Harry Fearnley (footballer, born 1935)

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]

Harry Fearnley
Personal information
Full name Henry Fearnley
Date of birth 16 June 1935
Place of birth Penistone, Barnsley, England
Date of death 12 January 2013(2013-01-12) (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

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  1. ^ "Harry Fearnley". UK A–Z Transfers. Neil Brown. Retrieved 21 May 2009.
  2. ^ a b "Harry Fearnley". Doncaster Rovers official site. Retrieved 25 January 2013.
  3. ^ Death of former Huddersfield Town goalkeeper Harry Fearnley, examiner.co.uk, 18 January 2013