Rodney Fern
Full name: Rodney Alan Fern |
Birthdate: 13.12.1948 |
Birthplace: Burton-on-Trent |
Position: Striker |
Joined from: Local |
Nationality: England |
First game: Leeds United, 03.02.1968 |
Last game: Coventry City, 22.04.1972 |
Games: 188 (168 starts + 20 subs) |
Goals: 40 |
Unofficial Games 2 Goals: 0 |
Player Profile |
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The Burton-on-Trent hitman impressed as an amateur at City, winning the FA County Youth Cup with Leicestershire and also the Senior Cup with Measham Social Welfare.
He signed professional terms with City, finally, in December 1966, and played as an unorthodox forward, despite excelling mainly as a winger in his amateur days.
He was promoted to first team affairs in 1968 when City themselves were promoted to the First Division. Bert Johnson, covering for the ill Matt Gillies, was the man to give him a chance and he made his debut in a home game against Leeds United. In just his third game he made a big impression on City fans, scoring the goal that started City's superb fightback in a 4-3 FA Cup victory over Manchester City.
Fern was City's top-scorer in the 1969-70 season and he secured his status as fans' favourite before moving on to Luton Town and helping the Hatters to promotion in 1974, despite not being as involved as he was with the Foxes.
He scored 125 goals in his career, with 32 league goals coming during his time at Filbert Street, and he went on to play for Rotherham United, where he helped the Millers knock City out of the League Cup in the 1979-80 season before guiding them to promotion the year after in the Third Division.
Fern worked on the coal board while an amateur at City and after his career as a footballer came to an end he returned to work as a coal merchant in Measham.
Seasons | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||||
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Year | Division | Apps | Gls | Apps | Gls | Apps | Gls | Apps | Gls | Apps | Gls | Apps | Gls | |
1967-68 | Division One (old) | 14 | 4 | 5 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 19 | 5 | |
1968-69 | Division One (old) | 35 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 45 | 9 | |
1969-70 | Division Two (old) | 40 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 50 | 18 | |
1970-71 | Division Two (old) | 27 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 36 | 5 | |
1971-72 | Division One (old) | 36 | 3 | - | - | 1 | 0 | - | - | 1 | 0 | 38 | 3 | |
Total | 152 | 32 | 23 | 5 | 12 | 3 | - | - | 1 | 0 | 188 | 40 |
Appearances
Date | Result | Opposition | Competition | Start | Sub | Goals | |||
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1 | 03.02.1968 | 2 - 2 | Leeds United (H) | Division One (old) | |||||
2 | 17.02.1968 | 0 - 0 | Manchester City (A) | FA Cup 4 | |||||
3 | 19.02.1968 | 4 - 3 | Manchester City (H) | FA Cup 4 rep | 1 | ||||
4 | 24.02.1968 | 1 - 3 | Liverpool (A) | Division One (old) | 1 | ||||
5 | 02.03.1968 | 3 - 1 | Sheffield United (H) | Division One (old) | 1 | ||||
6 | 09.03.1968 | 1 - 1 | Rotherham United (A) | FA Cup 5 | |||||
7 | 13.03.1968 | 2 - 0 | Rotherham United (H) | FA Cup 5 rep | |||||
8 | 16.03.1968 | 1 - 4 | Chelsea (A) | Division One (old) | |||||
9 | 19.03.1968 | 1 - 2 | Nottingham Forest (A) | Division One (old) | |||||
