[2] Feenan made his English League debut for Sunderland on 19 September 1936 in a 4-1 win against Brentford at Roker Park.
Feenan made 28 league appearances for Sunderland and played 1 further game for the club in the FA Cup.
[5] When Feenan played international football in 1937 there were, in effect, two Ireland teams, chosen by two rival associations.
Feenan was one of several players born in Northern Ireland who benefited from the FAI's attempts to establish an all-Ireland influence.
[6] 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.