Kenneth Sydney Fencott (27 December 1943 - 11 November 2023), also known as Kenny Fencott, is an English former footballer who scored 13 goals from 76 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]

Ken Fencott
Personal information
Full name Kenneth Sydney Fencott[1]
Date of birth (1943-12-27) 27 December 1943 (age 80)[2]
Place of birth Walsall,[2] England
Date of death 11 November, 2023
Position(s) 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
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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 season, but his services were not required; the first substitute used by the club was Roy Chapman in the second match of that season.[4]


References

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  1. ^ a b "Fencott, Kenneth Sydney". Aston Villa Player Database. Jörn Mårtensson. Retrieved 27 March 2013.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ "Lincoln City: 1946/47–1986/87 & 1988/89–2010/11". UK A–Z Transfers. Neil Brown. Retrieved 27 March 2013.
  4. ^ "Substitutes". The Lincoln City FC Archive. Lincoln City F.C. Archived from the original on 1 August 2016. Retrieved 27 March 2013.
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Kenny Fencott (1943-2023)