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==Club career== |
==Club career== |
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Fenton started his professional career with [[Middlesbrough F.C.|Middlesbrough]] in 1932, having previously played youth football with South Bank East. He made his debut in 1933, gradually replacing [[George Camsell]] as Boro's leading goalscorer.<ref name="mfc">{{cite web|url=http://www.mfc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/HeroesDetail/0,,1~156,00.html|title=MICKY FENTON 1933–48 |work=mfc.premiumtv.co.uk|accessdate=19 May 2009}}</ref> Camsell was [[List of Middlesbrough F.C. seasons|top scorer]] for ten consecutive seasons, though the club would soon become equally reliant on Fenton's goals. The [[Ayresome Park]] club struggled in the lower half of the [[Football League First Division|First Division]] table in the [[1933–34 Football League|1933–34]], [[1934–35 Football League|1934–35]], and [[1935–36 Football League|1935–36]] campaigns. Fenton scored 22 goals in [[1936–37 Football League|1936–37]], to become the club's top-scorer, as "Boro" rose to seventh place. He then hit 26 goals in [[1937–38 Football League|1937–38]] and 35 goals in [[1938–39 Football League|1938–39]] as the club posted top five finishes. the [[English Football League|Football League]] was suspended due to [[World War II]]. During the war he continued to score goals for Middlesbrough, and also guested for [[Port Vale F.C.|Port Vale]], [[Notts County F.C.|Notts County]], [[Rochdale A.F.C.|Rochdale]], [[Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C.|Wolverhampton Wanderers]] and [[Blackpool F.C.|Blackpool]].<ref name="kent">{{cite book|last=Kent|first=Jeff|title=Port Vale Personalities|publisher=Witan Books|page=99|year=1996|isbn=0-9529152-0-0 |
Fenton started his professional career with [[Middlesbrough F.C.|Middlesbrough]] in 1932, having previously played youth football with South Bank East. He made his debut in 1933, gradually replacing [[George Camsell]] as Boro's leading goalscorer.<ref name="mfc">{{cite web|url=http://www.mfc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/HeroesDetail/0,,1~156,00.html|title=MICKY FENTON 1933–48 |work=mfc.premiumtv.co.uk|accessdate=19 May 2009}}</ref> Camsell was [[List of Middlesbrough F.C. seasons|top scorer]] for ten consecutive seasons, though the club would soon become equally reliant on Fenton's goals. The [[Ayresome Park]] club struggled in the lower half of the [[Football League First Division|First Division]] table in the [[1933–34 Football League|1933–34]], [[1934–35 Football League|1934–35]], and [[1935–36 Football League|1935–36]] campaigns. Fenton scored 22 goals in [[1936–37 Football League|1936–37]], to become the club's top-scorer, as "Boro" rose to seventh place. He then hit 26 goals in [[1937–38 Football League|1937–38]] and 35 goals in [[1938–39 Football League|1938–39]] as the club posted top five finishes. the [[English Football League|Football League]] was suspended due to [[World War II]]. During the war he continued to score goals for Middlesbrough, and also guested for [[Port Vale F.C.|Port Vale]], [[Notts County F.C.|Notts County]], [[Rochdale A.F.C.|Rochdale]], [[Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C.|Wolverhampton Wanderers]] and [[Blackpool F.C.|Blackpool]].<ref name="kent">{{cite book|last=Kent|first=Jeff|title=Port Vale Personalities|publisher=Witan Books|page=99|year=1996|isbn=0-9529152-0-0}}</ref> After the war, despite being wanted by [[Everton F.C.|Everton]], Fenton returned to [[Teesside]],<ref name="mfc" /> where he continued his scoring record, ending as top goalscorer for the next four seasons. He scored 23 goals in [[1946–47 Football League|1946–47]] (level with [[Wilf Mannion]]), 29 goals in [[1947–48 Football League|1947–48]] and 12 goals in [[1948–49 Football League|1948–49]]. However [[David Jack (footballer)|David Jack]]'s "Boro" failed to break into the top ten. His retirement came at the end of the [[1949–50 Football League|1949–50]] season, at which point he joined the back-room staff.<ref name="mfc" /> He scored a total of 162 goals in 269 league and [[FA Cup]] appearances, leaving him fifth in the [[List of Middlesbrough F.C. records and statistics|club's all-time goalscoring charts]].<ref name="mfc" /> He has a corporate lounge named after him at the [[Riverside Stadium]].<ref>{{cite web|title=The Fenton Club – a Club to Call Home|url=http://www.mfc.co.uk/page/tickets/fenton-lounge|work=mfc.co.uk|accessdate=18 December 2012|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130722091912/http://www.mfc.co.uk/page/tickets/fenton-lounge|archivedate=22 July 2013|df=dmy-all}}</ref> |
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==International career== |
==International career== |
Revision as of 01:22, 22 April 2021
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Michael Fenton[1] | ||
Date of birth | [1] | 30 October 1913||
Place of birth | Stockton-on-Tees, England[1] | ||
Date of death | 5 February 2003 | (aged 89)||
Place of death | Stockton-on-Tees, England | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Youth career | |||
South Bank East | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1932–1950 | Middlesbrough | 240 | (147) |
Total | 240 | (147) | |
International career | |||
1938 | England | 1 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Michael Fenton (30 October 1913 – 5 February 2003) was an England international footballer for Middlesbrough either side of World War II. A forward, he scored 162 goals in 269 appearances in all competitions.
