Terry Fenwick

Infobox Football biography
playername = Terry Fenwick


fullname = Terence William Fenwick
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1959|11|17|df=y
cityofbirth = Seaham
countryofbirth = England
dateofdeath =
cityofdeath =
countryofdeath =
height = height|ft=5|in=10
nickname =
position = Full back
currentclub =
youthyears =
youthclubs =
years = 1976–1980
1980–1987
1987–1993
1990–1991
1993–1995
clubs = Crystal Palace
QPR
Tottenham
→ Leicester "(loan)"
Swindon Total
caps(goals) = 070 0(0)
256 (33)
093 0(8)
008 0(1)
028 0(0) 455 (42)
nationalyears = 1984–1988
nationalteam = England
nationalcaps(goals) = 020 0(0)
manageryears = 1995–1998
2003
managerclubs = Portsmouth
Northampton

Terence William 'Terry' Fenwick (born 17 November 1959 in Seaham, County Durham, England) is a former football player and coach.

He started his career at Crystal Palace F.C. and went on to play for major clubs such as Queens Park Rangers and Tottenham Hotspur. During this period he was a regular for the England national football team. He became the first full back to score a goal from open play in an FA Cup Final when he equalized against Tottenham Hotspur in the 1982 final.

He holds the English record for most yellow cards (three) in a single tournament, which he achieved in the 1986 FIFA World Cup. During that World Cup, Fenwick was also noted for being passed by Diego Maradona as Maradona scored the Goal of the Century.

Fenwick received a four-month prison sentence in 1991 after being convicted of drink-driving.

Fenwick scored all 8 of his league goals for Tottenham from the penalty spot in just one season, 1988/89. After 1990, it gradually became clear that Fenwick had witnessed his best days as a footballer. He was sent on loan to Leicester City before getting a permanent move to Swindon Town, a newly promoted FA Premier League team. His first season (1993-94) saw Swindon winning only 5 games of a total 42, conceding 100 goals and being relegated. Fenwick played 26 games during this season, and was noted for breaking the leg of Paul Warhurst — a photograph revealed that Fenwick was smiling at the incident. He played only two games the following season, was released and ended his playing career shortly thereafter.

Following in the footsteps of many former players, Fenwick decided to try a managerial career. In 1995 he replaced Jim Smith as manager for Portsmouth F.C. Results were poor, a 3-2 FA Cup win at Leeds notwithstanding, and he was sacked in 1998. His most recent manager job was at Northampton Town in 2003, where he only lasted for 7 games. Fenwick's first game saw a 1-0 lead turn into a 2-1 defeat away to Blackpool. The next five games saw just two draws and three more defeats. His last game in charge was against Bristol City. The 2-1 defeat saw calls for his departure from fans and he left the post the following Monday. He was replaced by Martin Wilkinson.

Fenwick has spent a considerable amount of time in the Caribbean nation of Trinidad and Tobago over the past few years. He has enjoyed a great degree of managerial success there, winning the country's professional football league and a variety of cups. He is currently the manager of football club CL Financial San Juan Jabloteh, in the Trinidad and Tobago Pro League.

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