18 Facts About Graham Fenton

Graham Anthony Fenton was born on 22 May 1974 and is an English football manager and former professional footballer who was most recently manager of Blyth Spartans.

Graham Fenton 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.

Graham Fenton spent a year in Scotland with St Mirren before later playing for non-League Blyth Spartans.

Graham Fenton was capped once by England at under-21 level.

Graham Fenton was loaned out to West Bromwich Albion in January 1994, making his league debut against Leicester City in the same month.

Graham Fenton's 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.

Graham Fenton scored seven times for Blackburn, including two as a late substitute against Newcastle United, the team Fenton has supported since childhood, in April 1996, which effectively ended Newcastle's title challenge.

Graham Fenton scored one of the penalties in the shootout against Fulham in the quarter final.

Graham Fenton joined Walsall on loan in March 2000, scoring st Port Vale and had an unsuccessful trial with Barnsley in July 2000.

Graham Fenton had a spell on loan with Darlington between September and December 2002, scoring st Bournemouth, and was one of nine players released by Blackpool manager Steve McMahon in May 2003.

In July 2003, Graham Fenton returned to the North East of England, joining Blyth Spartans.

Graham Fenton took over as caretaker-manager of Blyth when Baker left that September, returning to his player-assistant manager role in October 2004 after the appointment of Harry Dunn as manager.

Graham Fenton was assistant manager and player at North Shields from 2009 until 2012.

Graham Fenton took over as manager of former Amateur Cup Winners North Shields in April 2012, after previous manager Anthony Woodhouse resigned.

Graham Fenton took over with 4 games remaining with the club missing out on promotion from a strong position for the second consecutive season.

On 5 September 2016, Graham Fenton resigned from his role at North Shields and subsequently joined South Shields as a joint manager.

Graham Fenton was sacked by South Shields on 16 January 2022 and replaced by Kevin Phillips.

On 16 August 2022, Graham Fenton returned to Blyth Spartans, signing a two-year deal with the club.