Jenkinson, who played on the left wing, began his career with Hull City in 1987 and remained at Boothferry Park for six years, making over 130 league appearances for the Yorkshire club. Whilst at Hull, Jenkinson was reputed to be the fastest winger in the Football League and ran in the final eight of the Rumbelows Sprint Challenge, an ITV-organised sprint competition that was organised to test just who was the fastest.[2]
He finished out his playing career in non-league football with Barrow and Goole.
Personal life
After retiring, Jenkinson lived in North Yorkshire and worked away from the game. He also made an appearance for the Hull City Masters team in 2009.[3]
References
^ ab"Leigh Jenkinson". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 2 April 2017.
^"Top-flight Tigers". City Magazine. Hull City AFC (36): 50. August 2008.
^"Where Are They Now? | Footballers | Leigh Jenkinson".
External links
Leigh Jenkinson at Soccerbase
10 years on for class of '97
Temple of Saints idols
August 19, 2023
leigh, jenkinson, this, biography, living, person, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, adding, reliable, sources, contentious, material, about, living, persons, that, unsourced, poorly, sourced, must, removed, immediately, from, article, . This biography of a living person needs additional citations for verification Please help by adding reliable sources Contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately from the article and its talk page especially if potentially libelous Find sources Leigh Jenkinson news newspapers books scholar JSTOR October 2014 Learn how and when to remove this template message Leigh Jenkinson born 9 July 1969 is an English former professional footballer who played as a midfielder from 1987 until 2003 Leigh JenkinsonPersonal informationFull nameLeigh Jenkinson 1 Date of birth 1969 07 09 9 July 1969 age 54 Place of birthThorne EnglandPosition s MidfielderSenior career YearsTeamApps Gls 1987 1993Hull City130 13 1990 Rotherham United loan 7 0 1993 1995Coventry City32 1 1993 Birmingham loan 3 0 1995 1998St Johnstone67 10 1998Wigan Athletic7 0 1998 2000Hearts5 0 2000 Dundee United loan 4 0 2000 2001Barrow5 1 2001 2003GooleInternational careerWales B 1 1 0 Managerial career20 2014Epworth Town Club domestic league appearances and goalsHe played in the Premier League for Coventry City and in the Scottish Premier League for St Johnstone Hearts and Dundee United He also appeared in the Football League for Hull City Rotherham United Birmingham City and Wigan Athletic He finished his career in non League football with Barrow and Goole Contents 1 Playing career 2 Personal life 3 References 4 External linksPlaying career EditJenkinson who played on the left wing began his career with Hull City in 1987 and remained at Boothferry Park for six years making over 130 league appearances for the Yorkshire club Whilst at Hull Jenkinson was reputed to be the fastest winger in the Football League and ran in the final eight of the Rumbelows Sprint Challenge an ITV organised sprint competition that was organised to test just who was the fastest 2 In 1993 the midfielder moved to Premier League side Coventry City then under the guidance of Phil Neal After just two years at Highfield Road which included a short loan spell at Birmingham City Jenkinson tried his hand at Scottish football with St Johnstone He won the First Division championship with the Perth club in 1996 97 before leaving McDiarmid Park in 1998 to return to England with Wigan Athletic His stay at Springfield Park was short and he left again for Scotland later the same year to sign for Hearts In 2000 Jenkinson was reunited with former St Johnstone manager Paul Sturrock when he joined Tayside rivals Dundee United He finished out his playing career in non league football with Barrow and Goole Personal life EditAfter retiring Jenkinson lived in North Yorkshire and worked away from the game He also made an appearance for the Hull City Masters team in 2009 3 References Edit a b Leigh Jenkinson Barry Hugman s Footballers Retrieved 2 April 2017 Top flight Tigers City Magazine Hull City AFC 36 50 August 2008 Where Are They Now Footballers Leigh Jenkinson External links EditLeigh Jenkinson at Soccerbase 10 years on for class of 97 Temple of Saints idols Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Leigh Jenkinson amp oldid 1164041616, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
