Iori Jenkins

Iori Jenkins
Personal information
Full name Iorweth Clifford Jenkins[1]
Date of birth (1959-12-11) 11 December 1959
Place of birth Neath, Wales
Playing position 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)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Iorweth Clifford "Iori" Jenkins (born 11 December 1959) is a retired Welsh football defender who played in the Football League for Brentford.[1] He later dropped into non-league football and held managerial and coaching roles at a number of clubs and associations in Northamptonshire.

Playing career

Chelsea

A defender, Jenkins began his career in the youth system at Division Two side Chelsea and signed his first professional contract in 1978.[2] He departed in November 1979, having failed to make a senior appearance during his time at Stamford Bridge.[1]

Brentford

Jenkins signed for Division Three club Brentford in November 1979.[1] Despite being signed by Bill Dodgin, 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]

Non-league football

After departing Brentford, Jenkins dropped into non-league football and joined Alliance Premier League side 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 Division One side 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

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 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. 1 2 "Football.Mitoo - UCL04". football.mitoo.co.uk. Retrieved 8 September 2017.
  4. ↑ "Poppies go for Brown". northantstelegraph.co.uk. Retrieved 16 June 2015.
  5. ↑ "Bones kitted out for new campaign". northantstelegraph.co.uk. Retrieved 16 June 2015.
  6. 1 2 White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. pp. 395–396. ISBN 0951526200.


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