Neale Fenn
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Neale Fenn is a retired English born Irish footballer.
, making his professional debut in January 1997 starting a memorable 3rd round FA Cup tie at Manchester United in 1997 alongside Rory Allen
, which Spurs lost 2-0. He made his league debut, as a substitute in a 2-1 defeat at Sheffield Wednesday
in April.
He made only 10 appearances for Spurs, scoring once, in a League Cup tie against Carlisle in September 1997.
Along the way he played with Jurgen Klinsmann
, Teddy Sheringham
, David Ginola
and Les Ferdinand
.
Fenn went on loan to several clubs including Norwich City
in the First Division.
in August 2003 making his League of Ireland
debut as a substitute for Daryl Murphy
in a home game against Derry http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/archive/2003/0823/Pg044.html#Ar04404.
His form and skill saw him transferring to Cork City F.C. for the 2004 season. He made a scoring debut on the opening day of the season http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/archive/2004/0320/Pg052.html#Ar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is 3 seasons at Turners Cross (stadium)
established him as one of the most highly regarded players in Ireland and he won his first League of Ireland
Championship in 2005 in the same team as Kevin Doyle
.
Fenn scored two European goals for Cork. He netted at FC Nantes in the 2004 UEFA Intertoto Cup http://www.independent.ie/sport/soccer/soccer-scoreboard-163634.html. He also scored what proved to be the all-important away goal in City's 2005-06 UEFA Cup win against Swedish side Djurgårdens http://soccernet.espn.go.com/report?id=187736&cc=5739.
Fenn was signed for Bohemians after his contract with Cork City expired in November 2006, becoming the first signing of new Bohs manager Sean Connor
. After failing to score a league goal in his first season at Dalymount Park
, Fenn was revitalised under the management of Pat Fenlon
and played an important role in Bohs' 2008 league championship triumph. He scored against Rhyl F.C.
in the 2008 UEFA Intertoto Cup http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/europe/7459721.stm. He added another league winners medal to his collection in 2009 but was released by Bohs when his contract expired at the end of the season.
In January 2010, Fenn moved to Dundalk
He netted again in the Europa League http://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/2010/0708/dundalk.html.
On July 29, 2010, he announced his retirement from football with immediate effect due to personal reasons. Fenn insisted he would not be making a return to football. “I think once you finish you might as well finish rather than making all sorts of comebacks. At the moment, I can’t see myself coming back at all.” However, only four days later on the 3rd August 2010 signed for Shamrock Rovers until the end of the 2010 season.
He explained his reasons for joining the Hoops http://www.pfai.ie/news/250-statement-from-neale-fenn-through-the-pfai.
at U15, U16, U18, U20, U21 and 'B' levels.
Fenn was part of Brian Kerr's 1997 under-20 squad which won bronze in the FIFA World Youth Championship in Malaysia in 1997 http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player=193917/index.html.
In September 1997 Fenn was sent off for flooring an Icelandic opponent who laughed at his penalty miss in an Republic of Ireland national under-21 football team
international:
http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/archive/1997/0906/Pg019.html#Ar01903.
The same year he was called up to senior squad twice:
http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/archive/1997/0909/Pg019.html#Ar01901.
http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/archive/1997/1027/Pg027.html#Ar02701.
Early career
Fenn previously played for SpursTottenham Hotspur F.C.
Tottenham Hotspur Football Club , commonly referred to as Spurs, is an English Premier League football club based in Tottenham, north London. The club's home stadium is White Hart Lane....
, making his professional debut in January 1997 starting a memorable 3rd round FA Cup tie at Manchester United in 1997 alongside Rory Allen
Rory Allen
Rory Allen is an English ex-professional football player.A striker, Allen made his professional football debut for Tottenham Hotspur on 4 September 1996 as a substitute in a 1-0 defeat at Wimbledon ....
, which Spurs lost 2-0. He made his league debut, as a substitute in a 2-1 defeat at Sheffield Wednesday
Sheffield Wednesday F.C.
