Steven Alexander Penney (born 6 January 1964) is a former Northern Ireland international footballer who played as a right winger.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Steven Alexander Penney[1] | ||
Date of birth | (1964-01-06) 6 January 1964 (age 58)[1] | ||
Place of birth | Ballymena,[1] Northern Ireland | ||
Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)[2] | ||
Position(s) | Winger | ||
Youth career | |||
Linfield | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1981–1983 | Ballymena United | ||
1983–1991 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 138 | (14) |
1991–1992 | Heart of Midlothian | 9 | (0) |
1992–1994 | Burnley | 11 | (3) |
National team | |||
1984–1988 | Northern Ireland | 17 | (2) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Penney started his career with hometown Ballymena United, before moving to England with Brighton & Hove Albion in 1983. Penney spent 8 seasons playing for Brighton in the second and third tier of English football before a single season cameo with Heart of Midlothian in 1991–92. After a similarly short spell with Burnley, a serious knee injury forced him into early retirement.
He was capped 17 times by Northern Ireland, earning selection for the 1986 World Cup squad in Mexico.
Northern Ireland squad – 1986 FIFA World Cup | ||
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