Personal information | |||
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Full name | Stephen Matthew Jenkins[1] | ||
Date of birth | 2 January 1980 | ||
Place of birth | Bristol, England | ||
Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[2] | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
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 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.
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Brentford (loan) | 1998–99[8] | Third Division | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
Brentford | 1999–00[11] | Second Division | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
Total | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||
Forest Green Rovers | 2001–02[13] | Conference | 36 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 38 | 2 | |
2002–03[14] | 37 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 38 | 0 | |||
2003–04[15] | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | |||
Total | 84 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 87 | 2 | |||
Bath City | 2003–04[19] | Southern League Premier Division | 25 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0 | ||
Weston-super-Mare | 2004–05[20] | Conference South | 35 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 35 | 2 | |
Career total | 150 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 154 | 4 |