Stan Penberthy Explained

Stan Penberthy
Fullname:Stanley Archibald Penberthy
Birth Date:3 June 1906
Birth Place:Subiaco, Western Australia
Originalteam:Subiaco
Height:179 cm
Weight:85 kg
Statsend:1937
Years1:1932–1937
Club1:Footscray
Games Goals1:75 (22)
Years2:1937
Club2:Melbourne
Games Goals2:11 (0)
Games Goalstotal:86 (22)

Stanley Archibald Penberthy (3 June 1906 – 31 March 1989) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Footscray and Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

Penberthy, a follower, played 81 games at Subiaco between 1927 and 1931. Amongst his seven interstate appearances for Western Australia were games at the 1930 Adelaide Carnival. He also played cricket for Subiaco.[1]

In 1932 he left the state and joined Footscray, with whom he would spend five and a half seasons.[2] He captained Footscray in 1936 and for the early rounds of the 1937 season, before playing out the year with Melbourne.[3] His last league game was a preliminary final, which Melbourne lost to Collingwood.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Western Mail, "Interstate Footballer's Success", 26 December 1929, p. 20
  2. http://afltables.com/afl/stats/players/S/Stan_Penberthy.html AFL Tables: Stan Penberthy
  3. Book: Holmesby. Russell. Main. Jim. The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. 2007. 978-1-920910-78-5.