Frankie Bennett | |
Fullname: | Frank Bennett[1] |
Birth Date: | 1969 1, df=y |
Birth Place: | Birmingham, England |
Position: | Forward |
Years1: | 1992–1993 |
Years2: | 1993–1996 |
Years3: | 1996 |
Years4: | 1996–2000 |
Years5: | 2000 |
Years6: | 2000–2001 |
Years7: | 2001 |
Years8: | 2001–2002 |
Years9: | 2002–2004 |
Years10: | 2004–?? |
Clubs3: | → Shrewsbury Town (loan) |
Clubs10: | Brislington |
Caps2: | 19 |
Goals2: | 1 |
Caps3: | 4 |
Goals3: | 3 |
Caps4: | 44 |
Goals4: | 4 |
Caps5: | 9 |
Goals5: | 1 |
Caps6: | 27 |
Goals6: | 2 |
Frank Bennett (born 3 January 1969)[2] is an English former professional football forward.
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.
Bennett has a wife named Michelle, a son, Joshua, and a daughter, Shanee.