Russell Penn

Russell Penn

Penn playing for York City in 2015
Personal information
Full name Russell Anthony Penn[1]
Date of birth (1985-11-08) 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
 Gateshead
(on loan from Carlisle United)
Number 16
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)
2014–2016 York City 100 (5)
2016– Carlisle United 1 (0)
2016– → Gateshead (loan) 13 (0)
National team
2007–2009 England C 9 (1)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20:41, 4 December 2016 (UTC).


Russell Anthony Penn (born 8 November 1985) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for National League Gateshead, on loan from League Two club Carlisle United.

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]

Penn turned down a new contract with York to join League Two club Carlisle United on 27 May 2016 on a one-year contract.[5] On 22 September 2016, Penn joined National League club Gateshead on a one-month loan until 25 October, having only made two appearances for Carlisle.[6] On 24 October 2016, the loan was extended until 26 December.[7]

Career statistics

Penn playing for York City in 2014
As of match played 3 December 2016
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Scunthorpe United 2003–04[8] Third Division 0000000000
2004–05[9] League Two 0000000000
Total 0000000000
Kidderminster Harriers 2005–06[10] Conference National 22000—5[lower-alpha 1]1271
2006–07[11] Conference National 41521—8[lower-alpha 2]1517
2007–08[12] Conference Premier 421130—5[lower-alpha 3]05011
2008–09[13] Conference Premier 42341—3[lower-alpha 4]1495
Total 1471992—21317724
Alvechurch (loan) 2005–06[2] Midland Football Alliance 41 — 41
Burton Albion 2009–10[14] League Two 40420101[lower-alpha 5]0444
2010–11[15] League Two 41340101[lower-alpha 5]0473
Total 817602020917
Cheltenham Town 2011–12[16] League Two 43131103[lower-alpha 6]0502
2012–13[17] League Two 43141103[lower-alpha 6]0512
2013–14[18] League Two 19010201[lower-alpha 5]0230
Total 10528240701244
York City 2013–14[18] League Two 210——2[lower-alpha 7]0230
2014–15[19] League Two 45220101[lower-alpha 5]0492
2015–16[20] League Two 34300201[lower-alpha 5]0373
Total 10052030401095
Carlisle United 2016–17[21] League Two 10—001[lower-alpha 8]020
Gateshead (loan) 2016–17[22] National League 130——00130
Career total 451342549035352041
  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. 1 2 3 4 5 Appearance in Football League Trophy
  6. 1 2 One appearance in Football League Trophy, two in League Two play-offs
  7. ↑ Appearances in League Two play-offs
  8. ↑ Appearance in EFL Trophy

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Hugman, Barry J., ed. (2010). The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2010–11. Edinburgh: Mainstream Publishing. p. 332. ISBN 978-1-84596-601-0.
  2. 1 2 3 "Russell Penn – midfield". St@tto's Kidderminster Harriers Site. Retrieved 27 May 2016.
  3. ↑ "Burton Albion 5–2 Morecambe". BBC Sport. 15 August 2009. Retrieved 27 May 2016.
  4. ↑ "City Capture Midfield Ace". York City F.C. 6 January 2014. Retrieved 6 January 2014.
  5. ↑ "Russell Penn: Carlisle United sign York City midfielder". BBC Sport. 27 May 2016. Retrieved 27 May 2016.
  6. ↑ "Midfielder Russell Penn has joined National League side Gateshead on a one-month loan". BBC Sport. 22 September 2016. Retrieved 26 October 2016.
  7. ↑ Hall, Andy (24 October 2016). "Loan: Midfielder extends stay with Gateshead". Carlisle United F.C. Retrieved 26 October 2016.
  8. ↑ "Games played by Russell Penn in 2003/2004". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 March 2016.
  9. ↑ "Games played by Russell Penn in 2004/2005". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 March 2016.
  10. ↑ "Russell Penn season details 2005/2006". Cheltenham Town Mad. Retrieved 27 May 2016.
  11. ↑ Williams, Mike; Williams, Tony, eds. (2007). Non-League Club Directory 2008. Kingsbridge: Tony Williams Publications. pp. 118–119. ISBN 978-1-869833-57-2.
  12. ↑ Williams, Mike; Williams, Tony, eds. (2008). Non-League Club Directory 2009. Tony Williams Publications. pp. 96–97. ISBN 978-1-869833-59-6.
  13. ↑ Williams, Tony; Wright, James, eds. (2009). Non-League Club Directory 2010. Tony Williams Publications. pp. 110–111. ISBN 978-1-869833-66-4.
  14. ↑ "Games played by Russell Penn in 2009/2010". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 January 2014.
  15. ↑ "Games played by Russell Penn in 2010/2011". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 January 2014.
  16. ↑ "Games played by Russell Penn in 2011/2011". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 January 2014.
  17. ↑ "Games played by Russell Penn in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 January 2014.
  18. 1 2 "Games played by Russell Penn in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 December 2015.
  19. ↑ "Games played by Russell Penn in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 May 2015.
  20. ↑ "Games played by Russell Penn in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 30 April 2016.
  21. ↑ "Games played by Russell Penn in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 24 September 2016.
  22. ↑ "R. Penn". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 4 December 2016.
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