| Steven Bennett | |
| Fullname: | Steven Bennett |
| Birth Date: | 21 November 1991 |
| Years1: | 2010–2011 |
| Caps1: | 4 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2020–2021 |
| Clubs2: | Wombwell Town |
| Caps2: | 4 |
| Goals2: | 3 |
| Clubs3: | Ossett Town |
| Clubs4: | Athersley Recreation |
| Clubs5: | Grimethorpe LLUK |
| Club-Update: | 21:49, 15 July 2021 (UTC) |
Steven Bennett (born 21 November 1991) is an English former footballer who played as a striker in the Football League.
Bennett made his debut for Barnsley on 26 December 2010, in the Football League Championship match against Burnley, coming on as a second-half substitute for Andy Gray. He made three more appearances for Barnsley before being released by the club in May 2011 with four other players.[1]
Following his departure from Barnsley, Bennett played for non-league sides Ossett Town, Athersley Recreation, Grimethorpe LLUK.
He joined Wombwell Town at the start of the 2021–21 season and scored three times in four appearances for the Sheffield & Hallamshire County Senior Football League side.[2] [3]
He is the younger brother of former Lincoln City footballer Lee Bennett. The duo played together at Ossett Town, Athersley Recreation and Wombwell Town.[4]
In 2013 Bennett was jailed for three years for robbery and affray; after his release, he worked in telecoms.[5]
In September 2019, Bennett was driving an HGV on the M56 near Lymm when he caused a chain reaction crash; two people died and five were injured.[6] [7] He was charged in July 2020 with two counts of causing death by dangerous driving.[6] In September 2020, he pleaded guilty to the lesser charge of death by careless driving;[8] the following August, at the start of his scheduled trial on the two charges of causing death by dangerous driving, he changed his plea to guilty.[7] [9] The court heard evidence that he had been distracted by his mobile phone, which he had been plugging and unplugging on its charger while using it as a satnav. On 16 September 2021, Bennett was sentenced to five years in prison and his licence was suspended.[5] [7]