Sheffield Wednesday Football Club are a football club based in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England, who are currently competing in the Football League One in the 2011-12 season, in England. Sheffield Wednesday are one of the oldest professional clubs in the world and the fourth oldest in the...
in April.
He made only 10 appearances for Spurs, scoring once, in a League Cup tie against Carlisle in September 1997.
Along the way he played with Jurgen Klinsmann
Jürgen Klinsmann
Jürgen Klinsmann is a German football manager and former player who is currently the coach of the United States Men's National Team. As a player, Klinsmann played for several prominent clubs in Europe and was part of the West German team that won the 1990 FIFA World Cup and the German one that...
, Teddy Sheringham
Teddy Sheringham
Edward Paul "Teddy" Sheringham MBE is a retired English footballer, and the father of footballer Charlie Sheringham. Sheringham played as a striker, and had a successful career at the club level, winning almost every domestic honour available with his clubs, most notably the Treble with Manchester...
, David Ginola
David Ginola
David Karl Ginola is a French former international football player who has also worked as an actor and model.Ginola was born in Gassin, Var...
and Les Ferdinand
Les Ferdinand
Leslie "Les" Ferdinand MBE is a former English footballer. His playing career included spells at Queens Park Rangers, Besiktas J.K., Newcastle United, Tottenham Hotspur, West Ham United and Bolton Wanderers F.C., during which period he earned a number of appearances for England...
.
Fenn went on loan to several clubs including Norwich City
Norwich City F.C.
Norwich City Football Club is an English professional football club based in Norwich, Norfolk. As of the 2011–12 season, Norwich City are again playing in the Premier League after a six-year absence, having finished as runner up in the Championship in 2010–11 and winning automatic promotion.The...
in the First Division.
League of Ireland career
Signed for Waterford UnitedWaterford United
Waterford United is an Irish football club playing in the First Division of the League of Ireland. The club was founded and elected to the league in 1930 and hails from Waterford. Originally the club was based at Kilcohan Park greyhound stadium, but have now moved to the Waterford Regional Sports...
in August 2003 making his League of Ireland
League of Ireland
The League of Ireland is the national association football league of the Republic of Ireland. Founded in 1921, as a league of eight clubs, it has expanded over time into a two-tiered league of 22 clubs. It is currently split into the League of Ireland Premier Division and the League of Ireland...
debut as a substitute for Daryl Murphy
Daryl Murphy
Daryl Murphy is an Irish footballer who currently plays as a striker for Ipswich Town on loan from Scottish Premier League club Celtic.-Waterford United:...
in a home game against Derry http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/archive/2003/0823/Pg044.html#Ar04404.
His form and skill saw him transferring to Cork City F.C. for the 2004 season. He made a scoring debut on the opening day of the season http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/archive/2004/0320/Pg052.html#Ar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is 3 seasons at Turners Cross (stadium)
Turners Cross (stadium)
Turners Cross is an all-seater football stadium located in and synonymous with the district of Turners Cross, Cork, Ireland. It is home to the Munster Football Association, and League of Ireland side Cork City FC....
established him as one of the most highly regarded players in Ireland and he won his first League of Ireland
League of Ireland
The League of Ireland is the national association football league of the Republic of Ireland. Founded in 1921, as a league of eight clubs, it has expanded over time into a two-tiered league of 22 clubs. It is currently split into the League of Ireland Premier Division and the League of Ireland...
Championship in 2005 in the same team as Kevin Doyle
Kevin Doyle
Kevin Edward Doyle is an Irish international footballer who plays as a striker for Premier League club Wolverhampton Wanderers....
.
Fenn scored two European goals for Cork. He netted at FC Nantes in the 2004 UEFA Intertoto Cup http://www.independent.ie/sport/soccer/soccer-scoreboard-163634.html. He also scored what proved to be the all-important away goal in City's 2005-06 UEFA Cup win against Swedish side Djurgårdens http://soccernet.espn.go.com/report?id=187736&cc=5739.