10 | 23.03.1968 | 2 - 3 | West Bromwich Albion (H) | Division One (old) | |||||
11 | 30.03.1968 | 1 - 3 | Everton (H) | FA Cup 6 | |||||
12 | 03.04.1968 | 0 - 0 | Newcastle United (A) | Division One (old) | |||||
13 | 09.04.1968 | 1 - 2 | Everton (A) | Division One (old) | |||||
14 | 15.04.1968 | 1 - 1 | Burnley (A) | Division One (old) | |||||
15 | 16.04.1968 | 0 - 2 | Burnley (H) | Division One (old) | |||||
16 | 20.04.1968 | 4 - 1 | Southampton (H) | Division One (old) | |||||
17 | 27.04.1968 | 1 - 0 | Coventry City (A) | Division One (old) | |||||
18 | 04.05.1968 | 4 - 2 | Nottingham Forest (H) | Division One (old) | 2 | ||||
19 | 11.05.1968 | 0 - 0 | Stoke City (H) | Division One (old) | |||||
20 | 13.08.1968 | 0 - 3 | Arsenal (A) | Division One (old) | |||||
21 | 21.08.1968 | 3 - 0 | Manchester City (H) | Division One (old) | |||||
22 | 24.08.1968 | 0 - 1 | Stoke City (A) | Division One (old) | |||||
23 | 21.09.1968 | 0 - 4 | Liverpool (A) | Division One (old) | |||||
24 | 24.09.1968 | 3 - 0 | Carlisle United (A) | League Cup 3 | 1 | ||||
25 | 28.09.1968 | 1 - 1 | Coventry City (H) | Division One (old) | 1 | ||||
26 | 05.10.1968 | 2 - 3 | Tottenham Hotspur (A) | Division One (old) | |||||
27 | 09.10.1968 | 2 - 0 | Wolverhampton Wanderers (H) | Division One (old) | 1 | ||||
28 | 12.10.1968 | 0 - 2 | West Bromwich Albion (H) | Division One (old) | |||||
29 | 16.10.1968 | 0 - 4 | Burnley (A) | League Cup 4 | |||||
30 | 19.10.1968 | 0 - 3 | Chelsea (A) | Division One (old) | |||||
31 | 26.10.1968 | 0 - 2 | Burnley (H) | Division One (old) | |||||
32 | 02.11.1968 | 0 - 0 | Newcastle United (A) | Division One (old) | |||||
33 | 09.11.1968 | 2 - 2 | Nottingham Forest (H) | Division One (old) | |||||
34 | 16.11.1968 | 0 - 4 | West Ham United (A) | Division One (old) | |||||
35 | 23.11.1968 | 1 - 1 | Sheffield Wednesday (H) | Division One (old) | |||||
36 | 30.11.1968 | 1 - 7 | Everton (A) | Division One (old) | 1 | ||||
37 | 07.12.1968 | 2 - 1 | Manchester United (H) | Division One (old) | 1 | ||||
38 | 14.12.1968 | 1 - 1 | West Bromwich Albion (A) | Division One (old) | |||||
39 | 21.12.1968 | 1 - 4 | Chelsea (H) | Division One (old) | |||||
40 | 04.01.1969 | 1 - 1 | Barnsley (A) | FA Cup 3 | |||||
41 | 08.01.1969 | 2 - 1 | Barnsley (H) | FA Cup 3 rep | 1 | ||||
42 | 11.01.1969 | 2 - 1 | Newcastle United (H) | Division One (old) | 1 | ||||
43 | 18.01.1969 | 0 - 0 | Nottingham Forest (A) | Division One (old) | |||||
44 | 25.01.1969 | 1 - 0 | Millwall (A) | FA Cup 4 | |||||
45 | 01.02.1969 | 1 - 1 | West Ham United (H) | Division One (old) | |||||
46 | 01.03.1969 | 0 - 0 | Liverpool (H) | FA Cup 5 | |||||
47 | 03.03.1969 | 1 - 0 | Liverpool (A) | FA Cup 5 rep | |||||
48 | 08.03.1969 | 1 - 0 | Mansfield Town (A) | FA Cup 6 | 1 | ||||
49 | 12.03.1969 | 2 - 0 | Queens Park Rangers (H) | Division One (old) | |||||
50 | 15.03.1969 | 0 - 0 | Stoke City (H) | Division One (old) | |||||
51 | 22.03.1969 | 0 - 1 | Southampton (A) | Division One (old) | |||||
52 | 29.03.1969 | 1 - 0 | West Bromwich Albion (N) | FA Cup sf | |||||
53 | 01.04.1969 | 0 - 1 | Coventry City (A) | Division One (old) | |||||
54 | 04.04.1969 | 0 - 2 | Manchester City (A) | Division One (old) | |||||
55 | 08.04.1969 | 0 - 0 | Arsenal (H) | Division One (old) | |||||
