Caesar Jenkyns
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| Caesar Jenkyns | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | Caesar Augustus Llewellyn Jenkyns | |
| Date of birth | 24 August 1866 | |
| Place of birth | Builth Wells, Wales | |
| Date of death | 23 July 1941 | |
| Place of death | Birmingham, England | |
| Playing position | Centre half | |
| Senior career1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| ????–???? ????–???? ????–???? 1888–1895 1895–1896 1896–1897 1897–1901 1902–1903 1903–1904 1904–1905 1905–???? |
Small Heath St. Andrews Unity Gas F.C. Walsall Swifts Small Heath Woolwich Arsenal Newton Heath Walsall Coventry City Unity Gas F.C. Saltney Wednesday Walsall |
75 (11) 27 (6) 63 (0) |
| National team | ||
| 1892–1898 | Wales | 8 (1) |
|
1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Caesar Augustus Llewellyn Jenkyns (24 August 1866 – 23 July 1941) was a Welsh footballer.
[edit] Playing career
Born in Builth Wells, Jenkyns played for a range of English clubs, as well as winning eight caps for Wales. After playing for several amateur sides in the Birmingham area, Jenkyns joined Small Heath (later renamed Birmingham) in 1888, and was at the club as they first joined the Football Alliance in 1889 and then became founder members of the Football League Second Division in 1892. By now he had made his debut for Wales and was club captain; he skippered Small Heath to promotion to the First Division in 1894, beating Darwen 3–1 in a test match.
Known as one of the most rugged defenders of his era, he was sent off four times whilst playing for Small Heath and that at a time when such occurrences were extremely rare. His career at Small Heath ended in March 1895 when he was released after an incident at Derby where, after being ordered from the field, he attempted to assault two spectators. Jenkyns moved to London in April 1895, joining Woolwich Arsenal, who had joined the Second Division less than two years ago. He was immediately made Arsenal captain, and made his mark in Arsenal history by becoming the club's first ever international player, after winning a cap for Wales against Scotland on 21 March 1896.
Playing at centre-half (which in those days was a midfield position), Jenkyns scored six times in 27 matches for Arsenal and was regarded by the club as one of their star players. However, his stay at the Gunners did not last long; in the summer of 1896 he moved to Newton Heath (who later became Manchester United). He spent two seasons with the Manchester club, helping them to runners-up position in the Second Division in 1897. He finished his career with a spell at Walsall. After retirement he ran a public house in Moxley before joining the police force.
He died aged 74 in 1941.
[edit] References
- Harris, Jeff & Hogg, Tony (ed.) (1995). Arsenal Who's Who. Independent UK Sports. p. 30. ISBN 1-899429-03-4.
- Davies, Gareth M. & Ian Garland (ed.) (1991). Who's Who of Welsh international Soccer Players. Bridge Books. ISBN 1-872424-11-2.
