Personal information | |||
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Full name | Henry Penk | ||
Date of birth | 19 July 1934 | ||
Place of birth | Wigan, England | ||
Date of death | 22 June 2020 | (aged 85)||
Height | 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) [1] | ||
Position(s) | Winger | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
1953–1955 | Wigan Athletic | 55 | (6) |
1955–1957 | Portsmouth | 9 | (2) |
1957–1960 | Plymouth Argyle | 104 | (14) |
1960–1964 | Southampton | 52 | (6) |
Total | 165 | (22) | |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Henry Penk (19 July 1934 – 22 June 2020) was an English footballer who played as a winger.
Having grown up during the Second World War, he began his career in non-league football with Wigan Athletic, making 55 appearances in the Lancashire Combination before joining Portsmouth in September 1955 for a fee of £2,500. [2] [3] Despite limited first team opportunities, Penk scored two goals in nine league appearances before joining Plymouth Argyle in 1957. He was a key player in the Argyle side that were crowned champions of the re-unified Third Division in 1959, [4] scoring nine goals in 37 league games. He was allowed to join Southampton in the summer of 1960, [5] and spent four years there (making 60 first team appearances and scoring 7 goals) [1] before moving to Salisbury. [2] and Cowes. He also played local league cricket for Hursley Park Cricket Club. He lived in Hampshire.
Penk died at the age 85 on 20 June 2020. [6]
Personal information | |||
---|---|---|---|
Full name | Henry Penk | ||
Date of birth | 19 July 1934 | ||
Place of birth | Wigan, England | ||
Date of death | 22 June 2020 | (aged 85)||
Height | 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) [1] | ||
Position(s) | Winger | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
1953–1955 | Wigan Athletic | 55 | (6) |
1955–1957 | Portsmouth | 9 | (2) |
1957–1960 | Plymouth Argyle | 104 | (14) |
1960–1964 | Southampton | 52 | (6) |
Total | 165 | (22) | |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Henry Penk (19 July 1934 – 22 June 2020) was an English footballer who played as a winger.
Having grown up during the Second World War, he began his career in non-league football with Wigan Athletic, making 55 appearances in the Lancashire Combination before joining Portsmouth in September 1955 for a fee of £2,500. [2] [3] Despite limited first team opportunities, Penk scored two goals in nine league appearances before joining Plymouth Argyle in 1957. He was a key player in the Argyle side that were crowned champions of the re-unified Third Division in 1959, [4] scoring nine goals in 37 league games. He was allowed to join Southampton in the summer of 1960, [5] and spent four years there (making 60 first team appearances and scoring 7 goals) [1] before moving to Salisbury. [2] and Cowes. He also played local league cricket for Hursley Park Cricket Club. He lived in Hampshire.
Penk died at the age 85 on 20 June 2020. [6]