Dave Penney
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| Dave Penney | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | David Penney | |
| Date of birth | 17 August 1964 | |
| Place of birth | Wakefield, West Yorkshire, England | |
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | Oldham Athletic (manager) | |
| Senior career1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1984–1985 1985–1989 1989–1994 1991 1994–1997 1997–1998 1998–2002 |
Pontefract Collieries Derby County Oxford United → Swansea City (loan) Swansea City Cardiff City Doncaster Rovers |
? (?) 19 (0) 110 (15) 12 (3) 116 (20) 35 (5) 63 (13) |
| Teams managed | ||
| 2000 2001–2006 2006–2009 2009– |
Doncaster Rovers (player) Doncaster Rovers Darlington Oldham Athletic |
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David 'Dave' Penney (born 17 August 1964) is an English football manager and former player, currently managing League One side Oldham Athletic.
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[edit] Playing career
Born in Wakefield, West Yorkshire, Penney entered professional football at the relatively late age of 21. He had been working as a bricklayer and playing for nothing at Pontefract Collieries for 5 years before he was spotted by Derby County scout Ron Jukes, who recommended him to manager Arthur Cox. He was offered a contract at the then Third Division club and they climbed two divisions before he left for Oxford United for £175,000. He then went on to Wales, where he played for Swansea City and Cardiff City. After a while Penney decided he wanted to go back up North, so he joined Doncaster Rovers in 1998.
[edit] Managerial career
In 2002 Penney hung up his boots 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 the Football League with victory in the play-off final in the 2002–03 season. Their stay in Division Three wasn't long though as he managed Doncaster to the Division Three title. During a further two seasons of cementing Doncaster's place in Coca-Cola League One Penney famously masterminded victories over Premier League sides Manchester City and Aston Villa, and nearly overcame Arsenal in the Carling Cup quarter-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 shortly appointed manager of Darlington on 30 October 2006, but he returned to Doncaster with Darlington for a Johnstone's Paint Trophy tie on 9 January 2007. Doncaster won the game 2-0 and Penney received a hero's reception from the home fans at the new Keepmoat Stadium.
On 30 April 2009, Penney resigned from Darlington and was appointed as manager Oldham Athletic.[1]
[edit] Personal life
Penney's son, Mark Penney, is a semi-professional footballer, with his clubs including Glasshoughton Welfare.[2]
[edit] Honours
[edit] As a player
- Second Division Title winner: 1986–87
- Welsh FA Cup winner: 1991
- West Wales Senior Cup winner: 1991
- West Wales Senior Cup winner: 1995
- FAW Invitation Cup runner-up: 1998
[edit] As a manager
- Nationwide Conference Play-Off Final winner: 2002–03
- Nationwide Division Three Title winner: 2003–04
[edit] Managerial statistics
- As of 30 April 2009.
| Team | Nation | From | To | Matches | Won | Drawn | Lost | Win % |
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| 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 | Present | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
[edit] References
- ^ "Oldham confirm Penney as manager". BBC Sport. 2009-04-30. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/o/oldham_athletic/8025908.stm. Retrieved on 2009-04-30.
- ^ Stoddart, Craig (2009-03-13). "Penney considering all playing options". The Northern Echo. http://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/sport/4200099.Penney_considering_all_playing_options/. Retrieved on 2009-03-13.
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