 Penn playing for York City in 2015 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Russell Anthony Penn[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 8 November 1985[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Dudley, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)[3] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Halesowen Town (manager) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2001–2002 | Birmingham City | ||
| 2002 | Kidderminster Harriers | ||
| 2002–2003 | Scunthorpe United | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2003–2005 | Scunthorpe United | 0 | (0) |
| 2005–2009 | Kidderminster Harriers | 147 | (19) |
| 2005 | → Alvechurch (loan) | 4 | (1) |
| 2009–2011 | Burton Albion | 81 | (7) |
| 2011–2014 | Cheltenham Town | 105 | (2) |
| 2014–2016 | York City | 100 | (5) |
| 2016–2017 | Carlisle United | 1 | (0) |
| 2016 | → Gateshead (loan) | 15 | (0) |
| 2017 | Wrexham | 16 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | Gateshead | 40 | (0) |
| 2018 | York City | 12 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | Kidderminster Harriers | 23 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2007–2009 | England C | 8 | (1) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2019 | Kidderminster Harriers (interim manager) | ||
| 2020–2024 | Kidderminster Harriers | ||
| 2024– | Halesowen Town | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:10, 28 April 2019 (UTC) | |||
Russell Anthony Penn (born 8 November 1985) is an English former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He is currently manager of Halesowen Town.
He was appointed interim manager of National League North club Kidderminster Harriers in 2019 and was appointed as permanent manager in 2020. After guiding his side to promotion via the play-offs, he was sacked from his position in the club in January 2024 with Harriers then bottom of the table, 7 points from safety. On 27 February Penn was announced as the new manager of Halesowen Town, replacing Paul Smith, on a long term deal.
- ^ "List of players under written contract registered between 01/05/2017 and 31/05/2017" (PDF). The Football Association. p. 8. Retrieved 24 February 2018.
- ^ "Russ Penn". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 24 February 2018.
- ^ "Russell Penn". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 24 February 2018.