Steve Penney | |
Fullname: | Steven Alexander Penney |
Birth Date: | 1964 1, df=y |
Birth Place: | Ballymena, Northern Ireland |
Height: | [1] |
Position: | Winger |
Youthclubs1: | Linfield |
Years1: | 1981–1983 |
Years2: | 1983–1991 |
Years3: | 1991–1992 |
Years4: | 1992–1994 |
Clubs1: | Ballymena United |
Clubs2: | Brighton & Hove Albion |
Clubs3: | Heart of Midlothian |
Clubs4: | Burnley |
Caps2: | 138 |
Goals2: | 14 |
Caps3: | 9 |
Goals3: | 0 |
Caps4: | 11 |
Goals4: | 3 |
Nationalyears1: | 1984–1988 |
Nationalteam1: | Northern Ireland |
Nationalcaps1: | 17 |
Nationalgoals1: | 2 |
Steven Alexander Penney (born 6 January 1964) is a former Northern Ireland international footballer who played as a right winger.
Penney started his career with hometown Ballymena United, before moving to England with Brighton & Hove Albion in 1983. Penney spent 8 seasons playing for Brighton in the second and third tier of English football before a single season cameo with Heart of Midlothian in 1991–92. After a similarly short spell with Burnley, a serious knee injury forced him into early retirement.
He was capped 17 times by Northern Ireland, earning selection for the 1986 World Cup squad in Mexico.