Andy Penman (20 February 1943 – 19 July 1994) was a Scottish professional

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, who played for Dundee,

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and

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. Penman helped Dundee win the

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. He made four appearances in full internationals for

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Career

Penman started his career at Everton in 1958 as a 15 year old. He played for the Everton first team twice, against

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in a Floodlit Challenge Trophy match and against a touring South African team. He returned to Scotland later that year with Dundee, and made his first league appearance just before his 16th birthday. Penman was part of the Dundee team that won the

, and reached the semi-final of the

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. He moved to

in 1967 and played there for five seasons. Penman played in two Scottish Cup Finals for Rangers, both of which were lost to

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. He left Rangers in 1973 and joined

. Penman then played for Inverness Caledonian in the Highland League before retiring in 1979. Penman made his debut international appearance for

in a 3–0 defeat to the

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on 11 May 1966. He made three further appearances during a 1967 overseas tour that the

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decided in October 2021 to reclassify as full internationals, which increased Penman's cap tally from one to four. He also represented the

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six times.

Legacy

Penman died in 1994, at the age of 51. There is a lounge at Dundee's

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named in his honour.'The Andy Penman Lounge'
Dundee FC

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* * 1943 births 1994 deaths Association football midfielders Scotland international footballers Scottish Football League players Scottish footballers Dundee F.C. players Rangers F.C. players Arbroath F.C. players People from Rosyth Scottish Football League representative players Caledonian F.C. players Scotland under-23 international footballers Highland Football League players Place of death missing Everton F.C. players Footballers from Fife {{Scotland-footy-midfielder-1940s-stub