Henry "Harry" Fearnley (16 June 1935 – 12 January 2013) was a professional footballer born in Penistone, near Barnsley, Yorkshire, who played as a goalkeeper for Huddersfield Town, Oxford United and Doncaster Rovers.[1]
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Henry Fearnley | ||
Date of birth | 16 June 1935 | ||
Place of birth | Penistone, Barnsley, England | ||
Date of death | 12 January 2013 | (aged 77)||
Place of death | Poole, Dorset, England | ||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
Youth career | |||
????–1951 | Penistone Church | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1952–1963 | Huddersfield Town | 90 | (0) |
1963–1965 | Oxford United | 90 | (0) |
1965–1967 | Doncaster Rovers | 32 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
In the 1965−66 season, Fearnely won a 4th Division Champions medal with Rovers.[2]
He died on 12 January 2013, at his home in Poole, Dorset, aged 77.[3]
References
edit- ^ "Harry Fearnley". UK A–Z Transfers. Neil Brown. Retrieved 21 May 2009.
- ^ a b "Harry Fearnley". Doncaster Rovers official site. Retrieved 25 January 2013.
- ^ Death of former Huddersfield Town goalkeeper Harry Fearnley, examiner.co.uk, 18 January 2013