Ross Jenkins

Ross Anthony Jenkins (born 4 November 1951 in Kensington, London) is an English retired footballer, who played as a forward. He started his career at Crystal Palace, before spending eleven years with Watford. He played for the club whilst they were both bottom and top of The Football League.

Playing career Jenkins became an apprentice at Crystal Palace in July 1968, signing professional terms in November 1969. Kirby had made a series of unsuccessful bids for other players before signing Jenkins. The following season, under new manager Mike Keen, Jenkins only scored four goals in 26 appearances.

After a 1–0 defeat to Darlington, which Jenkins played in, their fourth game and defeat of the 1975–76 season Watford were bottom of the Fourth Division. They eventually finished second to Liverpool and Jenkins left Watford at the end of the season to play in Hong Kong.

Coaching career In 1987, Jenkins briefly returned to Watford as a coach, under Dave Bassett's management.