Ken Fencott
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Kenneth Sydney Fencott[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 27 December 1943[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Walsall,[2] England | ||
| Date of death | November 11, 2023 (aged 79) | ||
| Place of death | Walsall, England | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1959–1961 | Aston Villa | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1961–1964 | Aston Villa | 3 | (0) |
| 1964–1967 | Lincoln City | 73 | (13) |
| 1967 | Tamworth | ||
| Total | +76 | (+13) | |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Kenneth Sydney Fencott (27 December 1943 – 11 November 2023), also known as Kenny Fencott, was an English footballer who scored 13 goals from 76 League appearances in the Football League playing as a forward for Aston Villa and Lincoln City. He went on to play non-league football for Tamworth.[1][3] Fencott played for Walsall Boys, Staffordshire & Birmingham County Football Associations before joining the Villa youth system in 1959.[4]
The 17-year-old became the 492nd player to represent the First Division club when he made his Villa debut under Joe Mercer on 18 Nov 1961 in a 1-1 draw away to Bolton.[5] He helped Villa reach the 1963 League Cup final playing two matches in the knockout rounds.[6][7]
After the rule allowing substitutions was introduced to the Football League in 1965, Fencott was named on the bench for the opening match of the 1965–66 Lincoln season, but his services were not required; the first substitute used by the club was Roy Chapman in the second match of that season.[8]
References
- ^ a b "Fencott, Kenneth Sydney". Aston Villa Player Database. Jörn Mårtensson. Retrieved 27 March 2013.
- ^ a b "Ken Fencott". The Lincoln City FC Archive. Lincoln City F.C. Archived from the original on 23 March 2022. Retrieved 27 March 2013.
- ^ "Lincoln City: 1946/47–1986/87 & 1988/89–2010/11". UK A–Z Transfers. Neil Brown. Retrieved 27 March 2013.
- ^ https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/player/ken-fencott
- ^ 🟨 18 Nov 1961, Villa 1-1 Bolton, Burnden Park
- ^ 🟩 12 Nov 1962, Villa 6-2 Preston, Villa Park
- ^ 🟨 22 Apr 1963, Villa 0-0 Sunderland, Villa Park
- ^ "Substitutes". The Lincoln City FC Archive. Lincoln City F.C. Archived from the original on 1 August 2016. Retrieved 27 March 2013.