Caesar Jenkyns
Jenkyns in 1895–96 Arsenal kit
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| 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 (aged 74) | ||
| Place of death | Birmingham, England | ||
| Playing position | Centre half | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Builth | |||
| Small Heath St. Andrews | |||
| Walsall Swifts | |||
| Unity Gas | |||
| 1888–1895 | Small Heath | 75 | (11) |
| 1895–1896 | Woolwich Arsenal | 27 | (6) |
| 1896–1897 | Newton Heath | 35 | (5) |
| 1897–1902 | Walsall | 80 | (2) |
| 1902–1903 | Coventry City | ||
| 1903–1904 | Unity Gas | ||
| 1904–1905 | Saltney Wednesday | ||
| National team | |||
| 1892–1898 | Wales | 8 | (1) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. | |||
Caesar Augustus Llewellyn Jenkyns (24 August 1866 – 23 July 1941) was a Welsh international footballer who played in the Football League for Small Heath, Woolwich Arsenal, Newton Heath and Walsall.
Born in Builth Wells, Jenkyns played for a number 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.
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