Club career
Fenton started his professional career with Middlesbrough in 1932, having previously played youth football with South Bank East. He made his debut in 1933, gradually replacing George Camsell as Boro's leading goalscorer.[2] Camsell was top scorer for ten consecutive seasons, though the club would soon become equally reliant on Fenton's goals. The Ayresome Park club struggled in the lower half of the First Division table in the 1933–34, 1934–35, and 1935–36 campaigns. Fenton scored 22 goals in 1936–37, to become the club's top-scorer, as "Boro" rose to seventh place. He then hit 26 goals in 1937–38 and 35 goals in 1938–39 as the club posted top five finishes. the Football League was suspended due to World War II. During the war he continued to score goals for Middlesbrough, and also guested for Port Vale, Notts County, Rochdale, Wolverhampton Wanderers and Blackpool.[1] After the war, despite being wanted by Everton, Fenton returned to Teesside,[2] where he continued his scoring record, ending as top goalscorer for the next four seasons. He scored 23 goals in 1946–47 (level with Wilf Mannion), 29 goals in 1947–48 and 12 goals in 1948–49. However David Jack's "Boro" failed to break into the top ten. His retirement came at the end of the 1949–50 season, at which point he joined the back-room staff.[2] He scored a total of 162 goals in 269 league and FA Cup appearances, leaving him fifth in the club's all-time goalscoring charts.[2] He has a corporate lounge named after him at the Riverside Stadium.[3]
International career
Fenton gained his one and only England cap on 9 April 1938 in a 1–0 defeat to Scotland at Wembley.[2][4]
Statistics
Source:[5]
Club | Season | First Division | FA Cup | Total | |||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Middlesbrough | 1932–33 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
1933–34 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
1934–35 | 21 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 8 | |
1935–36 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 0 | |
1936–37 | 35 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 36 | 22 | |
1937–38 | 36 | 24 | 3 | 2 | 39 | 26 | |
1938–39 | 33 | 24 | 4 | 1 | 37 | 25 | |
1945–46 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | |
1946–47 | 40 | 18 | 7 | 5 | 47 | 23 | |
1947–48 | 40 | 28 | 2 | 0 | 42 | 28 | |
1948–49 | 24 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 12 | |
1949–50 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
Career total | 240 | 147 | 29 | 15 | 269 | 162 |
References
- ^ a b c d Kent, Jeff (1996). Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. p. 99. ISBN 0-9529152-0-0.
- ^ a b c d e "MICKY FENTON 1933–48". mfc.premiumtv.co.uk. Retrieved 19 May 2009.
- ^ "The Fenton Club – a Club to Call Home". mfc.co.uk. Archived from the original on 22 July 2013. Retrieved 18 December 2012.
- ^ England profile
- ^ Micky Fenton at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
- 1913 births
- 2003 deaths
- Sportspeople from Stockton-on-Tees
- Footballers from County Durham
- English footballers
- England international footballers
- England wartime international footballers
- Association football forwards
- Middlesbrough F.C. players
- Port Vale F.C. wartime guest players
- Notts County F.C. wartime guest players
- Rochdale A.F.C. wartime guest players
- Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. wartime guest players
- Blackpool F.C. wartime guest players
- English Football League players
- Association football coaches
- Middlesbrough F.C. non-playing staff