56 | 12.04.1969 | 1 - 2 | Liverpool (H) | Division One (old) | |||||
57 | 14.04.1969 | 3 - 1 | Sheffield Wednesday (A) | Division One (old) | |||||
58 | 19.04.1969 | 0 - 2 | Leeds United (A) | Division One (old) | |||||
59 | 26.04.1969 | 0 - 1 | Manchester City (N) | FA Cup f | |||||
60 | 29.04.1969 | 1 - 0 | Tottenham Hotspur (H) | Division One (old) | |||||
61 | 03.05.1969 | 1 - 2 | Ipswich Town (A) | Division One (old) | |||||
62 | 05.05.1969 | 2 - 1 | Sunderland (H) | Division One (old) | |||||
63 | 14.05.1969 | 1 - 1 | Everton (H) | Division One (old) | |||||
64 | 17.05.1969 | 2 - 3 | Manchester United (A) | Division One (old) | 1 | ||||
65 | 09.08.1969 | 3 - 1 | Birmingham City (H) | Division Two (old) | 1 | ||||
66 | 16.08.1969 | 1 - 2 | Middlesbrough (A) | Division Two (old) | |||||
67 | 20.08.1969 | 2 - 2 | Bolton Wanderers (H) | Division Two (old) | |||||
68 | 23.08.1969 | 3 - 0 | Norwich City (H) | Division Two (old) | |||||
69 | 27.08.1969 | 1 - 0 | Aston Villa (A) | Division Two (old) | |||||
70 | 30.08.1969 | 1 - 0 | Millwall (A) | Division Two (old) | |||||
71 | 02.09.1969 | 0 - 0 | Bristol City (A) | League Cup 2 | |||||
72 | 06.09.1969 | 2 - 1 | Portsmouth (H) | Division Two (old) | |||||
73 | 10.09.1969 | 0 - 0 | Bristol City (H) | League Cup 2 rep | |||||
74 | 13.09.1969 | 1 - 1 | Cardiff City (A) | Division Two (old) | |||||
75 | 15.09.1969 | 3 - 1 | Bristol City (H) | League Cup 2 rep 2 | |||||
76 | 17.09.1969 | 1 - 2 | Carlisle United (H) | Division Two (old) | |||||
77 | 20.09.1969 | 1 - 1 | Huddersfield Town (H) | Division Two (old) | |||||
78 | 24.09.1969 | 2 - 0 | Bournemouth (A) | League Cup 3 | 1 | ||||
79 | 27.09.1969 | 1 - 1 | Swindon Town (A) | Division Two (old) | |||||
80 | 04.10.1969 | 3 - 1 | Watford (H) | Division Two (old) | |||||
81 | 08.10.1969 | 2 - 1 | Middlesbrough (H) | Division Two (old) | |||||
82 | 18.10.1969 | 2 - 0 | Bristol City (H) | Division Two (old) | 1 | ||||
83 | 25.10.1969 | 1 - 3 | Blackburn Rovers (A) | Division Two (old) | 1 | ||||
84 | 29.10.1969 | 0 - 0 | West Bromwich Albion (H) | League Cup 5 | |||||
85 | 01.11.1969 | 2 - 1 | Oxford United (H) | Division Two (old) | |||||
86 | 08.11.1969 | 1 - 1 | Blackpool (A) | Division Two (old) | |||||
87 | 12.11.1969 | 3 - 2 | Bolton Wanderers (A) | Division Two (old) | 3 | ||||
88 | 15.11.1969 | 2 - 2 | Charlton Athletic (H) | Division Two (old) | 1 | ||||
89 | 22.11.1969 | 1 - 1 | Queens Park Rangers (A) | Division Two (old) | |||||
90 | 06.12.1969 | 0 - 1 | Sheffield United (A) | Division Two (old) | |||||
91 | 13.12.1969 | 1 - 2 | Cardiff City (H) | Division Two (old) | 1 | ||||
92 | 17.12.1969 | 2 - 2 | Hull City (H) | Division Two (old) | 1 | ||||
93 | 20.12.1969 | 3 - 2 | Portsmouth (A) | Division Two (old) | 2 | ||||
94 | 26.12.1969 | 0 - 3 | Norwich City (A) | Division Two (old) | |||||
95 | 27.12.1969 | 1 - 1 | Millwall (H) | Division Two (old) | |||||
96 | 03.01.1970 | 1 - 0 | Sunderland (H) | FA Cup 3 | |||||
97 | 17.01.1970 | 0 - 2 | Swindon Town (H) | Division Two (old) | |||||
98 | 24.01.1970 | 1 - 1 | Southampton (A) | FA Cup 4 | |||||
99 | 28.01.1970 | 4 - 2 | Southampton (H) | FA Cup 4 rep | |||||
100 | 07.02.1970 | 0 - 0 | Liverpool (A) | FA Cup 5 | |||||
101 | 11.02.1970 | 0 - 2 | Liverpool (H) | FA Cup 5 rep | |||||
