| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Reginald Jenkins | ||
| Date of birth | 7 October 1938 | ||
| Place of birth | Millbrook, England | ||
| Date of death | 29 January 2013 (aged 74) | ||
| Place of death | Tenerife, Spain | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Inside forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1957–1960 | Plymouth Argyle | 16 | (3) |
| 1960–1961 | Exeter City | 20 | (6) |
| 1961–1964 | Torquay United | 88 | (23) |
| 1964–1973 | Rochdale | 305 | (119) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Reginald Jenkins (7 October 1938 – 29 January 2013) was an English footballer who played as an inside forward in the Football League between the 1950s and 1970s.[1]
Jenkins was born in Millbrook, Cornwall. After short spells with Plymouth Argyle and Exeter City, he joined Torquay United in the 1961–62 season,[2] and went on to make 88 league appearances for the Gulls.[1]
He joined Rochdale in 1964–65 and went on to play for them for nine seasons.[1] He became Rochdale's record goalscorer, scored 119 league goals for the club,[3] and made 305 appearances a then record, surpassed a year later by Graham Smith.[4] In 2004, he was voted Rochdale's greatest-ever player by the club's fans.[5]
While recuperating from a knee operation in Tenerife, Spain, Jenkins died in January 2013 at the age of 74.[6]
A year after his death, in February 2014, his home-town club, Millbrook, renamed their ground in honour of Jenkins.[7] The ground, formerly known as Mill Park, is now officially referred to as Jenkins Park. In October 2016, the club renovated the main stand to reflect the name change.