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Brian Jenkins (footballer)

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Brian Jenkins
Personal information
Full name Brian Jenkins[1]
Date of birth (1935-08-01) 1 August 1935 (age 89)
Place of birth Treherbert, Wales
Position(s) Winger
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1956–1961 Cardiff City 29 (7)
1961–1963 Exeter City 73 (11)
1963–1964 Bristol Rovers 7 (0)
1964–1967 Merthyr Tydfil
1967–1971 King's Lynn
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Brian Jenkins (born 1 August 1935) is a Welsh former professional footballer. During his career, he made over 100 appearances in the Football League during spells with Cardiff City, Exeter City and Bristol Rovers.

Career

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Born in Treherbert, Jenkins played local amateur football for Cwmparc before being spotted by Cardiff City in 1956.[2] After impressing in the club's reserve side, making his professional debut on 9 November 1957 in a 1–1 draw with Ipswich Town.[3] After appearing in fifteen consecutive league matches at the start of the 1958–59 season, Jenkins was called up by Wales as a late replacement for Phil Woosnam for a match against England on 26 November 1958 but did not feature in the match.[4] However, he was displaced in the Cardiff side soon after by Colin Hudson and later Johnny Watkins.[5] In June 1961, Jenkins joined Exeter City along with Derrick Sullivan for a combined fee of £5,000 and made his debut against Mansfield Town two months later.[2]

In his second season at St James Park, he was placed on the transfer list with the club valuing him at £1,500. Several clubs registered interest before Jenkins chose to move to Bristol Rovers in July 1963 with Exeter waiving a potential transfer fee.[2] After making seven league appearances for Rovers, Jenkins moved into non-league football with Merthyr Tydfill.[5] In 1967, he joined King's Lynn, working in a local newsagents alongside his playing commitments. He scored seven goals in his first two matches for the club would go on to score over 100 goals during a four-year spell.[6]

References

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  1. ^ "Brian Jenkins". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 1 March 2018.
  2. ^ a b c "Brian Jenkins". Grecian Archive. Retrieved 1 March 2018.
  3. ^ Shepherd, Richard (2002). The Definitive: Cardiff City F.C. Nottingham: SoccerData Publications. pp. 57–60. ISBN 1-899-46817-X.
  4. ^ Phil Stead (2013). Red Dragons – The Story of Welsh Football. Ceredigion: Y Llofa. ISBN 9781847714688.
  5. ^ a b Hayes, Dean (2006). The Who's Who of Cardiff City. Derby: Breedon Books. pp. 98–99. ISBN 1-85983-462-0.
  6. ^ "Brian Jenkins". The Linnets. Retrieved 1 March 2018.