Harry Penk | |
Fullname: | Henry Penk |
Birth Date: | 19 July 1934 |
Birth Place: | Wigan, England |
Position: | Winger |
Years1: | 1953–1955 |
Clubs1: | Wigan Athletic |
Caps1: | 55 |
Goals1: | 6 |
Years2: | 1955–1957 |
Clubs2: | Portsmouth |
Caps2: | 9 |
Goals2: | 2 |
Years3: | 1957–1960 |
Clubs3: | Plymouth Argyle |
Caps3: | 104 |
Goals3: | 14 |
Years4: | 1960–1964 |
Clubs4: | Southampton |
Caps4: | 52 |
Goals4: | 6 |
Totalcaps: | 165 |
Totalgoals: | 22 |
Henry Penk (19 July 1934 – 22 June 2020) was an English footballer who played as a winger.
Having grown up during the Second World War, he began his career in non-league football with Wigan Athletic, making 55 appearances in the Lancashire Combination before joining Portsmouth in September 1955 for a fee of £2,500.[1] [2] Despite limited first team opportunities, Penk scored two goals in nine league appearances before joining Plymouth Argyle in 1957. He was a key player in the Argyle side that were crowned champions of the re-unified Third Division in 1959,[3] scoring nine goals in 37 league games. He was allowed to join Southampton in the summer of 1960,[4] and spent four years there (making 60 first team appearances and scoring 7 goals)[5] before moving to Salisbury.[1] and Cowes. He also played local league cricket for Hursley Park Cricket Club. He lived in Hampshire.
Penk died at the age 85 on 20 June 2020.[6]