10 Facts About Ted Fenton

1.

Edward Benjamin Ambrose Fenton was an English football player and manager.

2.

Ted Fenton spent almost his entire playing career at West Ham United and went on to manage the club between 1950 and 1961.

3.

Ted Fenton made his West Ham debut in 1932 and played regularly until the outbreak of World War II.

4.

Ted Fenton joined the Army and served as a PT instructor in North Africa and Burma.

5.

Mainly as a wing half, but as a utility player, Ted Fenton made 179 appearances and scored 19 goals in first class games for the Hammers.

6.

Ted Fenton made 204 appearances and scored 44 goals during World War II fixtures.

7.

Ted Fenton returned to Upton Park in 1948 to become assistant manager to Charlie Paynter before becoming manager of West Ham in 1950.

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8.

Ted Fenton was succeeded as manager in 1961 by Ron Greenwood.

9.

Ted Fenton never returned to football following his sacking by Southend.

10.

Ted Fenton's brother Benny Fenton was a West Ham United player and later managed Millwall.