Steve Jenkins

For other people named Stephen Jenkins, see Stephen Jenkins (disambiguation).

Steve Jenkins
Jenkins in October 2020
Personal information
Full name Stephen Robert Jenkins
Date of birth (1972-07-16) 16 July 1972 (age 52)
Place of birth Merthyr Tydfil, Wales
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[1]
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1990–1995 Swansea City 165 (1)
1995–2003 Huddersfield Town 258 (4)
2000–2001 → Birmingham City (loan) 3 (0)
2003 Cardiff City 4 (0)
2003–2004 Notts County 17 (0)
2004 Peterborough United 14 (1)
2004 → Swindon Town (loan) 4 (0)
2004–2006 Swindon Town 44 (1)
2006 Worcester City 10 (0)
2006–2009 Newport County 83 (0)
2009–2012 Llanelli 13 (1)
International career
1995–2001 Wales 16 (0)
Managerial career
2013–2014 Monmouth Town
2014 Hereford United (assistant)
2014–2016 Merthyr Town
2016–2018 Hereford (assistant)
2020 Barnet (assistant)
2021-2023 Cardiff City (U18s coach)
2023- Barry Town
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Stephen Robert Jenkins (born 16 July 1972) is a former Wales international footballer and the current Barry Town manager. A full back as a player, he won 16 Welsh caps between 1995 and 2001.[1][2]

He began his career at Swansea, where he was a part of the team that won the 1994 Football League Trophy Final after a penalty shootout.[3] After a seven-year spell at Huddersfield Town, in which he became not only the captain but a well established fans' favourite, Jenkins signed for Swindon Town in 2005, but after Swindon's relegation to League Two and the appointment of Dennis Wise as manager, Jenkins' offer of a new deal at the County Ground was withdrawn and he was released.[4] He spent three years playing for and latterly coaching Newport County, before joining Llanelli as player/assistant manager to Andy Legg in May 2009.[5]

In June 2013 Jenkins was appointed manager of Monmouth Town.

On 20 March 2014 Jenkins was appointed assistant manager to Peter Beadle at Hereford United.[6] Hereford ended the 2013–14 season in 20th place, finishing above the relegation zone on goal difference after beating Aldershot Town on the final day of the season.[7]

On 23 May 2014, Jenkins was appointed as manager of his home town club Merthyr Town.

On 30 May 2016, Jenkins was confirmed as Hereford's assistant manager.[8] He left the role on 13 September 2018.[9]

On 4 September 2020, Jenkins joined Barnet, once again as assistant to Beadle.[10] He left the club on 18 December, shortly after Beadle's departure.[11]

On 5 August 2023, one week before the start of the 2023-24 Cymru Premier season, Jenkins was confirmed as the new manager of promoted Barry Town, replacing the departed Lee Kendall. [12]

  1. ^ a b "Steve Jenkins". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 March 2020.
  2. ^ "Steve Jenkins". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 25 March 2020.
  3. ^ White, Clive (25 April 1994). "Football: Sublime Swansea glide to victory: Welsh pride stirred at Wembley". The Independent. London. Archived from the original on 2 January 2020. Retrieved 26 May 2022.
  4. ^ "Jenkins not bitter at Town exit". BBC Sport. 4 June 2006. Retrieved 19 May 2009.
  5. ^ "Welsh cap Jenkins links-up with Legg". Welsh Premier League. 6 May 2009. Archived from the original on 14 February 2012. Retrieved 19 May 2009.
  6. ^ "Peter Beadle named caretaker manager". BBC Sport. 20 March 2014. Retrieved 26 May 2022.
  7. ^ "Aldershot 1–2 Hereford". BBC Sport. 26 April 2014. Retrieved 27 April 2014.
  8. ^ "Beadle names Steve Jenkins as Bulls assistant manager". Hereford F.C. 30 May 2016. Retrieved 25 March 2020.
  9. ^ "Steve Jenkins departs Edgar Street". Hereford F.C. 13 September 2018. Retrieved 25 March 2020.
  10. ^ "Peter Beadle's backroom staff confirmed". Barnet F.C. 4 September 2020. Archived from the original on 25 June 2021.
  11. ^ "Gary Whild joins on as Assistant Coach". Barnet F.C. 18 December 2020. Archived from the original on 22 June 2021.
  12. ^ "Cymru Premier: Barry Town appoint ex-Wales defender Steve Jenkins". BBC Sport. 5 August 2023. Retrieved 8 August 2023.