2014, Jenkins was appointed as manager of his home town club Merthyr Town.
On 30 May 2016, Jenkins was confirmed as Hereford's assistant manager. [8] He left the role on 13 September 2018. [9]
On 4 September 2020, Jenkins joined Barnet, once again as assistant to Beadle. [10] He left the club on 18 December, shortly after Beadle's departure. [11]
On 5 August 2023, one week before the start of the 2023-24 Cymru Premier season, Jenkins was confirmed as the new manager of promoted Barry Town, replacing the departed Lee Kendall. [12]
