Willie Penman (footballer, born 1939)

William Salmond Thomson Penman (7 August 1939 – December 2017) was a Scottish footballer, who played for Rangers, Newcastle United, Swindon Town, Walsall, Dundalk and Seattle Sounders.[2] Penman was a used substitute as Swindon won the Football League Cup in 1968–69.

Willie Penman
Personal information
Full name William Salmond Thomson Penman[1]
Date of birth (1939-08-07)7 August 1939
Place of birth East Wemyss, Fife, Scotland
Date of death December 2017 (2018-01) (aged 78)
Playing position(s) Inside forward
Youth career
St Andrews United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1960–1962 Rangers 3 (0)
1962–1966 Newcastle United 63 (18)
1966–1970 Swindon Town 98 (18)
1970–1973 Walsall 123 (6)
Dundalk
1974 Seattle Sounders 13 (1)
Total 300 (43)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

He later managed for a season at Cheltenham Town in 1973. He then played in the NASL for Seattle Sounders.[3]

Penman died in December 2017.[4][5]

References

  1. "Willie Penman". Barry Hugman's Footballers.
  2. Willie Penman at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Database
  3. "Willie Penman". North American Soccer League Players.
  4. Former Swindon Town Football Club midfield player Willie Penman has died aged 79, Swindon Advertiser
  5. Muncaster, Michael (27 December 2017). "Heartfelt tributes paid to former Newcastle United player Willie Penman". chroniclelive.co.uk. Retrieved 22 January 2018.
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