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15 Facts About Tony Pennock

1.

Tony Pennock is currently manager of Cymru Premier side Haverfordwest County.

2.

Tony Pennock has a son, Alex who plays for Penybont as a goalkeeper.

3.

Tony Pennock has a daughter, Georgia, who works in radiotherapy in the NHS.

4.

Tony Pennock went on to make 10 league appearances for Wigan before joining Hereford United in their Third Division days.

5.

Tony Pennock added a further 15 league games before spending six years at Yeovil Town.

6.

Tony Pennock redeemed himself in the second round in December 2000, with a magnificent performance as Yeovil won at Blackpool, a match televised on Sky.

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Tony Pennock then signed on loan for Farnborough Town in February 2002, before making the move permanent in the 2002 close season and playing at Arsenal in the FA Cup.

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Tony Pennock was critical of the methods of Farnborough's manager and owner, Graham Westley, and as a result was one of relatively few first choice players that did not leave Farnborough with Westley immediately after the Arsenal game.

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Tony Pennock returned to Port Talbot Town in September 2009 as a player to provide cover following an injury to Lee Kendall, making one appearance before leaving to sign for Aberaman Athletic in February 2010.

10.

In July 2008, Tony Pennock stepped down as Wales semi-pro manager after taking up a coaching role at Swansea.

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Tony Pennock was appointed as the Head of Youth, helping the club's Academy attain Category Two status with the Premier League in his time.

12.

Tony Pennock joined Hull City in 2014, to manage the Tiger's Academy, and was promoted to first team coach in November 2016.

13.

On 17 January 2017, with the arrival of Marco Silva, who brought his own backroom staff, the club announced that Tony Pennock had left the club.

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On 7 April 2017, Tony Pennock joined Welsh Premier League club Aberystwyth Town as assistant manager but was made permanent first team manager in May 2017 after the departure of Mathew Bishop.

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In June 2017, Tony Pennock left his role as Aberystwyth manager after less than a month in charge to return to Hull City as first-team coach.