Steve Jennings

Tranmere Rovers

Jennings was taken out of the Everton Academy by his father and instead joined the Tranmere Rovers Centre of Excellence in 1998. He was a key part of the Rovers youth team that reached the FA Youth Cup semi-finals in 2003. He signed a three-and-a-half-year professional contract with the club in October 2002. He made his first-team debut on 18 October 2003, coming on as a last minute substitute for Iain Hume in a 2–1 win over Oldham Athletic at Prenton Park. He made his first start on 13 December, in a 2–2 draw at Chesterfield. He played a total of four Second Division games during the 2003–04 campaign, and featured in 11 League One games during the 2004–05 season. Jennings established himself in the Rovers first-team under Brian Little's stewardship in the 2005–06 campaign, featuring 43 times and scoring two goals. He scored his first senior goal on 18 October in a 2–1 Football League Trophy victory over Lincoln City. He scored his first league goal 11 days later, in a 2–0 victory at Doncaster Rovers. He signed a new two-year contract in April 2006. Having been limited to only five appearances in the first half of the 2006–07 season under new boss Ronnie Moore, Jennings joined Graham Turner's Hereford United on loan in January 2007. He impressed at Edgar Street, which led to his loan being extended to the end of the 2006–07 season, and he played a total of 11 League Two games for the "Bulls". Jennings re-established his place at Tranmere during the…

Speaking in February 2014, Tranmere Rovers coach John McMahon labelled Jennings a "fire blanket" for his ability to break up opposition play across the pitch.

A. ^ The "Other" column constitutes appearances and goals (including substitutes) in the UEFA Europa League, FA Trophy, Football League Trophy, and play-offs.

In September 2022, Jennings and Alan Rogers stood trial for allegedly blackmailing an unnamed football manager over gambling debts of nearly £1million. The case was dropped after the manager, who the court had granted anonymity, declined to give evidence.