Iori Jenkins

Iorweth Clifford Jenkins is a Welsh retired professional footballer who played as a defender in the Football League for Brentford. He later dropped into non-League football and held managerial and coaching roles at a number of clubs and associations in Northamptonshire.

Club career

A defender, Jenkins began his career in the youth system at Second Division club Chelsea and signed his first professional contract in 1978. He failed to make a senior appearance at Stamford Bridge and departed to join Third Division club Brentford in November 1979. Despite being signed by Bill Dodgin Jr., he failed to break into the team until the appointment of Fred Callaghan in April 1980. Jenkins made 17 appearances and scored one goal before departing Griffin Park in January 1981. He dropped into non-League football and joined Alliance Premier League club Kettering Town.

International career

Jenkins represented Wales at schoolboy level.

Coaching &; managerial career

Jenkins held managerial roles at Northamptonshire non-League clubs Rushden Town, Wellingborough Town and Stewarts & Lloyds Corby. During the 2003–04 season, he managed the Northamptonshire FA representative youth team, before being appointed assistant manager at United Counties League First Division club Irchester United in June 2004. He quickly moved on to join Rothwell Town as reserve team manager the following month.

Personal life

When he quit professional football in January 1981, Jenkins joined the Police. Jenkins' son Callum became a non-League footballer.