102 | 14.02.1970 | 1 - 0 | Birmingham City (A) | Division Two (old) | |||||
103 | 25.02.1970 | 3 - 0 | Preston North End (H) | Division Two (old) | |||||
104 | 28.02.1970 | 0 - 0 | Bristol City (A) | Division Two (old) | |||||
105 | 10.03.1970 | 1 - 1 | Huddersfield Town (A) | Division Two (old) | 1 | ||||
106 | 14.03.1970 | 1 - 4 | Hull City (A) | Division Two (old) | |||||
107 | 17.03.1970 | 2 - 1 | Blackburn Rovers (H) | Division Two (old) | 1 | ||||
108 | 21.03.1970 | 2 - 1 | Sheffield United (H) | Division Two (old) | 1 | ||||
109 | 27.03.1970 | 1 - 0 | Oxford United (A) | Division Two (old) | |||||
110 | 28.03.1970 | 5 - 0 | Charlton Athletic (A) | Division Two (old) | 2 | ||||
111 | 31.03.1970 | 0 - 0 | Blackpool (H) | Division Two (old) | |||||
112 | 04.04.1970 | 1 - 0 | Aston Villa (H) | Division Two (old) | |||||
113 | 14.04.1970 | 2 - 2 | Carlisle United (A) | Division Two (old) | 1 | ||||
114 | 18.04.1970 | 2 - 1 | Queens Park Rangers (H) | Division Two (old) | |||||
115 | 15.08.1970 | 0 - 1 | Cardiff City (H) | Division Two (old) | |||||
116 | 22.08.1970 | 3 - 1 | Queens Park Rangers (A) | Division Two (old) | |||||
117 | 29.08.1970 | 2 - 2 | Carlisle United (H) | Division Two (old) | |||||
118 | 02.09.1970 | 4 - 0 | Bristol City (H) | Division Two (old) | |||||
119 | 09.09.1970 | 3 - 2 | Southampton (H) | League Cup 2 | 1 | ||||
120 | 12.09.1970 | 1 - 0 | Luton Town (H) | Division Two (old) | |||||
121 | 07.10.1970 | 1 - 1 | Bolton Wanderers (A) | League Cup 3 | |||||
122 | 12.10.1970 | 1 - 0 | Bolton Wanderers (H) | League Cup 3 rep | |||||
123 | 17.10.1970 | 2 - 2 | Cardiff City (A) | Division Two (old) | |||||
124 | 03.11.1970 | 1 - 2 | Bristol City (A) | League Cup 4 rep | |||||
125 | 21.11.1970 | 2 - 2 | Norwich City (A) | Division Two (old) | |||||
126 | 05.12.1970 | 0 - 3 | Hull City (A) | Division Two (old) | |||||
127 | 12.12.1970 | 2 - 1 | Millwall (H) | Division Two (old) | 1 | ||||
128 | 16.01.1971 | 1 - 4 | Birmingham City (H) | Division Two (old) | |||||
129 | 25.01.1971 | 3 - 0 | Torquay United (H) | FA Cup 4 | |||||
130 | 06.02.1971 | 0 - 0 | Hull City (H) | Division Two (old) | |||||
131 | 13.02.1971 | 1 - 1 | Oxford United (H) | FA Cup 5 | |||||
132 | 17.02.1971 | 3 - 1 | Oxford United (A) | FA Cup 5 rep | 2 | ||||
133 | 20.02.1971 | 2 - 1 | Norwich City (H) | Division Two (old) | 1 | ||||
134 | 27.02.1971 | 3 - 0 | Bolton Wanderers (A) | Division Two (old) | |||||
135 | 01.03.1971 | 0 - 0 | Millwall (A) | Division Two (old) | |||||
136 | 06.03.1971 | 0 - 0 | Arsenal (H) | FA Cup 6 | |||||
137 | 10.03.1971 | 1 - 0 | Sheffield Wednesday (H) | Division Two (old) | |||||
138 | 13.03.1971 | 1 - 0 | Swindon Town (A) | Division Two (old) | |||||
139 | 15.03.1971 | 0 - 1 | Arsenal (A) | FA Cup 6 rep | |||||
140 | 20.03.1971 | 1 - 1 | Watford (H) | Division Two (old) | |||||
141 | 27.03.1971 | 0 - 0 | Oxford United (H) | Division Two (old) | |||||
142 | 29.03.1971 | 1 - 0 | Leyton Orient (A) | Division Two (old) | |||||
143 | 03.04.1971 | 1 - 0 | Carlisle United (A) | Division Two (old) | |||||
144 | 10.04.1971 | 0 - 0 | Sheffield United (H) | Division Two (old) | |||||
145 | 12.04.1971 | 3 - 1 | Luton Town (A) | Division Two (old) | |||||
146 | 13.04.1971 | 1 - 1 | Blackburn Rovers (H) | Division Two (old) | |||||
