Russell Penn

Russell Penn

Penn playing for York City in 2015
Personal information
Full name	Russell Anthony Penn[1]
Date of birth	8 November 1985[1]
Place of birth	Dudley, England
Height	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)[1]
Playing position	Midfielder
Club information
Current team	York City
Number	10
Youth career
2001–2002	Birmingham City
2002	Kidderminster Harriers
2002–2003	Scunthorpe United
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
2003–2005	Scunthorpe United	0	(0)
2005–2009	Kidderminster Harriers	147	(19)
2005	→ Alvechurch (loan)	4	(1)
2009–2011	Burton Albion	81	(7)
2011–2014	Cheltenham Town	105	(2)
2014–	York City	100	(5)
National team
2007–2009	England C	9	(1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21:14, 30 April 2016 (UTC). † Appearances (goals)

Russell Anthony Penn (born 8 November 1985) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for League Two club York City.

Career

Born in Dudley, West Midlands,^[1] Penn began his career at Birmingham City in their youth system in July 2001.^[2] He joined the youth system at Kidderminster Harriers in March 2002, and appeared in one youth team match against Wellington on 7 March before joining Scunthorpe United's youth system in July 2002.^[2]

He joined Kidderminster Harriers on a free transfer in the summer of 2005; shortly after he joined he had a short spell on loan at Alvechurch before breaking into the Kidderminster side.

Penn went on to make over 150 appearances for the club, and also played for the England C side during his time there. He then joined newly promoted League Two side Burton Albion in July 2009, for a club record fee thought to be £30,000. He scored his first goal for Burton on 15 August 2009 in a 5–2 win over Morecambe.^[3]

Penn moved to Cheltenham Town on a free transfer in May 2011, after he rejected a new contract from Burton.

Penn scored his first goal for Cheltenham Town in an FA Cup second-round match away at Luton Town in December 2011, followed quickly by his second goal a week later in a home League Two game against Southend United.

On 7 January 2013, Penn turned in a man of the match performance and scored the home side's goal (his third for Cheltenham) in a 1–5 FA Cup third-round defeat at the hands of Everton, a scoreline that flattered the Premier League side.

Following the departure of club captain Alan Bennett in the January 2013 transfer window, Penn was named the new club captain by Cheltenham manager Mark Yates.

Penn signed for League Two rivals York City on a two-and-a-half-year contract for an undisclosed fee on 6 January 2014.^[4]

Career statistics

Penn playing for York City in 2014

As of match played 30 April 2016.

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Scunthorpe United	2003–04[5]	Third Division	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	2004–05[6]	League Two	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Total		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Kidderminster Harriers	2005–06[7]	Conference National	22	0	0	0	—		5[lower-alpha 1]	1	27	1
	2006–07[8]	Conference National	41	5	2	1	—		8[lower-alpha 2]	1	51	7
	2007–08[9]	Conference Premier	42	11	3	0	—		5[lower-alpha 3]	0	50	11
	2008–09[10]	Conference Premier	42	3	4	1	—		3[lower-alpha 4]	1	49	5
	Total		147	19	9	2	—		21	3	177	24
Alvechurch (loan)	2005–06[2]	Midland Football Alliance	4	1			—				4	1
Burton Albion	2009–10[11]	League Two	40	4	2	0	1	0	1[lower-alpha 5]	0	44	4
	2010–11[12]	League Two	41	3	4	0	1	0	1[lower-alpha 5]	0	47	3
	Total		81	7	6	0	2	0	2	0	91	7
Cheltenham Town	2011–12[13]	League Two	43	1	3	1	1	0	3[lower-alpha 6]	0	50	2
	2012–13[14]	League Two	43	1	4	1	1	0	3[lower-alpha 6]	0	51	2
	2013–14[15]	League Two	19	0	1	0	2	0	1[lower-alpha 5]	0	23	0
	Total		105	2	8	2	4	0	7	0	124	4
York City	2013–14[15]	League Two	21	0	—		—		2[lower-alpha 7]	0	23	0
	2014–15[16]	League Two	45	2	2	0	1	0	1[lower-alpha 5]	0	49	2
	2015–16[17]	League Two	34	3	0	0	2	0	1[lower-alpha 5]	0	37	3
	Total		100	5	2	0	3	0	4	0	109	5
Career total			437	34	25	4	9	0	34	3	505	41

1. Three appearances and one goal in Football League Trophy, two appearances in FA Trophy
2. Appearances in FA Trophy
3. Three appearances in FA Trophy, two in Conference League Cup
4. One appearance in Conference League Cup, two appearances and one goal in FA Trophy
5. Appearance in Football League Trophy
6. One appearance in Football League Trophy, two in League Two play-offs
7. Appearances in League Two play-offs

References

1. Hugman, Barry J., ed. (2010). The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2010–11. Edinburgh: Mainstream Publishing. p. 332. ISBN 9-781845-966010.
2. "Russell Penn – midfield". St@tto's Kidderminster Harriers Site. Retrieved 7 January 2014.
3. "Burton Albion 5 – 2 Morecambe". BBC Sport. 15 August 2009. Retrieved 6 January 2014.
4. "City Capture Midfield Ace". York City F.C. 6 January 2014. Retrieved 6 January 2014.
5. "Games played by Russell Penn in 2003/2004". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 March 2016.
6. "Games played by Russell Penn in 2004/2005". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 March 2016.
7. "Russell Penn season details 2005/2006". Cheltenham Town Mad. Retrieved 7 January 2014.
8. Williams, Mike; Williams, Tony, eds. (2007). Non-League Club Directory 2008. Kingsbridge: Tony Williams Publications. pp. 118–119. ISBN 9-781869-833572.
9. Williams, Mike; Williams, Tony, eds. (2008). Non-League Club Directory 2009. Tony Williams Publications. pp. 96–97. ISBN 9-781869-833596.
10. Williams, Tony; Wright, James, eds. (2009). Non-League Club Directory 2010. Tony Williams Publications. pp. 110–111. ISBN 9-781869-833664.
11. "Games played by Russell Penn in 2009/2010". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 January 2014.
12. "Games played by Russell Penn in 2010/2011". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 January 2014.
13. "Games played by Russell Penn in 2011/2011". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 January 2014.
14. "Games played by Russell Penn in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 January 2014.
15. "Games played by Russell Penn in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 December 2015.
16. "Games played by Russell Penn in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 May 2015.
17. "Games played by Russell Penn in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 30 April 2016.

External links

• Russell Penn profile at York City F.C.
• Russell Penn career statistics at Soccerbase