Biography
Young centre back Pennington joined City on the August 2019 transfer deadline day on a season long loan. During the early months of his loan he mainly featured on the bench. Pennington secured a regular first team place in January 2020 as right back as Eric Lichaj filled in on the left and then suffered an injury. When he returned in June 2020 for the post-COVID19 lockdown run-in, Lichaj was gone and Pennington made the right back berth his own, but his form suffered as City plunged down the table and his last appearance was in the 0-8 humiliation at Wigan.
Born in Warrington, Pennington joined Everton’s youth system at 11 and rose through the ranks. He had played first team football during loans to Tranmere and Coventry prior to his Everton first team bow against Barnsley in August 2015. He spent two full seasons loaned to Leeds and Ipswich prior to his spell with the Tigers. In January 2021 Matthew was on the move again, joining Shrewsbury Town on loan for the second half of the 2020/21 season.
After a successful loan spell at League 1 side Shrewsbury Town that saw him score twice in 20 appearances, Pennington signed a permanent deal for the Shrews in May 2021 on expiry of his Everton contract – by the end of the 2022/23 season Pennington had added nine goals in 93 appearances across two seasons and left the Shrews on expiry of his contract.
In June 2023 Pennington signed for recently relegated League 1 side Blackpool.
Pennington won a single England under-19 cap in 2013.
Details
Nationality: England
Date/Place of Birth: 6 October 1994, Warrington
Hull City First Game: 13 August 2019, Tranmere Rovers A (League Cup First Round), 24 years, 311 days old
Hull City Final Game: 14 July 2020, Wigan Athletic A (Championship), 25 years, 282 days old
Clubs
Everton (2013-2021), Tranmere Rovers (2014, loan), Coventry City (2014-2015, loan), Walsall (2016, loan), Leeds United (2017-2018, loan), Ipswich Town (2018-2019, loan), Hull City (2019-2020, loan), Shrewsbury Town (2021, loan), Shrewsbury Town (2021-2023), Blackpool (2023-current)
Hull City Record
Career: 16 apps, 0 goals
Matthew PenningtonSeason | LGE App | LGE Gls | FAC App | FAC Gls | FLC App | FLC Gls | EUR App | EUR Gls | OTH App | OTH Gls |
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2019/20 | 13 (1) | 0 | - | - | 2 (0) | 0 | - | - | - | - |