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 44)
Place of birth Bristol, England
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Position(s) Centre back
Youth career
1996–1998 Southampton
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (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 Jenkins (born 2 January 1980) is a retired English football centre back. 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.

Playing career

Southampton

A left-sided centre back,[2] Jenkins began his career in the Centre of Excellence at Premier League side Southampton and signed a professional contract in January 1998.[3][4] He failed to make a first team appearance for the club and was released in the summer of 1999.[3][5]

Brentford (loan and permanent signing)

Jenkins joined Division Three high fliers Brentford on loan on 26 March 1999.[6] He went straight onto the substitutes' bench for the following game against Hartlepool United on 3 April. Jenkins made his professional debut when he came on as an 85th-minute substitute for Andy Scott in the 1-0 win.[7] Late in April, Jenkins suffered an injury which left him in plaster.[8] He failed to recover before the end of the 1998/99 season and returned to Southampton.[9]

Jenkins joined newly promoted Brentford on a one-year contract in July 1999.[4] He was named on the bench for the Bees' opening Division Two game of the 1999/00 season against Bristol Rovers.[10] Defender Hermann Hreiðarsson saw red in the 88th minute of the 0-0 draw and Jenkins was brought on for forward Scott Partridge to fill in at the back for the last few minutes.[10] Jenkins was called into the first team two games later, again replacing Scott Partridge in the dying minutes of a 2-2 draw at Bury.[10] Throughout September and October, Jenkins vied with Gareth Graham for a place on the bench,[11] before an injury to Ijah Anderson saw the left back spot become vacant. Jenkins made his first Brentford start in a 1-0 win at Notts County on 26 October, playing the full 90 minutes.[10] He also started the following game against Plymouth Argyle in the FA Cup first round, but was replaced by Martin Rowlands at half time during the 2-2 draw.[10] Jenkins made what would be his final Brentford appearance in a 3-0 defeat in the return fixture against Bristol Rovers on 4 December, starting the match and being substituted for Derek Bryan through injury after 66 minutes.[10] Jenkins was released in the summer of 2000,[12] having made just seven appearances for the club.[9]

Forest Green Rovers

After taking the 2000/01 season off from football to recover from his injury sustained while at Brentford,[3] Jenkins signed for Conference side Forest Green Rovers in the summer of 2001.[9] He made his debut for the club on the opening day of the 2001/02 season, playing the full 90 minutes in a 1-1 draw at Scarborough.[13] 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] He scored his second goal with a late equaliser in a 2-2 draw with Barnet on 24 November.[13] Jenkins was present during Rovers' run to the FA Cup first round proper, taking Division Three side Macclesfield Town to a replay which was lost on penalties.[13] Jenkins made 38 appearances and scored two goals during the 2001/02 season (also collecting 14 yellow cards), a campaign which saw Rovers finish 19th in the league.[13] Jenkins began the 2002/03 season as first choice, but was sent off for two bookable offences against Hereford United on 20 August 2002, his second appearance of the campaign.[14] He again enjoyed a run in the FA Cup, this time going out 2-1 to Division Three side Exeter City in the first round proper. Jenkins made 38 appearances during an improved season for Rovers, finishing 9th in the league.[14] Jenkins retained his first-choice status in the 2003/04 season, but his time with Rovers ended in October 2003, when financial concerns led to him being released by the club.[15] Jenkins made 87 appearances and scored two goals during his two years with Rovers.[9]

Bath City

Jenkins joined Southern League Premier Division side Bath City on 3 October 2003.[16][17] He went straight into the starting lineup for the match the following day versus Hinckley United, playing the full 90 minutes of the 2-0 defeat.[18] Jenkins was a virtual ever-present until the end of the 2003/04 season, making 38 appearances.[19] Jenkins departed the club in the summer of 2004.

Weston-super-Mare

Jenkins signed for Conference South side Weston-super-Mare in the summer of 2004. He made his debut in a 0-0 draw with Hornchurch on 14 August, starting the match and playing the full 90 minutes.[20] Jenkins scored his first goal for the club in a 2-2 draw with Newport County on 1 January 2005, heading in to put the Seagulls 2-0 up.[21][22] He followed up with another on 5 March, scoring Weston-super-Mare's first in a 2-1 victory over Thurrock.[23] Jenkins made 35 appearances and scored two goals during the 2004/05 season[24] and left the club in the summer of 2005.

References

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  15. ↑ http://www.bathcityfc.com/past_j.htm
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