Graham Fenton
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Graham Fenton | ||
| Date of birth | 22 May 1974 | ||
| Place of birth | Whitley Bay, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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South Shields (manager) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Wallsend Boys Club | |||
| 1990–1992 | Aston Villa | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1992–1995 | Aston Villa | 30 | (3) |
| 1994 | → West Bromwich Albion (loan) | 7 | (3) |
| 1995–1997 | Blackburn Rovers | 27 | (7) |
| 1997–2000 | Leicester City | 34 | (3) |
| 2000 | → Walsall (loan) | 9 | (1) |
| 2000 | Stoke City | 5 | (1) |
| 2000–2001 | St Mirren | 26 | (2) |
| 2001–2003 | Blackpool | 15 | (5) |
| 2002 | → Darlington (loan) | 6 | (1) |
| 2003–2009 | Blyth Spartans | 116 | (9) |
| 2009–2010 | North Shields | 4 | (2) |
| Total | 279 | (37) | |
| National team | |||
| 1994 | England U21 | 1 | (0) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2004 | Blyth Spartans (caretaker) | ||
| 2012–2016 | North Shields | ||
| 2016– | South Shields | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Graham Anthony Fenton (born 22 May 1974 in Whitley Bay,Tyne and Wear) is an English former professional footballer and joint manager of South Shields F.C..
He played as a striker, in the Premier League for Aston Villa, Blackburn Rovers and Leicester City, as well as in the Football League for West Bromwich Albion, Walsall, Stoke City, Blackpool and Darlington. He also spent a year in Scotland with St Mirren before later playing for Non-league Blyth Spartans. He was also capped once by England at under-21 level.
In September 2016, he took over as joint manager of South Shields F.C. with Lee Picton.
Fenton joined Aston Villa as a trainee in June 1990, turning professional in February 1992. He was loaned out to West Bromwich Albion in January 1994, making his league debut against Leicester City in the same month. His loan spell at Albion was very successful, producing three goals in seven games and contributing to Albion's eventual survival in Division One, leaving many Albion fans "bitterly disappointed" when he did not sign permanently. He instead returned to Villa, making his club debut in a 0–0 Premiership draw at home to Manchester City on 22 February 1994. In March 1994, he played in Villa's League Cup winning side, playing all of the 3–1 victory against Manchester United at Wembley. Fenton made his only appearance for the England Under-21s on 15 November 1994 in a 1–0 win against Ireland U-21s at St James' Park; the team included several future full internationals, including Sol Campbell and Nicky Butt.
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