David Fenner
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | David Hendry Fenner[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 1914 | ||
| Place of birth | Scotland | ||
| Date of death | 25 February 1945 (aged 31)[1] | ||
| Place of death | near Eethen, German-occupied Netherlands | ||
| Position(s) | Outside left | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| –1938 | Kilsyth Rangers | ||
| 1938–1939 | Airdrieonians | 21 | (14) |
| 1939–1945 | Stenhousemuir | 1 | (0) |
| → Manchester United (guest) | 6 | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
David Hendry Fenner (1914 – 25 February 1945) was a Scottish footballer who played in the Scottish League for Airdrieonians as an outside left.[2]
Personal life
[edit]Fenner was married.[1] He served as a flying officer with No. 98 Squadron RAF during the Second World War.[1][3] Fenner was killed in the crash of his B-25 Mitchell bomber at Eethen, German-occupied Netherlands on 25 February 1945 and was buried in Jonkerbos War Cemetery.[1][4][5]
Career statistics
[edit]| Club | Season | League | Scottish Cup | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Airdrieonians | 1937–38[2] | Scottish Second Division | 10 | 7 | — | 10 | 7 | |
| 1938–39[2] | 11 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 7 | ||
| Career total | 21 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 23 | 7 | ||
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e "Casualty Details". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 3 March 2019.
- ^ a b c Litster, John. Record of Pre-War Scottish League Players. Norwich: PM Publications.
- ^ "The players we lost in war". www.manutd.com. Retrieved 3 March 2019.
- ^ "Manchester United players killed in war". manutd.com. Retrieved 12 February 2020.
- ^ "David Hendry Fenner". oorlogsdodennijmegen.nl. Retrieved 19 February 2020.
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- Airdrieonians F.C. (1878) players
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- Manchester United F.C. wartime guest players
- Royal Air Force officers
- British World War II bomber pilots
- Burials at Jonkerbos War Cemetery
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