Benny Fenton

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England

168th all-time scorer467th for appearances

Born: 28 Oct 1918West Ham
Shirt: #8, #10, #9
Debut: 9 Oct 1937v Fulham, aged 18
Last game: 4 Mar 1939v Tottenham Hotspur, aged 20

The West Ham career

all competitions, matches with line-up data

Appearances

22 starts, 0 from the bench

Goals

0.41 per game

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Assists

not recorded

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Minutes

not recorded

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Cards

not recorded

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Average rating

not rated

Best season for goals: 1938/39, 9 in 19 appearances.

Standard Stats by season, league

	Playing Time		Performance
Season	MP	Starts	Gls
1938/39	18	18	9
1937/38	3	3	0
Career	21	21	9

Same definitions as the season Players tab. Shots exclude blocked shots; on/off figures are approximate. Hover a heading for its meaning. Detailed numbers exist from 2015/16; older seasons show appearances, goals and cards where recorded. The Career row adds the seasons shown.

Goals

9 for West Ham

At home

Away

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Penalties

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Open play

Hat-tricks

By competition

Second Division	9	21 apps
FA Cup	0	1 apps

Scored against most

When he scores

No goal minutes recorded.

First goal: 3 Sept 1938, v Sheffield Wednesday 2–3

Latest goal: 18 Feb 1939, v Nottingham Forest 5–0

With him, without him

9 Oct 1937 to 4 Mar 1939

When he played

0.91

points per game

8 W 4 D 10 L

22 games · 1.73 scored · 1.5 conceded

36% wins

When he didn't

0.98

points per game

15 W 16 D 16 L

47 games · 1.32 scored · 1.38 conceded

32% wins

All competitions, between his first and last appearance, using matches with a recorded line-up. Injuries, rotation and who the opposition were all affect this, so treat it as context, not proof.

Milestones

9 Oct 1937Debutv Fulham 0–0 1937/38
3 Sept 1938First goalv Sheffield Wednesday 2–3 1938/39
4 Mar 1939Last appearancev Tottenham Hotspur 0–2 1938/39

Based on matches with line-up data (1900/01–1914/15, 1919/20–1938/39, 1945/46–2009/10 and 2015/16–2026/27); not a full career record.

By season and competition

Season	Competition	Apps	Starts	Mins	G	A
1938/39	FA Cup	1	1	–	0	–
1938/39	Second Division	18	18	–	9	–
1937/38	Second Division	3	3	–	0	–

Appearances

Date	Comp	Opponent	Score	Res	G
4 Mar 1939	D2	Tottenham Hotspur	0–2	L
25 Feb 1939	D2	at Newcastle United	0–2	L
18 Feb 1939	D2	Nottingham Forest	5–0	W	2
16 Feb 1939	D2	at Swansea City	2–3	L
11 Feb 1939	FAC	at Portsmouth	0–2	L
4 Feb 1939	D2	Chesterfield	1–1	D
28 Jan 1939	D2	at Tranmere Rovers	2–2	D	1
26 Nov 1938	D2	at Sheffield United	1–3	L
19 Nov 1938	D2	Plymouth Argyle	2–1	W
12 Nov 1938	D2	at Luton Town	2–1	W
5 Nov 1938	D2	Norwich City	2–0	W	1
29 Oct 1938	D2	at Tottenham Hotspur	1–2	L
22 Oct 1938	D2	Newcastle United	1–1	D
1 Oct 1938	D2	at Chesterfield	0–1	L
24 Sept 1938	D2	Tranmere Rovers	6–1	W
19 Sept 1938	D2	at Blackburn Rovers	1–3	L	1
17 Sept 1938	D2	Coventry City	4–1	W	2
7 Sept 1938	D2	at Manchester City	4–2	W	1
3 Sept 1938	D2	Sheffield Wednesday	2–3	L	1
22 Jan 1938	D2	Stockport County	1–0	W
15 Jan 1938	D2	at Bradford Park Avenue	1–2	L
9 Oct 1937	D2	Fulham	0–0	D