 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Alexander Ewan Fenton | ||
| Date of birth | (1929-11-17)17 November 1929 | ||
| Place of birth | Dundee, Scotland | ||
| Date of death | 3 April 2006(2006-04-03) (aged 76) | ||
| Place of death | Limerick, Ireland | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Lochee Harp | |||
| –1946 | Dundee North End | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1946–1959 | Blackpool | 195 | (20) |
| 1959–1960 | Wrexham | 24 | (0) |
| 1960–1967 | Limerick | ? | (?) |
| Total | 219 + | (20 +) | |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1960–1967 | Limerick | ||
| 1967–1970 | Linfield | ||
| 1970–1972 | Limerick | ||
| 1975–1976 | Limerick | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Alexander Ewan Fenton (17 November 1929 – 3 April 2006) was a Scottish professionalfootballer. He spent thirteen seasons atBlackpool, with whom he was victorious in the famousFA Cup Final of 1953.
Born inDundee, Fenton began his career with Scottish junior sideLochee Harp. In 1946, at the age of 17, he signed professional forms with Blackpool. He made his Seasiders debut atBloomfield Road two years later, in September 1948, as understudy to skipperHarry Johnston.
In1952–53, his patience was rewarded when he appeared regularly in the first team. He had established himself enough to the liking of managerJoe Smith that he made the starting eleven for the FA Cup Final.
In1956, Fenton was named club captain.
Fenton had a transfer request turned down in 1958, but in May of1959, he was released, and joinedWrexham for a small fee. He spent just over a year at theRacecourse Ground, although a serious injury almost ended his career.
At the start of the 1960–61 season, Fenton joined Irish clubLimerick as player/manager, the same season they played in theEuropean Cup. He played in the1965–66 European Cup Winners' Cup againstPFC CSKA Sofia.
In 1967, he moved north of the border to become manager ofLinfield. Three years later, however, he returned to Limerick, this time as full-time manager. In 1971, under his guidance, Limerick won their first ever cup, theFAI Cup, beatingDrogheda in the final.
In 2003, Fenton returned to Bloomfield Road to attend a 50th anniversary reunion of the Tangerines' FA Cup victory with fellow surviving teammates.[1]
Fenton settled inLimerick in 1960 and operated a driving school, "Ewan Fenton's School of Motoring" from 1965 to the late 1990s.[1][2] He died there in 2006 at the age of 76 after a short illness and was survived by hisBlackpool-born wife, Vera, son Ewan, and three grandchildren.[3]
Blackpool
Linfield
Limerick