Background
He was born in Newry, Ireland.
He was born in Newry, Ireland.
He made his final league appearance for the club on May 6, 1939 in an away game against Wolverhampton Wanderers which finished as a 0-0 draw.
As an international he also played for Ireland. In the 1940s he served as manager of
Feenan began his career with his local team, Newry Town, before moving to Belfast Celtic in 1932 in a transfer deal that also saw Tommy Breen moving from Town to Celtic. Among his team mates at the club were Raich Carter and Johnny Mapson.
After leaving, Feenan returned to Ireland and played for On April 28, 1940, while at he played for a League of Ireland XI, that also included Paddy Bradshaw, Jimmy Dunne and Johnny Carey, which lost 3-2 to a Scottish League XI at Dalymount Park.
Between 1942 and 1946 Feenan also served as Shels manager. When Feenan played international football in 1937 there were, in effect, two Ireland teams, chosen by two rival associations.
Both associations, the Northern Ireland - based IFA and the Irish Free State - based FAI claimed jurisdiction over the whole of Ireland and selected players from the whole island. Feenan was one of several players born in Northern Ireland who benefited from the FAI’s attempts to establish an all-Ireland influence.
In May of that year the FAI organised a European tour with a squad that included Feenan and two other Northerners, Jackie Brown and Davy Jordan.
A week later, on May 23, he also helped the FAI XI defeat France 2-0. These would prove to be Feenan’s only international appearances.