Former Town left-back Matt Penney has joined Vanarama National League Altrincham.

The 27-year-old left Rochdale after a short spell in January having previously been without a club for a year and a half after leaving Portman Road in the summer of 2023.

Penney made his debut for the Robins, who are sixth in the National League, as a 26th-minute sub in last night’s 2-1 win at Hartlepool before being replaced on 83.

The Chesterfield-born full-back was among the influx of players at Town in the summer of 2021 after leaving Sheffield Wednesday at the end of the previous season and went on to make 21 starts and five sub appearances for the Blues, scoring once.

Penney spent the first half of 2022/23 on loan at Motherwell and the second at Charlton before being released that summer.

Elsewhere, former Blues forward Armando Dobra, 23, has signed a new two-and-a-half-year deal at Chesterfield having joined the Spireites after settling his contract with Town in the summer of 2022.

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Dissboyitfc added 21:30 - Feb 19 Blimey only 27, seems a lifetime ago he played for us!
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Saxonblue74 added 22:14 - Feb 19 A 27 year old who played for us 4 years ago now playing vanarama league. Never question how far we've come, whatever the result!
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Dissboyitfc added 07:23 - Feb 20 good point Saxonblue although some who think they know better will continue to do exactly that!
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Dissboyitfc added 07:23 - Feb 20 good point Saxonblue although some who think they know better will continue to do exactly that!
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Bluespeed225 added 09:01 - Feb 20 Remember him putting in a great cross at Lincoln leading to a goal for our first win that year? Thought we were on to a good one.
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Skip73 added 12:25 - Feb 20 Saxon. No question have come a long way, but this also shows how low we sunk under Evans.
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Skip73 added 12:27 - Feb 20 My mistake, we signed him after the takeover, but it still shows how low we were then
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SaffronWaldenBlues added 13:27 - Feb 20 Skip, he had played in the league (Championship) above us at the time and in Europe before we signed him. I didn't think he was that bad for us in League One and did very well at Motherwell, so surprised he didn't return there.
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Linkboy13 added 16:13 - Feb 20 He was doing so well at Motherwell and starred for them in a league game against Celtic i remember can't believe he has sunk so low. Maybe he has some injury or has just fallen out of love for the game in which case he will keep moving club to club.
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Tractor_Boy_in_HK added 06:56 - Feb 21 Something must have happened in his life beyond football to be out of the game for a year and a half. I hope he's over it and wish him well.
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