Clive Tennant

Clive Malcolm Tennant (birth registered second ¼ 1956^[2]) is an English former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1970s and Labour Party politician who is currently serving as Mayor of Featherstone.

Clive Tennant
Councillor for Pontefract North on Wakefield Council
Incumbent
Assumed office 1 May 2003
Preceded by	Frank Ward
Mayor of Featherstone
In office 19 May 2021[1] – 2022
Preceded by	Steve Vickers
Personal details
Born	Clive Malcolm Tennant second ¼ 1956 (age 67–68) Pontefract district, West Yorkshire, England
Rugby league career
Playing information
Position	Wing
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 1977–78 Featherstone Rovers 5 1 0 0 3

Playing career

Tennant played at club level for Featherstone Miners’ Welfare ARLFC, The Jubilee ARLFC (Featherstone), Traveller's Saints ARLFC (Featherstone), and Featherstone Rovers, as a wing, and as of 2017 is chairman of Featherstone Lions.

Tennant made his début for Featherstone Rovers on Thursday 29 December 1977.^[3]

Political career

Tennant is the incumbent Mayor of Featherstone for the term 2020-21, having served as Deputy Mayor for the term 2019-20.^[4]

Tennant is also a district councillor on Wakefield Council representing Pontefract North since 2003.

Personal life

Clive Tennant is son of the rugby league footballer Walter Tennant, the grandson of the rugby league footballer Buff Lord (Harold Tennant), and the nephew of the rugby league footballer Alan Tennant.^[5]

References

1. "Tonight, Cllr. Clive Tennant was elected Mayor of Featherstone for 2021/2022". Facebook. Mayor of Featherstone. 19 May 2021. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
2. "Birth details at freebmd.org.uk". freebmd.org.uk. 31 December 2016. Retrieved 1 January 2017.
3. Bailey, Ron (20 September 2001). Images of Sport - Featherstone Rovers Rugby League Football Club. The History Press. ISBN 0752422952
4. "Mayor Of Featherstone 2019/20 | Featherstone Town Council". Retrieved 17 November 2021.
5. "Walter Tennant, Alan Tennant, Nelson Tennant and Clive Tennant". marklaspalmas.blogspot.co.uk. 31 December 2016. Retrieved 1 January 2017.

External links

• Search for "Tennant" at rugbyleagueproject.org
• Walter Tennant, Alan Tennant, Nelson Tennant and Clive Tennant
• Contact → Clive Tennant
• Photograph of Clive Tennant