Adrian Pennock
Adrian Barry Pennock (born 27 March 1971) is an English former footballer who played for Norwich City, Molde FK, AFC Bournemouth, Gillingham and Gravesend & Northfleet. He is the current manager of Dartford.
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Pennock with DPMM in 2023 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Adrian Barry Pennock | ||
| Date of birth | 27 March 1971 | ||
| Place of birth | Ipswich, England | ||
| Position(s) | Central defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Dartford (manager) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1986–1989 | Norwich City | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1989–1992 | Norwich City | 1 | (0) |
| 1991 | → Molde FK (loan) | 15 | (1) |
| 1992–1996 | AFC Bournemouth | 131 | (9) |
| 1996–2003 | Gillingham | 168 | (2) |
| 2003–2005 | Gravesend & Northfleet | 14 | (0) |
| Total | 329 | (12) | |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2005–2007 | Welling United | ||
| 2013–2016 | Forest Green Rovers | ||
| 2017 | Gillingham | ||
| 2017–2018 | Barrow | ||
| 2019–2023 | Brunei DPMM | ||
| 2024– | Dartford | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
He spent two years as Welling United manager before joining Stoke City to be first team coach. He left at the end of the 2012–13 season following the departure of Tony Pulis, and on 12 November 2013, he was appointed as a manager for Forest Green Rovers where he twice led them to record highest league finishes.
He left his position as head coach of League One side Gillingham in September 2017, and was appointed as manager of National League club Barrow the following month, a post he held until the end of the 2017–18 season. In 2019 he was appointed manager of DPMM FC of Brunei, a team that plays in the Singapore Premier League.