 Penney in 2009 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | David Mark Penney[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1964-08-17)17 August 1964 (age 61)[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Wakefield,West Riding of Yorkshire, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1984–1985 | Pontefract Collieries | ? | (?) |
| 1985–1989 | Derby County | 19 | (0) |
| 1989–1994 | Oxford United | 110 | (15) |
| 1991 | →Swansea City (loan) | 12 | (3) |
| 1994–1997 | Swansea City | 116 | (20) |
| 1997–1998 | Cardiff City | 35 | (5) |
| 1998–2002 | Doncaster Rovers | 63 | (13) |
| Total | 355 | (56) | |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2000 | Doncaster Rovers (player) | ||
| 2001–2006 | Doncaster Rovers | ||
| 2006–2009 | Darlington | ||
| 2009–2010 | Oldham Athletic | ||
| 2011 | Bristol Rovers | ||
| 2013–2015 | Southend United (assistant) | ||
| 2016–2017 | Guiseley (assistant) | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
David Mark Penney (born 17 August 1964) is an Englishfootballmanager and former player. Born inWakefield,West Riding of Yorkshire,[1] Penney entered professional football at the relatively late age of 21. He had been working as abricklayer and playing for nothing atPontefract Collieries for five years before he was spotted byDerby County scout Ron Jukes, who recommended him to managerArthur Cox. He was offered a contract at the thenThird Division club and they climbed two divisions before he left forOxford United for £175,000. He then went on to Wales, where he played forSwansea City andCardiff City, latterly signing forDoncaster Rovers in 1998. He played as amidfielder.
In 2002 Penney retired 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 theFootball League with victory in the2003 play-off final. Their stay inDivision Three wasn't long though as he managed Doncaster to the Division Three title. During a further two seasons of cementing Doncaster's place inLeague One Penney famously masterminded victories overPremier League sidesManchester City andAston Villa, and nearly overcameArsenal in theLeague 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 appointed manager ofDarlington on 30 October 2006. He returned toDoncaster with Darlington for aFootball League Trophy tie on 9 January 2007, Doncaster winning the game 2–0, and Penney received a hero's reception from the home fans at the newKeepmoat Stadium.
Penney was appointed manager atOldham Athletic on 30 April 2009.[2] He left on 6 May 2010, through mutual consent,[3] with falling attendances one of the reasons why Penney was relieved of duty.
On 10 January 2011, Penney was appointed as manager ofLeague One clubBristol Rovers.[4] His tenure in charge of the west country club did not last long however, as he was sacked less than two months later having lost nine of his 13 games in charge.[5] His last game was a 2–0 defeat against Dagenham and Redbridge. Following receiving the sack from Bristol Rovers, Stuart Campbell was put in charge for the game against Tranmere, in which a Chris Lines goal sealed a 1–0 win.[citation needed]
While at theMemorial Stadium, he only recorded two wins, againstSwindon Town andOldham Athletic, and also recorded a 6–1 defeat away toWalsall.[citation needed]He was reported as being furious after being overlooked for theGrimsby Town managerial job when Rob Scott and Paul Hurst were appointed on 22 March 2011.[citation needed]
He was then hired as an assistant coach atSouthend United, leaving the position in June 2015. In September 2016, Penney was once again hired as an assistant manager, this time forGuiseley.[6] Together with managerAdam Lockwood, Penney was fired on 30 August 2017.[7]
On 1 October 2017,York City hired Penney as a sporting director.[8]
On 11 August 2022, York City announced that Penney had left the club by mutual consent with immediate effect.[9]
| Team | From | To | Matches | Won | Drawn | Lost | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 6 May 2010 | 48 | 13 | 13 | 22 | 27.1 |
| Bristol Rovers | 10 January 2011 | 7 March 2011 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 15.38 |
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