David Mark Penney(born 17 August 1964) is an Englishfootballmanagerand former player. Born inWakefield,West Riding of Yorkshire,[1]Penney entered professional football at the relatively late age of 21. He had been working as abricklayerand playing for nothing atPontefract Collieriesfor five years before he was spotted byDerby Countyscout Ron Jukes, who recommended him to managerArthur Cox.He was offered a contract at the thenThird Divisionclub and they climbed two divisions before he left forOxford Unitedfor £175,000. He then went on to Wales, where he played forSwansea CityandCardiff City,latterly signing forDoncaster Roversin 1998. He played as amidfielder.
 Penney in 2009 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | David Mark Penney[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 17 August 1964[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Wakefield,West Riding of Yorkshire,England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1984–1985 | Pontefract Collieries | ? | (?) |
| 1985–1989 | Derby County | 19 | (0) |
| 1989–1994 | Oxford United | 110 | (15) |
| 1991 | →Swansea City(loan) | 12 | (3) |
| 1994–1997 | Swansea City | 116 | (20) |
| 1997–1998 | Cardiff City | 35 | (5) |
| 1998–2002 | Doncaster Rovers | 63 | (13) |
| Total | 355 | (56) | |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2000 | Doncaster Rovers(player) | ||
| 2001–2006 | Doncaster Rovers | ||
| 2006–2009 | Darlington | ||
| 2009–2010 | Oldham Athletic | ||
| 2011 | Bristol Rovers | ||
| 2013–2015 | Southend United(assistant) | ||
| 2016–2017 | Guiseley(assistant) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Managerial career
editIn 2002 Penney retired to pursue a career in management and he remained at Doncaster, taking the managerial job on a full-time basis. After a well-placed finish in his first season, Penney guided Doncaster back into theFootball Leaguewith victory in the2003 play-off final.Their stay inDivision Threewasn't long though as he managed Doncaster to the Division Three title. During a further two seasons of cementing Doncaster's place inLeague OnePenney famously masterminded victories overPremier LeaguesidesManchester CityandAston Villa,and nearly overcameArsenalin theLeague Cupquarter-finals before finally being beaten in a penalty shootout. Penney left Rovers on 30 August 2006 as he felt he had taken the club as far as he could.
He was appointed manager ofDarlingtonon 30 October 2006. He returned toDoncasterwith Darlington for aFootball League Trophytie on 9 January 2007, Doncaster winning the game 2–0, and Penney received a hero's reception from the home fans at the newKeepmoat Stadium.
Penney was appointed manager atOldham Athleticon 30 April 2009.[2]He left on 6 May 2010, through mutual consent,[3]with falling attendances one of the reasons why Penney was relieved of duty.
On 10 January 2011, Penney was appointed as manager ofLeague OneclubBristol Rovers.[4]His tenure in charge of the west country club did not last long however, as he was sacked less than two months later having lost nine of his 13 games in charge.[5]His last game was a 2–0 defeat against Dagenham and Redbridge. Following receiving the sack from Bristol Rovers, Stuart Campbell was put in charge for the game against Tranmere, in which a Chris Lines goal sealed a 1–0 win.[citation needed]
While at theMemorial Stadium,he only recorded two wins, againstSwindon TownandOldham Athletic,and also recorded a 6–1 defeat away toWalsall.[citation needed] He was reported as being furious after being overlooked for theGrimsby Townmanagerial job when Rob Scott and Paul Hurst were appointed on 22 March 2011.[citation needed]
As of 13 May 2013, he is reported to be interested in a coaching role atSouthend United,as newly appointed managerPhil Brownseeks to improve the quality of back-room staff at the club.[6]He was hired as an assistant coach, leaving the position in June 2015. In September 2016, Penney was once again hired as an assistant manager, this time forGuiseley.[7]Together with managerAdam Lockwood,Penney was fired on 30 August 2017.[8]
On 1 October 2017,York Cityhired Penney as a sporting director.[9]
On 11 August 2022, York City announced that Penney had left the club by mutual consent with immediate effect.[10]
Managerial statistics
edit- As of 5 March 2011
| Team | From | To | Matches | Won | Drawn | Lost | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doncaster Rovers | 22 April 2000 | 31 May 2000 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 66.7 |
| Doncaster Rovers | 27 December 2001 | 30 August 2006 | 241 | 114 | 62 | 65 | 47.3 |
| Darlington | 30 October 2006 | 30 April 2009 | 139 | 60 | 35 | 44 | 43.2 |
| Oldham Athletic | 30 April 2009 | 6 May 2010 | 48 | 13 | 13 | 22 | 27.1 |
| Bristol Rovers | 10 January 2011 | 7 March 2011 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 15.38 |
Honours
editAs a player
editDerby County
Swansea City
- Welsh Cup:1991
- West Wales Senior Cup: 1991, 1995
Cardiff City
- FAW Invitation Cup runner-up: 1998
As a manager
editDoncaster Rovers
Individual
- Football ConferenceManager of the Month: August 2002,[11]October 2002[11]
- Football League One Manager of the Month:November 2005[12]
References
edit- ^abcHugman, Barry J. (2005).The PFA Premier & Football League Players' Records 1946–2005.Queen Anne Press. p. 487.ISBN1-85291-665-6.
- ^"Oldham confirm Penney as manager".BBC Sport.30 April 2009.Retrieved30 April2009.
- ^"Manager Dave Penney parts company with Oldham".BBC Sport.6 May 2010.Retrieved6 May2010.
- ^"Bristol Rovers appoint Dave Penney as their new manager".BBC Sport.10 January 2011.Retrieved7 March2011.
- ^"Bristol Rovers sack manager Dave Penney".BBC Sport.7 March 2011.Retrieved7 March2011.
- ^"Dave Penney set to join back-room staff at Southend United".Southend Echo. 13 May 2013.Retrieved13 May2013.
- ^ASSISTANT MANAGER DAVE PENNEY,guiseleyafc.co.uk
- ^Adam Lockwood: Guiseley sack manager after one year in charge,bbc.co.uk, 30 August 2017
- ^York City name new manager and sporting director,yorkmix, 1 October 2019
- ^"Statement: Dave Penney leaves York City".yorkcityfootballclub.co.uk.Retrieved16 August2022.
- ^ab"Conference end of season awards".ConfGuide.14 June 2003. Archived fromthe originalon 2 July 2003.Retrieved14 March2023.
- ^"League Managers Association".LMA.Retrieved2 October2022.
External links
edit
- David Penneyat Soccerbase
- David Penney management career statisticsatSoccerbase
