Stan Penberthy
| Stan Penberthy | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Stanley A. Penberthy | ||
| Date of birth | 3 June 1906 | ||
| Original team | Subiaco | ||
| Height/Weight | 179 cm / 85 kg | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1932–1937 1937 Total – | Footscray Melbourne | 75 (22) 11 (0) 86 (22) | |
1 Playing statistics correct to end of 1937 season. | |||
Stanley "Stan" Penberthy (born 3 June 1906) 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.[1] Amongst his seven interstate appearances for Western Australia were games at the 1930 Adelaide Carnival.[1] He also played cricket for Subiaco.[2]
In 1932 he left the state and joined Footscray, with whom he would spend five and a half seasons.[3] He captained Footscray in 1936 and for the early rounds of the 1937 season, before playing out the year with Melbourne.[4] His last league game was a preliminary final, which Melbourne lost to Collingwood.[3]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Full Points Footy: Stanley Penberthy (Subiaco, Footscray, Melbourne)
- ↑ Western Mail, "Interstate Footballer's Success", 26 December 1929, p. 20
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 AFL Tables: Stan Penberthy
- ↑ Holmesby, Russell & Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN 978-1-920910-78-5.
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