Morgan Penfold
Morgan Kendall Penfold (born 3 December 1998) is an English former professional footballer who played as a striker. He retired in 2021 due to injury and now works for Mick George Group in Peterborough.[3]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Morgan Kendall Penfold[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 3 December 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Whittlesey, England | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2008–2016 | Peterborough United | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2019 | Peterborough United | 0 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | → St Ives Town (loan) | 12 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | → Biggleswade Town (loan) | 14 | (1) |
| 2017–2018 | → Boston United (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | → Grantham Town (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 2019 | → Bedford Town (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2019 | → Hitchin Town (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 2019 | → St Ives Town (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 2019–2021 | Barrow | 3 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | → F.C United of Manchester (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:27, 26 December 2020 (UTC) | |||
Club career
After an eight-year spell in the Peterborough United academy, Penfold made his first-team debut during a 6–1 EFL Trophy defeat against Norwich City U23s, replacing Marcus Maddison in the 72nd minute.[4]
In October 2016, Penfold joined Southern League Premier Division side St Ives Town on a youth loan.[2] On 22 October 2016, Penfold made his St Ives debut in their 4–1 away defeat against Hitchin Town, replacing Jordan Jarrold.[5] Penfold went onto make eleven more league appearances for St Ives before returning to Peterborough in January 2017.
After several further loan spells, including a return to St Ives Town in 2019,[6] he was released by Peterborough United at the end of the 2018–19 season.[7]
Penfold then joined National League side Barrow, signing an initial two-year deal on 15 May 2019, forming part of their promotion winning side in 2020.[8] In October 2020, he joined F.C. United of Manchester on a three month loan deal.[9]
Career statistics
- As of match played 26 December 2020
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Peterborough United | 2016–17[10] | League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2017–18[10] | League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2018–19[10] | League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| St Ives Town (loan) | 2016–17[11] | Southern League Premier Division | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 3[b] | 0 | 15 | 0 | |
| Biggleswade Town (loan) | 2017–18[11] | Southern League Premier Division | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 1[c] | 0 | 15 | 1 | |
| Boston United (loan) | 2017–18[10] | National League North | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Grantham Town (loan) | 2018–19[12] | Northern Premier League | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Bedford Town (loan) | 2018–19[11] | Southern League Division One Central | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1[d] | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| Hitchin Town (loan) | 2018–19[11] | Southern League Premier Division | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1[e] | 1 | 6 | 1 | |
| St Ives Town (loan) | 2018–19[11] | Southern League Premier Division | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| Barrow | 2019–20[10] | National League | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2[d] | 1 | 5 | 1 | |
| 2020–21[10] | League Two | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 1 | ||
| F.C. United of Manchester (loan) | 2020–21[13] | Northern Premier League | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1[d] | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
| Career total | 47 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 59 | 2 | ||
- ^ a b Appearance in EFL Trophy
- ^ Two appearances in FA Trophy, one in Southern League Cup
- ^ Appearance in Southern League Cup
- ^ a b c Appearance in FA Trophy
- ^ Appearance in Herts Charity Cup
References
- ^ "EFL: Club List Of Registered Players" (PDF). English Football League. 13 June 2017. Retrieved 26 September 2017.
- ^ a b "Ogbonna and Penfold will give St Ives Town a big lift – Marheineke". Cambridge News. 21 October 2016. Retrieved 3 May 2017.
- ^ "WAMITAB qualified - Recruitment". 17 May 2022.
- ^ "Peterborough United vs. Norwich City U23". Soccerway. 30 August 2016. Retrieved 3 May 2017.
- ^ "Hitchin Town 4 St Ives Town 1". Hitchin Town Official Site. 22 October 2016. Retrieved 3 May 2017.
- ^ "Penfold returns to Westwood Road". 28 March 2019. Retrieved 26 December 2020.
- ^ "Peterborough United: Aaron Chapman among five transfer-listed as four released". BBC Sport. 7 May 2019. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
- ^ "Barrow AFC make first summer signing as striker Morgan Penfold joins on two-year contract". nwemail.co.uk. 15 May 2019.
- ^ "Player news: Morgan Penfold signs three month loan deal". www.fc-utd.co.uk. Retrieved 26 December 2020.
- ^ a b c d e f "M. Penfold". Soccerway. Retrieved 3 May 2017.
- ^ a b c d e "Morgan Penfold". Aylesbury United FC. Retrieved 3 May 2017.
- ^ "StackPath". www.granthamtownfc.com. Retrieved 26 December 2020.
- ^ "Fixtures and Results - First Team | FC United of Manchester". www.fc-utd.co.uk. Retrieved 26 December 2020.
External links
- Morgan Penfold at Footballdatabase