Neil Jenkins (footballer)

Neil Jenkins

Jenkins playing for Eastbourne Borough
Personal information
Date of birth	6 January 1982 (1982-01-06) (age 29)
Place of birth	Carshalton, London, England
Height	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
Playing position	Defender, midfielder
Club information
Current club	Sutton United
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
2001–2002	Wimbledon	0	(0)
2002–2004	Southend United	50	(8)
2004–2006	Crawley Town	65	(5)
2006–2011	Eastbourne Borough	177	(1)
2011–	Sutton United	0	(0)
National team‡
	England U20	1	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12:10, 13 May 2011 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 00:45, 28 November 2008 (UTC)

Neil Jenkins (born 6 January 1982) is an English footballer who plays for Sutton United as a left footed defender and midfielder. He started his career as a trainee at Wimbledon before transferring to the then Division Three side Southend United for two seasons, then joining the non league team of Crawley Town and later Eastbourne Borough. During his career, Jenkins has earned a cap for the England Under-20 national team.

Career

Southend United

Born in Carshalton, London, Jenkins joined the Essex based team Southend United in July 2002,^[1] on a one year contract. He scored in his debut game against Hull City and by the 2002–03 season was one of the top scoring midfielders with seven goals. On of his best goals was against Lincoln City when he took a 25 yard free kick, although the game was lost 2–1.^[2] After renewing his contract, he continued to play throughout the 2003–04 season and was released in May 2004 after scoring 67 goals in 61 appearances.

Crawley Town

In June 2004, Crawley Town manager, Francis Vines, signed Jenkins to boost his squad.^[3] In two seasons made 74 appearances and scored five goals and left the club in the summer of 2006.

Eastbourne Borough

July 2006 saw Garry Wilson signing Jenkins to Eastbourne Borough who was in the Conference South and helped the team win promotion at the end of the 2007–08 season via the play-offs into the Conference National. Jenkins played over 100 games for Eastbourne Borough.

Sutton United

On 12 May 2011, it was announced that Jenkins would join Sutton United for the 2011–12 season,^[4] the club's first season back in the Conference South, after winning promotion in 2010–11.

References

1. ^ "Jenkins joins the blues". Southend United F.C.. 2002-11-17. http://www.southendunited.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10444~251521,00.html. Retrieved 2008-11-29. 
2. ^ "Lincoln 2-1 Southend". BBC Sport. 2002-09-21. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_3/2257878.stm. Retrieved 2008-11-29. 
3. ^ "Crawley sign Jenkins". BBC Sport. 2004-06-17. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/c/crawley_town/3815581.stm. Retrieved 2008-11-29. 
4. ^ "Transfer News". Sutton United. 12 May 2011. http://www.suttonunited.net/news.php#1358. Retrieved 12 May 2011. 

External links

• Neil Jenkins career stats at Soccerbase - Does not show pre-conference stats
• Profile at Southend United F.C.

Persondata
Name	Jenkins, Neil
Alternative names
Short description	Footballer
Date of birth	6 January 1982
Place of birth	Carshalton, London, England
Date of death
Place of death