Morgan Penfold
Morgan Kendall Penfold (born 3 December 1998) is an English professional footballer who plays as a striker for F.C. United of Manchester, on loan from Barrow.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Morgan Kendall Penfold[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 3 December 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Whittlesey, England | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | F.C. United of Manchester on loan from Barrow | ||
| Number | 17 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2008–2016 | Peterborough United | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2019 | Peterborough United | 0 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | → St Ives Town (loan) | 12 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | → Biggleswade Town (loan) | 14 | (1) |
| 2017–2018 | → Boston United (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | → Grantham Town (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 2019 | → Bedford Town (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2019 | → Hitchin Town (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 2019 | → St Ives Town (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 2019– | Barrow | 3 | (0) |
| 2020– | → F.C United of Manchester (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19:27, 26 December 2020 (UTC) | |||
Club career
After an eight-year spell in the Peterborough United academy, Penfold made his first-team debut during a 6–1 EFL Trophy defeat against Norwich City U23s, replacing Marcus Maddison in the 72nd minute.[3]
In October 2016, Penfold joined Southern League Premier Division side St Ives Town on a youth loan.[2] On 22 October 2016, Penfold made his St Ives debut in their 4–1 away defeat against Hitchin Town, replacing Jordan Jarrold.[4] Penfold went onto make eleven more league appearances for St Ives before returning to Peterborough in January 2017.
After several further loan spells, including a return to St Ives Town in 2019,[5] he was released by Peterborough United at the end of the 2018–19 season.[6]
Penfold then joined National League side Barrow, signing an initial two-year deal on 15 May 2019, forming part of their promotion winning side in 2020.[7] In October 2020, he joined F.C. United of Manchester on a three month loan deal.[8]
Career statistics
- As of match played 26 December 2020
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Peterborough United | 2016–17[9] | League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2017–18[9] | League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2018–19[9] | League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| St Ives Town (loan) | 2016–17[10] | Southern League Premier Division | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 3[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 15 | 0 | |
| Biggleswade Town (loan) | 2017–18[10] | Southern League Premier Division | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 1[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 15 | 1 | |
| Boston United (loan) | 2017–18[9] | National League North | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Grantham Town (loan) | 2018–19[11] | Northern Premier League | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Bedford Town (loan) | 2018–19[10] | Southern League Division One Central | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1[lower-alpha 4] | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| Hitchin Town (loan) | 2018–19[10] | Southern League Premier Division | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1[lower-alpha 5] | 1 | 6 | 1 | |
| St Ives Town (loan) | 2018–19[10] | Southern League Premier Division | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| Barrow | 2019–20[9] | National League | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2[lower-alpha 4] | 1 | 5 | 1 | |
| 2020–21[9] | League Two | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 1 | ||
| F.C. United of Manchester (loan) | 2020–21[12] | Northern Premier League | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1[lower-alpha 4] | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
| Career total | 47 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 59 | 2 | ||
- Appearance in EFL Trophy
- Two appearances in FA Trophy, one in Southern League Cup
- Appearance in Southern League Cup
- Appearance in FA Trophy
- Appearance in Herts Charity Cup
References
- "EFL: Club List Of Registered Players" (PDF). English Football League. 13 June 2017. Retrieved 26 September 2017.
- "Ogbonna and Penfold will give St Ives Town a big lift – Marheineke". Cambridge News. 21 October 2016. Retrieved 3 May 2017.
- "Peterborough United vs. Norwich City U23". Soccerway. 30 August 2016. Retrieved 3 May 2017.
- "Hitchin Town 4 St Ives Town 1". Hitchin Town Official Site. 22 October 2016. Retrieved 3 May 2017.
- "Penfold returns to Westwood Road". 28 March 2019. Retrieved 26 December 2020.
- "Peterborough United: Aaron Chapman among five transfer-listed as four released". BBC Sport. 7 May 2019. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
- "Barrow AFC make first summer signing as striker Morgan Penfold joins on two-year contract". nwemail.co.uk. 15 May 2019.
- "Player news: Morgan Penfold signs three month loan deal". www.fc-utd.co.uk. Retrieved 26 December 2020.
- "M. Penfold". Soccerway. Retrieved 3 May 2017.
- "Morgan Penfold". Aylesbury United FC. Retrieved 3 May 2017.
- "StackPath". www.granthamtownfc.com. Retrieved 26 December 2020.
- "Fixtures and Results - First Team | FC United of Manchester". www.fc-utd.co.uk. Retrieved 26 December 2020.
External links
- Morgan Penfold at Footballdatabase