Frank Bennett (born 3 January 1969)[2] is an English former professional football forward.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Frank Bennett[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 3 January 1969 | ||
| Place of birth | Birmingham, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1992–1993 | Halesowen Town | ||
| 1993–1996 | Southampton | 19 | (1) |
| 1996 | → Shrewsbury Town (loan) | 4 | (3) |
| 1996–2000 | Bristol Rovers | 44 | (4) |
| 2000 | Exeter City | 9 | (1) |
| 2000–2001 | Forest Green Rovers | 27 | (2) |
| 2001 | Aberystwyth Town | ||
| 2001–2002 | Weston-super-Mare | ||
| 2002–2004 | Bath City | ||
| 2004–?? | Brislington | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Bennett played for Halesowen Town before joining Southampton in February 1993 for an initial fee of £10,000.[3] He played 19 times, mainly as a substitute, and scored once against Chelsea,[4] before joining Shrewsbury Town on loan in October 1996 and moved to Bristol Rovers the following month for a fee of £3,000.
He joined Exeter City on non-contract terms in February 2000, but left to join Forest Green Rovers the following month. He was a part of the Forest Green side that reached the 2001 FA Trophy final after he scored in a 4-1 semi final win over Hereford United at Edgar Street.[5]
He moved to Aberystwyth Town and then followed manager Frank Gregan to Weston-super-Mare. He joined Bath City in June 2002.[6][7][8] He struggled with injury and turned down a reduced deal in May 2004, joining Brislington in August 2004.[8]
Bennett has a wife named Michelle, a son, Joshua, and a daughter, Shanee.[citation needed]
References
edit- ^ Barry J. Hugman (1998). The PFA Premier & Football League Players' Records 1946 - 1998. Queen Anne Press. p. 51. ISBN 1-85291-585-4.
- ^ a b Chalk, Gary; Holley, Duncan; Bull, David (2013). All the Saints: A Complete Players' Who's Who of Southampton FC. Southampton: Hagiology Publishing. p. 249. ISBN 978-0-9926-8640-6.
- ^ "Sport in Short: Football". The Independent. 25 February 1993. Retrieved 26 November 2010.
- ^ "Football: Chelsea slide continues: Hoddle's bleak prospect". The Independent. 28 December 1993. Retrieved 11 June 2019.
- ^ "Forest Green and Canvey in final". BBC Sport. 7 April 2001.
- ^ "Bennett for Bath?". Non League Daily. 14 June 2002. Archived from the original on 11 April 2013.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "Bennett joins Bath". Non League Daily. 19 June 2002. Archived from the original on 11 April 2013.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ a b "Past Players - B". Archived from the original on 15 June 2008. Retrieved 7 February 2009.
External links
edit- Frankie Bennett at Soccerbase
- Since 1888... The Searchable Premiership and Football League Player Database (subscription required)
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