Steve Penney (footballer)

Steven Alexander Penney (born 6 January 1964) is a former Northern Ireland international footballer who played as a right winger.

Steve Penney

Personal information
Full name	Steven Alexander Penney^[1]
Date of birth	(1964-01-06) 6 January 1964 (age 59)^[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)
International career
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.

References

1. "Steve Penney". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
2. Dunk, Peter, ed. (1987). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1987–88. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 86. ISBN 978-0-356-14354-5.

External links

• Steve Penney at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Database
• London Hearts profile
• Northern Ireland Footballing Greats profile