Jamie Lenton

Jamie started his football career as an apprentice with Coventry City in 1993 under managers Bobby Gould, Phil Neal, Ron Atkinson and Gordon Strachan. He remained at the club for 3 years and was released in 1996. He signed for VS Rugby where he played for 2 seasons. Jamie signed for Hinckley United in 1999 where he became an instant success under Dean Thomas, winning Step 4 promotion in his first season and losing to Cheltenham Town in the FA cup 4th qualifying round. After 3 seasons at Hinckley Jamie signed a 1 year contract for Nuneaton Borough who at the time played at the top of the football pyramid the National Conference, playing against opposition which included Doncaster Rovers, Crawley Town, Burton Albion and Yeovil Town. Having made 27 appearances for Nuneaton and scoring 4 goals, he re-signed for Hinckley United the following season. Jamie went on to make a record breaking 330 appearances, scoring 73 goals for Hinckley United, playing in the Conference North League, Jamie signed for his home town club Bedworth United where he finished his playing career in 2010. Jamie proudly captained the Bedworth United team who achieved their furthest ever FA run, losing 2-0 away to National Conference team York City in the 4th qualifying round. After retiring from the game Jamie has gone on to achieve his UEFA B Coaching Licence through the PFA at St. Georges Park and in 2019 completed his UEFA A Licence through the FA having undergone an extensive two week residential programme covering assessments and analysis with the FAs elite level coaching team headed up by ex Manchester United Academy Coach Paul McGuinnessJamie has been 1st team coach at Bedworth United for 6 seasons, working closely with Stuart Storer and Andy Penny. During their 6 seasons with the club, they have won two promotions to Step3 of the non-league football pyramid, unfortunately being relegated on both occasions the following season. The long term aim at the football club is to secure and sustain Step3 football, while developing opportunities for local footballers progressing through the Academy, U18s, U21s and into the first team. Alongside Jamie’s semi-professional football career he is a qualified Sports Lecturer. He has worked for Coventry College for over 15 years having qualified as a teacher in 2006 with a BA Honours Degree at Warwick University.