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1961
Ted Fenton is appointed manager of Southend United following his shock dismissal by West Ham United. Ted played in 168 League games for the Hammers before the Second World War and, following a player-coach stint at Colchester United, returned to Upton Park in 1950 as assistant to Charlie Paynter and took over in 1951, guiding the club back to the First Division in 1959.
A progressive thinker, Ted developed West Ham's youth policy and instilled the more 'continental' style of play that the Hammers were to become renowned for. Ted it was who signed Bobby Moore at the age of 16 at a wage of £7 per week. His successor, Ron Greenwood, reaped the benefits of Ted's youth policy and, with further additions to the squad, West Ham won the FA Cup in the 1963-64 season.
After leaving the game, Ted became a licensee and ran a sports shop in Brentwood before retiring to the Gloucestershire countryside.
Ted Fenton is appointed manager of Southend United following his shock dismissal by West Ham United. Ted played in 168 League games for the Hammers before the Second World War and, following a player-coach stint at Colchester United, returned to Upton Park in 1950 as assistant to Charlie Paynter and took over in 1951, guiding the club back to the First Division in 1959.
A progressive thinker, Ted developed West Ham's youth policy and instilled the more 'continental' style of play that the Hammers were to become renowned for. Ted it was who signed Bobby Moore at the age of 16 at a wage of £7 per week. His successor, Ron Greenwood, reaped the benefits of Ted's youth policy and, with further additions to the squad, West Ham won the FA Cup in the 1963-64 season.
After leaving the game, Ted became a licensee and ran a sports shop in Brentwood before retiring to the Gloucestershire countryside.
