Reg Jenkins
| 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.
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Reg Jenkins". UK A–Z Transfers. Neil Brown. Retrieved 1 February 2013.
- ^ "Reg Jenkins". Greens on Screen. Retrieved 1 February 2013.
- ^ "Club History". Rochdale A.F.C. 6 June 2011. Archived from the original on 23 July 2011.
- ^ Brookes, Mike (2008). Legends of Rochdale AFC. At Heart. p. 35. ISBN 978-1-84547-194-1.
- ^ Reg Jenkins Passes Away Rochdale A.F.C.
- ^ "Rochdale FC legend Reg Jenkins dies". Manchester Evening News. 30 January 2013. Retrieved 1 February 2013.
- ^ Millbrook rename home to celebrate modest life of 'Big' Reg Jenkins Plymouth Herald
- 1938 births
- 2013 deaths
- English Football League players
- Men's association football inside forwards
- Truro City F.C. players
- Plymouth Argyle F.C. players
- Exeter City F.C. players
- Torquay United F.C. players
- Rochdale A.F.C. players
- Footballers from Cornwall
- English men's footballers
- 20th-century English sportsmen