Background
Jenkins was born in Millbrook, Cornwall.
Jenkins was born in Millbrook, Cornwall.
After short spells with Plymouth Argyle and Exeter City, he joined Torquay United in the 1961-1962 season, and went on to make 88 league appearances for the Gulls. He joined Rochdale in 1964-1965 and went on to play for them for nine seasons. He became Rochdale"s record goalscorer, scored 119 league goals for the club, and made 305 appearances a then record, surpassed a year later by Graham Smith.
While recuperating from a knee operation in Tenerife, Spain, Jenkins died in January 2013 at the age of 74.