5'8"  10st.11lb.
b. West Hartlepool   23 June 1926
d. York 14 April 1973
 

Debut 15 January 1949 (22y 206d) Final Game 7 April 1951 (24y 288d)
First Goal 5 February 1949 Final Goal 23 March 1951
CAREER: Elwick Road School; West Hartlepool EROB;West Hartlepool TC;Barnsley Nov'44;Horden CW;Blackburn Rovers Dec'48;York City May'51[258-118]; Scarborough '57.
 

FL        33 apps      7 gls
FAC      1 app
Total  34 apps      7 gls
LC        1 app
 

Having dropped back into non-league football with Horden Colliery, Fenton was shrewd enough to qualify as a draughtsman and found employment in Blackburn when he was signed so that he was only a part-time player. This probably retarded his development because when he left for York he matured into a sharp, penetrative player with a sound shot and unusually for a left winger of the day, a definite goal scoring flair. He score 31 goals in his first season and retired with over 100 goals to his credit. The player of the year at the club still receives a trophy named in Fenton's honour. His son, Stephen, was a professional footballer with Bradford City. His fleetness can be gathered from his  clocking of 10.4 over 100 yards in an official  race.