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Nick Fenton

Nick Fenton
Personal information
Full name Nicholas Leonard Fenton
Date of birth (1979-11-23) 23 November 1979 (age 37)
Place of birth Preston, England
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Playing position Defender
Club information
Current team
Burton Albion
(Physiotherapist)
Youth career
1993–1996 Manchester City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1996–2001 Manchester City 15 (0)
1999–2000 Notts County (loan) 13 (1)
2000 Bournemouth (loan) 8 (0)
2000 Bournemouth (loan) 5 (0)
2000 Notts County (loan) 8 (0)
2000–2004 Notts County 147 (9)
2004–2006 Doncaster Rovers 63 (4)
2006–2008 Grimsby Town 80 (6)
2008–2011 Rotherham United 115 (4)
2011–2013 Morecambe 73 (4)
2013–2014 Alfreton Town 32 (3)
Total 559 (31)
National team
Wales U15
1998 England U18 6 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

Nicholas Leonard "Nick" Fenton (born 23 November 1979) is an English former professional footballer and current team physiotherapist for Football League One side Burton Albion.

As a player, he was as a defender who played between 1996 and 2014. He played for Manchester City, Notts County, Bournemouth, Doncaster Rovers, Grimsby Town, Rotherham United and Morecambe and Alfreton Town.

Preston born Fenton came through the youth ranks of Premiership side Manchester City. Though born in England, as he went to a school in Wales he represented Wales at schoolboy level, captaining the under-15 side. He was called up by England at both under-16 and under-18 level. He was promoted to the Manchester City first team squad a few months after the club's relegation in the summer of 1996. By the time Fenton was given his first team debut City had suffered a further relegation into the third tier of English football. On 19 August 1998 Fenton earned his first appearance for City when he started the match in a 7–1 English League Cup victory over Notts County at Maine Road. City earned promotion back to the First Division in May 1999 via the play-offs following a penalty shootout victory over Gillingham at Wembley Stadium, however Fenton although a squad member had not been involved in first team action since February. During the 1999–2000 season Fenton made his final appearance for City in a 4–3 League Cup defeat against Southampton when he came on as a 91st-minute substitute for Richard Edghill. In October 1999 he joined Notts County on loan where he made 13 appearances and scoring his first career goal against Wycombe Wanderers. In March 2000 he signed on loan with A.F.C. Bournemouth where he played 8 times where his performances proved himself worthy of a fresh bid by the club in the 2000–01 season and he returned on loan to Bournemouth in August. Fenton returned to Notts County on loan a month later and on 10 November he joined the club on a permanent deal.


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