Willie Penman | |
Fullname: | William Henders Penman[1] |
Birth Date: | 1922 4, df=y[2] |
Birth Place: | Kelty, Scotland |
Death Place: | Kirkcaldy, Scotland[3] |
Position: | Centre forward |
Years1: | 1942–1954 |
Years2: | 1955–1956 |
Years3: | 1956 |
Clubs1: | Raith Rovers[4] |
Clubs2: | Montrose[5] |
Clubs3: | Dundee United[6] |
Caps1: | 138 |
Goals1: | 91 |
Caps2: | 11 |
Goals2: | 8 |
Caps3: | 5 |
Goals3: | 1 |
Totalcaps: | 154 |
Totalgoals: | 100 |
William Henders Penman (1 April 1922 – 31 January 2005) was a Scottish footballer. He played the majority of his career for Raith Rovers, and is their all-time leading goal scorer with 211 goals in 328 appearances. Later in his career he had short spells with Montrose and Dundee United.[7]
Penman was signed in 1940[8] and made his debut in 1942, scoring seven goals in his first nine games.[9] He led Raith's goal scoring every season between 1947 and 1951.[10] His best season was 1948–49, when he scored 58 goals in 47 matches and helped Raith win the Second Division championship and reach the Scottish League Cup Final.[7] During the final, which Raith lost 2–0 to Rangers F.C., Penman scored a goal shortly before half time which was controversially deemed offside.[11]
Willie Penman died of cancer on 31 January 2005, at the age of 82.[12]