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Steve Jenkins
	Jenkins in October 2020
Personal information
Full name	Stephen Robert Jenkins
Date of birth	16 July 1972 (age 52)
Place of birth	Merthyr Tydfil, Wales
Height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Position(s)	Defender
Senior career*
Years	Team
1990–1995	Swansea City
1995–2003	Huddersfield Town
2000–2001	→ Birmingham City (loan)
2003	Cardiff City
2003–2004	Notts County
2004	Peterborough United
2004	→ Swindon Town (loan)
2004–2006	Swindon Town
2006	Worcester City
2006–2009	Newport County
2009–2012	Llanelli
International career
1995–2001	Wales
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)
2023–2025	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 Director of Football. 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to League Two and the appointment of Dennis Wise as manager, Jenkins' offer of a new deal at the County Ground was withdrawn and he was released.^[4] He spent three years playing for and latterly coaching Newport County, before joining Llanelli as player/assistant manager to Andy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]

References

^ ^a ^b "Steve Jenkins". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 March 2020.
^ "Steve Jenkins". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 25 March 2020.
^ 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.
^ "Jenkins not bitter at Town exit". BBC Sport. 4 June 2006. Retrieved 19 May 2009.
^ "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.
^ "Peter Beadle named caretaker manager". BBC Sport. 20 March 2014. Retrieved 26 May 2022.
^ "Aldershot 1–2 Hereford". BBC Sport. 26 April 2014. Retrieved 27 April 2014.
^ "Beadle names Steve Jenkins as Bulls assistant manager". Hereford F.C. 30 May 2016. Retrieved 25 March 2020.
^ "Steve Jenkins departs Edgar Street". Hereford F.C. 13 September 2018. Retrieved 25 March 2020.
^ "Peter Beadle's backroom staff confirmed". Barnet F.C. 4 September 2020. Archived from the original on 25 June 2021.
^ "Gary Whild joins on as Assistant Coach". Barnet F.C. 18 December 2020. Archived from the original on 22 June 2021.
^ "Cymru Premier: Barry Town appoint ex-Wales defender Steve Jenkins". BBC Sport. 5 August 2023. Retrieved 8 August 2023.