Ron Fenton

Infobox Football biography
playername = Ron Fenton


fullname = Ronald Fenton
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1940|9|2|df=y
cityofbirth = South Shields
countryofbirth = England
dateofdeath =
cityofdeath =
countryofdeath =
height =
position = Inside forward
currentclub =
youthyears =
1956–1957
youthclubs = South Shields
Burnley
years = 1957–1962
1962–1965
1965–1968
1968–1970
1970–1971
clubs = Burnley
West Bromwich Albion
Birmingham City
Brentford
Notts County
caps(goals) = 11 0(1)
59 (16)
33 0(7)
91 (19)
00 0(0)
nationalyears =
nationalteam =
nationalcaps(goals) =
manageryears = 1975–1977
managerclubs = Notts County

Ronald Fenton (born 21 September 1940 in South Shields) is an English former footballer, coach and manager. He played as an inside forward and made nearly 200 appearances in the Football League.

Fenton was born in South Shields, and began his football career with his home town club before joining Burnley as a junior. He moved to West Bromwich Albion in 1962, later playing for Birmingham City and finally Brentford.

After finishing his playing career, he joined the coaching staff at Notts County. After Jimmy Sirrel moved to Sheffield United, he became County manager for two years before being replaced by Sirrel again.

After leaving County, Fenton joined Nottingham Forest where he spent ten years on the coaching staff and a further six as assistant manager under Brian Clough.

External links

* [http://www.neilbrown.newcastlefans.com/player/ronfenton.htm Career Stats]