Robert Penman Explained

Robert Penman
Position:Full back
Birth Date:1891
Birth Place:Holytown, Scotland
Years1:
Clubs1:Ashfield
Years2:1914–1919
Clubs2:Motherwell
Caps2:83
Goals2:0
Years3:1919–1924
Clubs3:Albion Rovers
Caps3:175
Goals3:0
Years4:1924–1929
Clubs4:St Johnstone
Caps4:126
Goals4:0
Totalcaps:384
Totalgoals:0

Robert Penman (born 1891) was a Scottish footballer who played as a full back for Motherwell, Albion Rovers and St Johnstone.[1] [2] [3]

Playing career

He played in the 1920 Scottish Cup Final which Albion Rovers lost to Kilmarnock.[4] He later emigrated to Canada where he worked as a football coach in Manitoba.[5]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.motherwellnet.com/database/player-archive/p/robert-penman/ Robert Penman
  2. https://www.vintagefootballers.com/product/penman-bob-image-1-albion-rov-1920/ Penman Bob Image 1 Albion Rovers 1920
  3. A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players. John Litster. Scottish Football Historian magazine. October 2012.
  4. News: Kilmarnock, 3; Albion Rovers, 2. Scottish Cup–Final Tie . The Glasgow Herald . 19 April 1920 . 13. 1 July 2020.
  5. https://newspaperarchive.com/browse/ca/mb/winnipeg/winnipeg-free-press/1937/dec-04-p-31/ Page 31, December 4 1937