Footballers who have played league football for both PNE and Bristol City
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913) Patrick Agyemang
PNE 122 apps; 21 goals
Robins 7 apps; 0 goals
PNE debut 19/11/2004 v Cardiff (A) – Won 1-0
926) Joe Anyinsah
PNE 6 apps; 0 goals
Robins 7 apps; 0 goals
PNE debut 20/08/2005 v Sheffield United (A) – Lost 1-2
401) Joe Brain
PNE 7 apps; 2 goals
Robins 32 apps; 9 goals
PNE debut 28/10/1933 v Port Vale (H) – Drawn 0-0
852) Darren Byfield
PNE 5 apps; 1 goal
Robins 33 apps; 8 goals
PNE debut 07/11/1998 v Burnley (H) – Won 4-1
332) Jim Dickie
PNE 3 apps; 1 goal
Robins 48 apps; 4 goals
PNE debut 02/01/1926 v Wolves (H) – Won 1-0
861) Rob Edwards
PNE 169 apps 4 goals
Robins 218 apps; 5 goals
PNE debut 07/08/1999 v Oldham (A) – Won 1-0
130) Freddie Fenton
PNE 20 apps; 0 goals
Robins 36 apps; 1 goal
PNE debut 22/03/1902 v Blackpool (H) – Drawn 1-1
722) Paul Fitzpatrick
PNE 2 apps; 0 goals
Robins 44 apps; 7 goals
PNE debut 03/12/1988 v Cardiff (H) – Drawn 3-3
102) Andrew Gara
PNE 66 apps; 27 goals
Robins 18 apps; 6 goals
PNE debut 11/03/1899 v Liverpool (H) - Lost 1-2
123) Michael Good
PNE 24 apps; 2 goals
Robins 32 apps; 5 goals
PNE debut 07/09/1901 v West Brom (A) - Lost 1-3
917) Matt Hill
PNE 105 apps; 0 goals
Robins 198 apps; 6 goals
PNE debut 15/01/2005 v Leicester (H) – Drawn 1-1
Player Profile – Freddie Fenton
Frederick (Freddie) Fenton was born in Gainsborough on 15 November 1878. The winger began his football career with Gainsborough Trinity who was playing in the Second Division.
In 1888/89 Fenton made 12 appearances for Gainsborough, scoring 2 goals as the club finished 14th.
The following season saw Gainsborough finish one place higher as Fenton netted 3 goals in 24 appearances.
For the 1900/01 season saw Fenton join West ham who were a non-league side playing in the Southern League. His debut was in a 7-0 win over Gravesend on 1 September 1900 and scored his first goal against Watford. Fenton made 19 appearances in all competitions during this season, scoring 3 times. His last appearance for the Hammers was in a 1-0 victory over Millwall Athletic on 21 March 1901.
For the 1901/02 season Fenton returned for his second spell at Gainsborough and made a further 25 appearances, scoring twice before he left for the second time. Fenton left a side at the bottom of the table to join Preston who was in the top five. His debut was in a 1-1 draw at home to Blackpool on 22 March 1901 and made a further 5 appearances as PNE finished third.
Fenton played in the first eleven matches of the 1902/03 season helping to provide crosses to forwards Frank Pearson and Percy Smith to score the goals, but after that start he only made a further three appearances for the club. The last of these was a 1-1 draw at Burnley on 14 February 1902 after 20 appearances.
The 1903/04 season saw Fenton move to the First Division with West Brom but only made 6 appearances, scoring one goal as West Brom finished bottom and relegated to Division Two.
The 1904/05 saw Fenton join Bristol City and scored one goal in 21 appearances as Bristol City finished seventh. The following season saw Fenton make 13 appearances as the club won the Second Division title.
The 1905/06 turned out to be the best ever season for Bristol City as Harry Thickett’s side won 30 consecutive games to finish runners-up to Newcastle for the First Division title. Although Fenton’s participation to this season was just 2 games.
Fenton finished his career in non-league football with Swindon Town and Croydon Common.