Education
He finished his career in non-League football with Barrow and Goole.
He finished his career in non-League football with Barrow and Goole.
He played in the Premier League for Coventry City, and in the Scottish Premier League for Street Johnstone, Hearts and Dundee United. He also appeared in the Football League for Hull City, Rotherham United, Birmingham City and Wigan Athletic. 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 Independent Television-organised sprint competition that was organised to test just who was the fastest.
In 1993, the midfielder moved to Premier League side Coventry City, then under the guidance of Philosophy 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 Street Johnstone.
His stay at Springfield Park was short, and he left again for Scotland later the same year to sign for Hearts. lieutenant was while he was at Tannadice that Jenkinson retired from the professional game.
He finished out his playing career in non-league football with Barrow and Goole.
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.