Allan Jenkins (footballer)
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Allan David Jenkins | ||
| Date of birth | 7 October 1981 | ||
| Place of birth | Stranraer, Scotland | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
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Current team
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Ballymena United | ||
| Number | 10 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Ayr Boswell | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1998–2006 | Stranraer | 208 | (25) |
| 2006–2008 | Gretna | 80 | (8) |
| 2008–2011 | Greenock Morton | 97 | (13) |
| 2011– | Ballymena United | 239 | (58) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 1 January 2017. |
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Allan Jenkins (born 7 October 1981 in Stranraer) is a Scottish semi-professional footballer, who is currently captaining NIFL Premiership side Ballymena United in Northern Ireland.
Jenkins started his career at home town club Stranraer where he played for eight years, he spent a two-year spell at the defunct "big spenders" Gretna before ending his time in Scotland with Greenock Morton.
At all his senior clubs, Jenkins has been the captain on at least one occasion.
As a schoolboy Jenkins represented Dumfries and Galloway region playing with the likes of Kevin Kyle.
Jenkins began his senior career with local club Stranraer in 1998 and made over 200 appearances for the club. Was made club captain under Neil Watt and skippered the side to the third division championship in 2003–04. In May 2005 he then scored the goal against Greenock Morton which secured a second successive promotion. This put Stranraer into the second tier of Scottish football for the first time since the late 1990s. With Jenkins scoring in the 2 January win against Queen of the South, Stranraer were 12 points clear of their South West rivals in the battle to stay in the division. On 12 January 2006 Jenkins was signed by Gretna for an undisclosed fee. Stranraer's form collapsed as they collected only one further league win all season. They were condemned to an ultimately unsuccessful play-off against Partick Thistle and relegation back to the third flight after only one season.
Jenkins helped Gretna to Scottish Premier League promotion in season 2006–07, scoring four league goals. In season 2007–08 he scored the winning goal in the club's first ever Premier League win, 3–2 against Dundee United in September 2007.
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