Scott James Fenwick (born 9 April 1990) is an English professional

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who plays as a striker for club

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. He played in the

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for

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and for

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club

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Club career

Early career

Fenwick was born in

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, Tyne and Wear. He played for

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and

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academies before joining Gretna in 2009. He left the latter in the same year, and subsequently joined Newcastle Benfield in 2010. In August 2012, Fenwick signed with Durham City, scoring 18 goals from 32 appearances in his first season and 33 goals from 41 appearances in the second. He moved to fellow Northern League team Dunston UTS in June 2014, and scored 13 goals in all competitions, of which 7 came from his 12 league appearances.

Hartlepool United

On 7 November 2014, Fenwick signed an 18-month contract with

. He made his professional debut eight days later, replacing

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in a 1–0 defeat against

Southend United Southend United Football Club is a professional association football club based in Southend-on-Sea, Essex, England. As of the 2022–23 season, the team competes in the National League, the fifth tier of English football. Southend are known as ...

. Fenwick was handed his first start on 22 November 2014, and scored his team's only goal in a 3–1 defeat at home to

York City York City Football Club is a professional association football club based in the city of York, North Yorkshire, England. As of the 2022–23 season, the team compete in the National League, at the fifth tier of the English football league sys ...

. Fenwick scored three goals in five matches during January 2015 against

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and

Plymouth Argyle Plymouth Argyle Football Club is a professional football club based in the city of Plymouth, Devon, England. As of the 2021–22 season, the team are competing in League One, the third tier of English football. They have played at Home Park, ...

and formed a good partnership with strike partner

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to help Pools get their first wins for three months. Unfortunately for Fenwick, after scoring Hartlepool's only goal in a 3–1 defeat at home to

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on 14 February, he was ruled out for six weeks with an ankle injury. He returned in time for Hartlepool's relegation battle and scored the opening goal in a crucial 2–1 win against

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which confirmed Pools' survival. Fenwick started the 2015–16 season partnering Rakish Bingham and

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up front, helping Hartlepool win their first four matches and scoring the winner in a 1–0 home win against Newport County. Despite scoring against Newport, Fenwick was dropped for

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but returned for the

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match at home to

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, scoring Pools' equaliser but missed a penalty in the shoot-out. Fenwick was once again dropped to the bench but returned against

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to score Pools' opening goal in a 2–1 away win.

York City

On 4 July 2016, Fenwick joined newly relegated National League club York City on a one-year contract, with the option of a second year. He made his debut when starting their 1–1 away draw with Maidstone United on 6 August 2016, in the opening match of 2016–17. According to Dave Flett of ''

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'', Fenwick found the "going tough in attack", and was substituted for Richard Brodie in the 84th minute. He was an unused substitute as York beat

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3–2 at

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in the

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. He was released by York at the end of the 2016–17 season.

Later career

Fenwick signed for

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club

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on 4 August 2017 after a successful trial. After making four substitute appearances in 25 days, he left the club by mutual consent. He signed for

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club

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, and made his debut on 10 September 2017, starting in a 0–0 away draw with

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. After four goals from twelve league appearances and two goals in the

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, Fenwick was released by mutual consent on 2 January 2018 because he wanted to return home. Fenwick signed for

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club

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on 9 March 2018. He scored a hat-trick of penalties for Chelmsford on 9 April in their 4–2 win against

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, becoming the first player in the history of the club to do so. Five days later, Fenwick scored a hat-trick of penalties for the second consecutive match, scoring all four Chelmsford goals in a 4–2 win against East Thurrock United. On 13 May 2019, Chelmsford announced the departure of Fenwick. On 14 June 2019, Fenwick returned to

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, signing for

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. His season was disrupted by injury, and he made only 11 appearances in the National League North before being released at the end of his contract. In late July, he signed for

club

until the end of the season. In March 2021, Fenwick joined

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club

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until the end of the season. He scored his first goals in a brace away to

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, and finished the season with four goals from 13 matches in all competitions. Fenwick signed for

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Division One West club

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on 3 January 2022. He made 16 appearances, mainly as a substitute, and scored once as Workington reached and lost to

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in the play-offs. In October 2022, after training with the club for some weeks to maintain fitness, Fenwick signed for

of the Northern Premier League East Division.

Career statistics

Honours

York City *

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: 2016–17

References

External links

Scott Fenwick profile
at the Chelmsford City F.C. website * {{DEFAULTSORT:Fenwick, Scott 1990 births Living people Footballers from Gateshead English footballers Association football forwards Gretna F.C. 2008 players Newcastle Benfield F.C. players Durham City A.F.C. players Dunston UTS F.C. players Hartlepool United F.C. players Tranmere Rovers F.C. players York City F.C. players Darlington F.C. players Naxxar Lions F.C. players Chelmsford City F.C. players Blyth Spartans A.F.C. players Cork City F.C. players Northern Football League players English Football League players National League (English football) players Maltese Premier League players English expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Malta English expatriate sportspeople in Malta League of Ireland players Expatriate association footballers in the Republic of Ireland Forfar Athletic F.C. players Workington A.F.C. players Northern Premier League players Scottish Professional Football League players