147 | 17.04.1971 | 0 - 0 | Sunderland (A) | Division Two (old) | |||||
148 | 24.04.1971 | 1 - 0 | Charlton Athletic (H) | Division Two (old) | |||||
149 | 27.04.1971 | 1 - 0 | Bristol City (A) | Division Two (old) | |||||
150 | 01.05.1971 | 2 - 1 | Portsmouth (A) | Division Two (old) | |||||
151 | 07.08.1971 | 1 - 0 | Liverpool (H) | Charity Shield | |||||
152 | 14.08.1971 | 2 - 2 | Huddersfield Town (A) | Division One (old) | |||||
153 | 18.08.1971 | 2 - 1 | Nottingham Forest (H) | Division One (old) | |||||
154 | 21.08.1971 | 0 - 2 | Derby County (H) | Division One (old) | |||||
155 | 25.08.1971 | 1 - 3 | Stoke City (A) | Division One (old) | |||||
156 | 28.08.1971 | 2 - 3 | Liverpool (A) | Division One (old) | 1 | ||||
157 | 01.09.1971 | 0 - 1 | Southampton (H) | Division One (old) | |||||
158 | 07.09.1971 | 1 - 3 | Charlton Athletic (A) | League Cup 2 | |||||
159 | 11.09.1971 | 2 - 1 | Ipswich Town (A) | Division One (old) | |||||
160 | 18.09.1971 | 0 - 1 | Sheffield United (H) | Division One (old) | |||||
161 | 25.09.1971 | 0 - 3 | Arsenal (A) | Division One (old) | |||||
162 | 02.10.1971 | 0 - 0 | Crystal Palace (H) | Division One (old) | |||||
163 | 09.10.1971 | 1 - 1 | West Ham United (A) | Division One (old) | |||||
164 | 16.10.1971 | 2 - 0 | Huddersfield Town (H) | Division One (old) | |||||
165 | 23.10.1971 | 1 - 0 | West Bromwich Albion (A) | Division One (old) | |||||
166 | 30.10.1971 | 1 - 1 | Chelsea (H) | Division One (old) | |||||
167 | 06.11.1971 | 1 - 2 | Leeds United (A) | Division One (old) | |||||
168 | 13.11.1971 | 3 - 0 | Newcastle United (H) | Division One (old) | 1 | ||||
169 | 20.11.1971 | 2 - 3 | Manchester United (A) | Division One (old) | |||||
170 | 27.11.1971 | 0 - 0 | Everton (H) | Division One (old) | |||||
171 | 04.12.1971 | 1 - 1 | Coventry City (A) | Division One (old) | |||||
172 | 11.12.1971 | 0 - 1 | Tottenham Hotspur (H) | Division One (old) | |||||
173 | 18.12.1971 | 1 - 1 | Manchester City (A) | Division One (old) | |||||
174 | 27.12.1971 | 1 - 2 | Wolverhampton Wanderers (H) | Division One (old) | |||||
175 | 01.01.1972 | 1 - 1 | Sheffield United (A) | Division One (old) | |||||
176 | 22.01.1972 | 2 - 1 | Nottingham Forest (A) | Division One (old) | |||||
177 | 29.01.1972 | 2 - 1 | Stoke City (H) | Division One (old) | |||||
178 | 12.02.1972 | 0 - 1 | West Bromwich Albion (H) | Division One (old) | |||||
179 | 04.03.1972 | 0 - 2 | Newcastle United (A) | Division One (old) | |||||
180 | 11.03.1972 | 2 - 0 | West Ham United (H) | Division One (old) | |||||
181 | 18.03.1972 | 0 - 3 | Derby County (A) | Division One (old) | |||||
182 | 01.04.1972 | 1 - 0 | Wolverhampton Wanderers (A) | Division One (old) | |||||
183 | 03.04.1972 | 1 - 1 | Crystal Palace (A) | Division One (old) | 1 | ||||
184 | 04.04.1972 | 0 - 0 | Arsenal (H) | Division One (old) | |||||
185 | 08.04.1972 | 2 - 0 | Manchester United (H) | Division One (old) | |||||
186 | 11.04.1972 | 0 - 1 | Southampton (A) | Division One (old) | |||||
187 | 15.04.1972 | 0 - 0 | Everton (A) | Division One (old) | |||||
188 | 22.04.1972 | 1 - 0 | Coventry City (H) | Division One (old) |
Transfers
Club | Fee | Date | |
IN | Local | Youth | December 1966 |
OUT | Luton Town | £45,000 | June 1972 |
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