Harry Penk

Harry Penk
Personal information
Full name Henry Penk
Date of birth 19 July 1934
Place of birth Wigan, England
Date of death 22 June 2020(2020-06-22) (aged 85)
Height 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m)
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. He played as a winger. He was born in Wigan, Greater Manchester.

He began his career in non-league football with Wigan Athletic, making 55 appearances in the Lancashire Combination before joining Portsmouth in September 1955. He joined Plymouth Argyle in 1957. He was allowed to join Southampton in 1960, and spent four years there. He later moved to Salisbury and Cowes.

Penk died on 20 June 2020 in Hampshire, aged 85.

References

  1. 1 2 Chalk, Gary & Duncan Holley (2007). In That Number. Hagiology Publishing.
  2. 1 2 "Harry Penk". Neil Brown. Retrieved 24 June 2010.
  3. ↑ Hayes, Dean (1996). The Latics: The Official History of Wigan Athletic F.C. Harefield: Yore Publications. ISBN 1-874427-91-7.
  4. ↑ "Harry Penk". Greens on Screen. Retrieved 24 June 2010.
  5. ↑ "Wigan Athletic old boy passes away aged 85". wigantoday.net. Retrieved 22 June 2020.