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(2017-12-00) (aged 78)
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)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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

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  1. ^ "Willie Penman". Barry Hugman's Footballers.
  2. ^ Willie Penman at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer 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.