Chris Penman Explained

Chris Penman
Fullname:Christopher Penman
Birth Date:12 September 1945
Birth Place:Houghton-le-Spring, England
Position:Goalkeeper
Caps1:0
Goals1:0
Years2:1962–1964
Clubs2:Darlington
Caps2:30
Goals2:0

Christopher Penman (born 12 September 1945) is an English former footballer who made 30 appearances in the Football League playing as a goalkeeper for Darlington in the 1960s. He was on the books of Preston North End, but never represented them in the League, and went on to play non-league football for South Shields.[1] When he was only 18 years old, he was in goal as Darlington suffered what remained their record Football League defeat, 10–0 at Doncaster Rovers in the Fourth Division.[2] [3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Darlington: 1946/47–1988/89 & 1990/91–2009/10 . UK A–Z Transfers . Neil Brown . 28 July 2014.
  2. News: Crook's cricketing heroes reunited . Mike . Amos . The Northern Echo . Darlington . 9 October 2007 . 22 December 2018.
  3. Web site: Darlington: Records . Statto Organisation . 28 July 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140504225708/http://www.statto.com/football/teams/darlington/records . 4 May 2014.