[1] He then had spells playing for West Bromwich Albion, Torquay United, Bristol Rovers and Walsall.
[4] Pendrey had joined Walsall in 1982 as player-coach, and after retiring as a player he continued on the club's coaching staff.
[5] As assistant to manager Alan Buckley,[1][6] he helped coach the team to the League Cup semi-final in 1984.
On 24 May 1989, with relegation to the Third Division for the first time in the club's history confirmed, the new owners sacked him and appointed Dave Mackay as manager.
[17] When Strachan was appointed manager of Middlesbrough in October 2009 to succeed Gareth Southgate, Pendrey joined him as his assistant.