George Jenkins (soccer) explained

George Edward Jenkins
Fullname:George Edward Jenkins
Birth Date:September 1904
Birth Place:Stockton-on-Tees, England
Death Place:Glasgow, Scotland
Years3:1926–1927
Years4:1929
Years5:1931
Years6:1932
Years7:1933
Years8:1933–1945
Years9:1945–1946
Years10:1946–1947
Clubs4:Rosemount Rangers
Clubs5:Iberville
Clubs10:Hamilton Academical
Caps3:9
Caps8:25
Caps9:0
Caps10:2
Goals3:5
Goals8:0
Goals9:0
Goals10:0

George Edward Jenkins (September 1904 – January 1985) was a Canadian soccer player who began his career in Canada, spent a single season in the American Soccer League and ended it in Scotland.

Jenkins was born in Stockton-on-Tees, England, but his family moved to Canada when he was two. They settled in Montreal and he began his senior career with Montreal CPR of the Canadian National Soccer League.[1] At some point he also played for the Montreal Maroons. In 1926, he moved south and signed with Indiana Flooring in the American Soccer League. He played only nine league games, but scored five goals, adding another goal in two National Challenge Cup games.[2] He then returned to Montreal, rejoining the Maroons.[3] Although he had played as a center forward up to this time, he now moved into the nets as a result of a serious knee injury and where he remained for the rest of his career. After recovery from injury he first played for Rosemount Rangers in Montreal in 1929, then Iberville in the Montreal and District League in 1931, and then on to Montreal CPR in 1932 and Montreal Carsteel in 1933.[4] In 1933, Jenkins moved to Scotland and signed with Rangers.[5] He then moved to Kilmarnock for a season, but did not feature in the league.[6] He ended his career with Hamilton Academical during the 1946–47 season.[7]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Jose, Colin. Keeping Score - Canadian Encyclopedia of Soccer. The Soccer Hall of Fame and Museum. 1998. 0-9683800-0-X. Vaughan, Ontario. 156.
  2. Book: Jose, Colin . American Soccer League, 1921-1931 . Hardback . The Scarecrow Press . 1998 . 0-8108-3429-4.
  3. Web site: National Soccer League finals . canadiansoccerhistory.com . https://web.archive.org/web/20081202143901/http://www.canadiansoccerhistory.com/quebec/nationalsoccerleague1.htm . 2 December 2008 . dead.
  4. Web site: Quebec: The Early Years . https://web.archive.org/web/20081202144136/http://www.canadiansoccerhistory.com/quebec/quebechistory2.htm . canadiansoccerhistory.com . 2 December 2008 . dead.
  5. https://www.fitbastats.com/rangers/player.php?playerid=1603 (Rangers player) Jenkins, George
  6. Web site: Scottish League appearance records. Rab. Hosie. scottish-football-historical-archive.co.uk. https://web.archive.org/web/20180126183757/http://scottish-football-historical-archive.co.uk/downloads-2.htm. 26 January 2018. dead. 26 December 2019.
  7. Web site: Hamilton Academical: 1946/47 - 2013/14 . Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database . Neil . Brown . 23 February 2019.