Micky Fenton

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.

For the jockey, see Micky Fenton (jockey).

Micky Fenton
Personal information
Full name Michael Fenton[1]
Date of birth (1913-10-30)30 October 1913[1]
Place of birth Stockton-on-Tees, England[1]
Date of death 5 February 2003(2003-02-05) (aged 89)
Place of death Stockton-on-Tees, England
Playing position(s) Forward
Youth career
South Bank East
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1932–1950 Middlesbrough 240 (147)
Total 240 (147)
National team
1938 England 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

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
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Middlesbrough 1932–33 110011
1933–34 300030
1934–35 21810228
1935–36 603090
1936–37 3522103622
1937–38 3624323926
1938–39 3324413725
1945–46 007777
1946–47 4018754723
1947–48 4028204228
1948–49 2412102512
1949–50 100010
Career total 2401472915269162
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References
  1. Kent, Jeff (1996). Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. p. 99. ISBN 0-9529152-0-0.
  2. "MICKY FENTON 1933–48". mfc.premiumtv.co.uk. Retrieved 19 May 2009.
  3. "The Fenton Club – a Club to Call Home". mfc.co.uk. Archived from the original on 22 July 2013. Retrieved 18 December 2012.
  4. England profile
  5. Micky Fenton at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
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