He made more than 400 appearances in the Football League for Bury, Halifax Town, Southampton and on loan at Crystal Palace, before spending a decade at Blackburn Rovers, from 1981 until 1991.
Gennoe was rejected by West Bromwich Albion and Manchester United, but he continued to play for Sunday League side Bricklayers Arms whilst at teacher training college.
[4] Despite being close to signing for Watford, Gennoe joined Southampton for £35,000 after Halifax manager Alan Ball Sr alerted his son's club.
[7] Brad Friedel left Blackburn after eight seasons in 2008, having made 287 league appearances, just two matches short of Gennoe's club record.
[10] In September 2011, Gennoe returned after three seasons out of the game to be the new first team goalkeeping coach at Villa Park, replacing Rafa Gonzalez.