Fenn was signed for Bohemians after his contract with Cork City expired in November 2006, becoming the first signing of new Bohs manager Sean Connor
Sean Connor
Sean Connor is a former footballer and manager currently without a club.-Playing career:Connor began his career at Distillery in the Irish League where he played for one full season before moving to Port Vale...
. After failing to score a league goal in his first season at Dalymount Park
Dalymount Park
Dalymount Park is an Irish football stadium situated on Dublin's Northside. It is the home of Bohemian F.C., who have played there since the early 20th century. Affectionately known as 'Dalyer' by fans, it was also historically the "home of Irish football" holding Irish internationals and FAI Cup...
, Fenn was revitalised under the management of Pat Fenlon
Pat Fenlon
Patrick "Pat" "Nutsy" Fenlon is an Irish former footballer and manager. He is currently in charge of Scottish Premier League club Hibernian....
and played an important role in Bohs' 2008 league championship triumph. He scored against Rhyl F.C.
Rhyl F.C.
Rhyl Football Club is a Welsh football club, playing in the Cymru Alliance.The club was founded in 1882 and the team plays its home matches at Belle Vue, Rhyl, which can accommodate 3,000 spectators.- History :Few clubs in the Welsh Premier League have as distinguished a past as Rhyl's...
in the 2008 UEFA Intertoto Cup http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/europe/7459721.stm. He added another league winners medal to his collection in 2009 but was released by Bohs when his contract expired at the end of the season.
In January 2010, Fenn moved to Dundalk
Dundalk F.C.
Dundalk Football Club is a professional Irish football club based in Dundalk, County Louth. The club currently play in the Premier Division of the League of Ireland. Founded in 1903, they are the second most successful team, in terms of trophies won, in the history of the League of Ireland. The...
He netted again in the Europa League http://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/2010/0708/dundalk.html.
On July 29, 2010, he announced his retirement from football with immediate effect due to personal reasons. Fenn insisted he would not be making a return to football. “I think once you finish you might as well finish rather than making all sorts of comebacks. At the moment, I can’t see myself coming back at all.” However, only four days later on the 3rd August 2010 signed for Shamrock Rovers until the end of the 2010 season.
He explained his reasons for joining the Hoops http://www.pfai.ie/news/250-statement-from-neale-fenn-through-the-pfai.
International career
Neale has been capped for Republic of IrelandRepublic of Ireland national football team
The Republic of Ireland national football team represents Ireland in association football. It is run by the Football Association of Ireland and currently plays home fixtures at Aviva Stadium in Dublin, which opened in May 2010....
at U15, U16, U18, U20, U21 and 'B' levels.
Fenn was part of Brian Kerr's 1997 under-20 squad which won bronze in the FIFA World Youth Championship in Malaysia in 1997 http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player=193917/index.html.
In September 1997 Fenn was sent off for flooring an Icelandic opponent who laughed at his penalty miss in an Republic of Ireland national under-21 football team
Republic of Ireland national under-21 football team
The Republic of Ireland national under-21 football team, is the national under-21 football team of the Republic of Ireland and is controlled by the Football Association of Ireland and competes in the biennial European Under-21 Football Championship and has competed since 1978.-Competition...
international:
http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/archive/1997/0906/Pg019.html#Ar01903.
The same year he was called up to senior squad twice:
http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/archive/1997/0909/Pg019.html#Ar01901.
http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/archive/1997/1027/Pg027.html#Ar02701.
Honours
- League of IrelandLeague of IrelandThe League of Ireland is the national association football league of the Republic of Ireland. Founded in 1921, as a league of eight clubs, it has expanded over time into a two-tiered league of 22 clubs. It is currently split into the League of Ireland Premier Division and the League of Ireland...
: 4- Cork City - 2005
- Bohemians - 2008, 2009
- Shamrock Rovers - 2010
- FAI CupFAI CupThe Football Association of Ireland Challenge Cup, known as the FAI Ford Cup for sponsorship reasons, is a knock-out association football competition contested annually by teams from the Republic of Ireland...
- Bohemians - 2008
- League of Ireland Cup
- Bohemians - 2009