Ron Fenton

For the Australian rules footballer, see Ron Fenton (Australian footballer).
Ron Fenton
Personal information
Full nameRonald Fenton
Date of birth21 September 1940
Place of birthSouth Shields, England
Date of death25 September 2013 (aged 73)
Height5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Playing positionInside forward
Youth career
–South Shields
1956–1957Burnley
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
1957–1962Burnley11(1)
1962–1965West Bromwich Albion59(16)
1965–1968Birmingham City33(7)
1968–1970Brentford91(19)
1970–1971Notts County0(0)
Teams managed
1975–1977Notts County
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

Ronald Fenton (21 September 1940 – 25 September 2013) was an English football player, coach and manager.[1] He played as an inside forward and made nearly 200 appearances in the Football League.[2]

Fenton was born in South Shields, and began his football career with his home town club before joining Burnley as a junior. He moved to West Bromwich Albion in 1962, later playing for Birmingham City and finally Brentford.

After finishing his playing career, he joined the coaching staff at Notts County. After Jimmy Sirrel moved to Sheffield United, he became County manager for two years before being replaced by Sirrel again.

After leaving County, Fenton joined Nottingham Forest where he spent ten years on the coaching staff and a further six as assistant manager under Brian Clough.[3][4]

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Career stats

General

  1. ↑ "RIP Ron Fenton". Notts County F.C. 26 September 2013. Retrieved 28 September 2013.
  2. ↑ Ivan Ponting (18 October 2013). "Ronnie Fenton: Footballer who went on to become Brian Clough’s right-hand man - Obituaries - News". London: The Independent. Retrieved 2013-10-19.
  3. ↑ Swift, Adrian. "Now, a club with no manager". Sydney Morning Herald, 29 May 1984, p. 29. Retrieved on 30 June 2013.
  4. ↑ New Straits Times. "Forest agree to buy US 'keeper". 25 December 1992, p. 38. Retrieved on 30 June 2013.