Stan Penberthy

Stanley "Stan" Penberthy (3 June 1906 – 31 March 1989) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Footscray and Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

Stan Penberthy
Personal information
Full name	Stanley A. Penberthy
Date of birth	3 June 1906
Date of death	31 March 1989 (aged 82)
Original team(s)	Subiaco
Height	179 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Weight	85 kg (187 lb)
Playing career^1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
1932–1937	Footscray	75 (22)
1937	Melbourne	11 (0)
Total		86 (22)
^1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1937.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Penberthy, a follower, played 81 games at Subiaco between 1927 and 1931.[1] Amongst his seven interstate appearances for Western Australia were games at the 1930 Adelaide Carnival.[1] He also played cricket for Subiaco.[2]

In 1932 he left the state and joined Footscray, with whom he would spend five and a half seasons.[3] He captained Footscray in 1936 and for the early rounds of the 1937 season, before playing out the year with Melbourne.[4] His last league game was a preliminary final, which Melbourne lost to Collingwood.[3]

References

1. Stan Penberthy at AustralianFootball.com
2. Western Mail, "Interstate Footballer's Success", 26 December 1929, p. 20
3. AFL Tables: Stan Penberthy
4. Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN 978-1-920910-78-5.