Gary Bennett (footballer, born 1970) explained

Gary Bennett
Birth Date:13 November 1970
Birth Place:Enfield, England
Position:Striker
Youthclubs1:Tottenham Hotspur
Years1:1988–1993
Years2:1993
Years3:1993
Years4:1993–1994
Years5:1994–1996
Years6:–1999
Years7:1999–2000
Years8:2000–2001
Years9:2001–2005
Years10:2005–2006
Years11:2006–2007
Years12:2007
Clubs3:Brentford
Clubs12:Tiptree United
Caps1:130
Caps3:0
Caps4:3
Caps5:15
Caps8:57
Caps12:1
Goals1:38
Goals3:0
Goals4:1
Goals5:5
Goals8:27
Goals12:0

Gary Bennett (born 13 November 1970) is an English former professional footballer. A prolific striker, he holds goalscoring records at two of his former clubs.

Career

Born in Enfield, Bennett was in the youth system at Tottenham Hotspur, but began his senior career at Colchester United, for whom he played in the FA Trophy final in 1992.[1] In 1994, he left Colchester to join Woking, and during the 1990s also played for Dagenham & Redbridge[2] and Braintree Town, for whom he scored a record 57 goals in one season.[3] In the 2000s he had two spells with A.F.C. Sudbury, playing 253 games and scoring 172 goals,[4] and remains the club's all-time top scorer. He also played for Chelmsford City (who paid £3,000 to sign him from Sudbury in 2000), Witham Town, Ipswich Wanderers (where he was player/assistant manager) and Tiptree United. After playing a solitary match for Tiptree, Bennett stopped playing football and currently works as a postman.[4]

Honours

Club

Colchester United[5] [6]

Notes and References

  1. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/2398342/FA-Vase-Bennett-has-double-incentive.html FA Vase: Bennett has double incentive
  2. Book: Harman, John. Alliance to Conference . Tony Williams Publications . 2005 . 978-1-869833-52-7 .
  3. http://archive.gazette-news.co.uk/1999/6/18/219411.html Soccer: Gary moves to Sudbury
  4. http://www.afcsudbury.com/news/ynot_latest.asp?ID=67 The men of AFC Sudbury since the start of the club, and all time appearances and goalscorers
  5. Web site: Conference Honours . Coludaybyday.co.uk.
  6. Web site: FA Trophy Honours . Coludaybyday.co.uk.