Andy Penman

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Andy Penman
Personal information
Full name Andrew Penman
Date of birth (1943-02-20)20 February 1943
Place of birth Rosyth, Fife, Scotland
Date of death 19 July 1994(1994-07-19) (aged 51)
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1958 Everton 0 (0)
1958–1967 Dundee 215 (100)
1967–1973 Rangers 101 (36)
1973–1976 Arbroath 79 (10)
1976–1979 Inverness Caledonian
Total 395 (146)
International career
1960–1965[1]
Scotland U23
4 (0)
1961[2] SFL trial v SFA 1 (0)
1960–1967
Scottish League XI
6 (3)
1966–1967 Scotland 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Andy Penman (20 February 1943 – 19 July 1994) was a Scottish professional footballer, who played for Dundee, Rangers and Arbroath.[3] Penman helped Dundee win the Scottish league championship in 1962. He made four appearances in full internationals for Scotland.

Career

Penman started his career at Everton in 1958 as a 15 year old. He played for the Everton first team twice, against Liverpool in a Floodlit Challenge Trophy match and against a touring South African team.[4] He returned to Scotland later that year with Dundee, and made his first league appearance just before his 16th birthday.[5] Penman was part of the Dundee team that won the Scottish league championship in 1962, and reached the semi-final of the 1962–63 European Cup.[5] He moved to Rangers in 1967 and played there for five seasons. Penman played in two Scottish Cup Finals for Rangers, both of which were lost to Celtic. He left Rangers in 1973 and joined Arbroath. Penman then played for Inverness Caledonian in the Highland League before retiring in 1979.[5]

Penman made his debut international appearance for

Scottish League XI six times.[8]

Legacy

Penman died in 1994, at the age of 51.[5] There is a lounge at Dundee's Dens Park named in his honour.[9]

References

  1. ^ Scotland U23 player Penman, Andy, FitbaStats
  2. ]
  3. ^ Andy Penman at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Database
  4. ^ "Two Everton first team players who were even younger than Thierry Small".
  5. ^ a b c d "Andy Penman".
  6. ^ Match details Scotland v Netherlands, Scottish Football Association
  7. ^ "Former Scotland players to be recognised with international caps including Sir Alex Ferguson". www.scottishfa.co.uk. Scottish Football Association. 9 October 2021. Retrieved 10 October 2021.
  8. ^ "SFL player Andrew Penman". London Hearts Supporters' Club. Retrieved 27 November 2011.
  9. ^ 'The Andy Penman Lounge' Dundee FC

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