- Adrian Pennock
Football player infobox| playername= Adrian Pennock
fullname = Adrian Barry Pennock
| nickname = Penns, Football Genius
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1971|3|27
cityofbirth =Ipswich
countryofbirth =England
currentclub =Stoke City
clubnumber =
position = Central defender
youthyears = 1986-1989
youthclubs = Norwich City
years = 1989-1992
1990
1992-1996
1996-2003
2003-2005
clubs = Norwich City
→Molde F.K. (loan)AFC Bournemouth
Gillingham
Gravesend & Northfleet
caps(goals) = 001 (0)
"unknown"
131 (9)
169 (2)
014 (0)
nationalyears =
nationalteam =
nationalcaps(goals) =
pcupdate =14 March 2007 Adrian Barry Pennock (born
27 March 1971 inIpswich ) is a retired Englishfootballer (soccer) player turned manager. His playing career was spent mainly atAFC Bournemouth and Gillingham.Playing career
Although born in
Ipswich and having grown up supporting Ipswich Town, Pennock began his career with their fiercest rivals, Norwich City, where he progressed through the ranks to turn professional in 1989. He was only to manage one appearance for the Canaries' first team, however, and in 1992 he was allowed to move toAFC Bournemouth for a fee of £30,000. He was a regular for the Cherries until he suffered a knee injury in December 1995 and was unable to regain his place in the team. In October 1996 his former Bournemouth manager,Tony Pulis signed him for Gillingham for £25,000.Pennock spent over six years at
Priestfield Stadium where he was a regular in the first team until a recurring knee injury took its toll. He developed a reputation as a practical joker whilst with Gillingham - during one pre-season friendly he switched on the pitch sprinkler system during the match. He also scored a memorable own goal against Wigan Athletic in 2000 which spawned a recurring terrace chant of "He only scores own goals". Such was his affinity with the fans that he even acquired his own fan club. On the pitch, he was named captain for the play-off final in 2000 which saw the Gills promoted to theFootball League First Division for the first time in their history.Injuries forced Pennock to retire from League football in 2003, after which he signed for
Football Conference side Gravesend & Northfleet, where he was also assistant manager.In January 2006 he was involved in a dispute with Gillingham chairman
Paul Scally over a testimonial match which Pennock alleges he was promised as part of his final contract at Gillingham but which never materialised. [ [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/g/gillingham/4581842.stm Former star Pennock to sue Gills] ]Managerial career
In January 2005 Pennock was appointed manager of Welling United of the
Conference South and by the end of the season had guided them to their best league position for six years. He left Welling at the end of the 2006-07 season to take up a coaching position at Stoke City, under his former Gillingham manager,Tony Pulis . [ [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/s/stoke_city/6595265.stm Pennock to quit Welling for Stoke] ]References
ources
* [http://www.ex-canaries.co.uk/players/pennock.htm Profile at ex-canaries.co.uk]
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* [http://www.wellingunited.com/pennock.php Profile on the Welling United website]
*cite book | last=Triggs|first=Roger | title=The Men Who Made Gillingham Football Club| publisher=Tempus Publishing Ltd | year=2001| id=ISBN 0-7524-2243-X|pages=253External links
* [http://www.apfc.co.uk Adrian Pennock Fan Club website]
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