Pat Jennings Jr.

Football player infobox


playername = Pat Jennings
fullname = Patrick Jennings
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1979|9|24| cityofbirth = Hertfordshire
countryofbirth = England
currentclub = Sligo Rovers on loan from Derry City
clubnumber = 16
position = Goalkeeper
youthyears =
youthclubs = Tottenham Hotspur
years = 2000-2003
2004–
2008–
clubs = UCD
Derry City
→ Sligo Rovers (loan)
caps(goals) = 43 (0)
19 (0)
1 (0)
pcupdate = 23:40, 27 January 2007 (UTC)

Patrick Jennings (born September 24, 1979, Hertfordshire, England), commonly known as Pat Jennings Junior, is a footballer currently playing as a goalkeeper with League of Ireland club Sligo Rovers [http://www.sligorovers.com/content/blogcategory/16/211/] . He is the son of the Northern Ireland's most capped international, Pat Jennings.

Career

Jennings started his career at Tottenham Hotspur before making his name with UCD. He moved north to Derry City after several seasons at Belfield Park.He is currently on loan to Sligo Rovers.

He unsuccessfully tried to displace first choice keeper David Forde, but rejected offers to leave the club at the end of the 2005 season.fact|date=November 2007 Jennings was able to be the hero for Derry in the 2006 eircom League Cup final against Shelbourne as he came on from the substitute's bench to fill the place of Forde, who had been sent off in the 84th minute of play. The game went to penalties and Jennings saved all of the Shelbourne's attempts. He is the only goalkeeper in the world to have saved 3 consecutive penalties so in a senior cup final.Fact|date=November 2007

With the departure of Forde to Cardiff City at the end of the 2005-06 season, Jennings began the 2007 season as Derry coach Pat Fenlon's first-choice goalkeeper despite the signing of Ola Tidman.

Personal life

He has been dating Sarah Morrissey for a number of years.

External links

* [http://www.sligorovers.com/content/view/490/211/ Sligo Rovers F.C. profile]