Ben Strevens

Ben Strevens

Personal information
Full name	Benjamin John Strevens[1]
Date of birth	24 May 1980[1]
Place of birth	Edgware, England
Height	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)[1]
Playing position	Forward
Club information
Current team	Eastleigh
Number	14
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
000?–1999	Wingate & Finchley
1999–2006	Barnet	195	(42)
1999	→ Wingate & Finchley (loan)
2000	→ Slough Town (loan)	4	(2)
2001	→ St. Albans City (loan)	3	(2)
2006	Crawley Town	15	(4)
2006–2009	Dagenham & Redbridge	111	(34)
2009–2010	Brentford	25	(6)
2010–2012	Wycombe Wanderers	76	(11)
2012–2013	Gillingham	12	(1)
2013	Dagenham & Redbridge	14	(1)
2013–	Eastleigh	45	(10)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18:06, 16 August 2014 (UTC). † Appearances (goals)

Benjamin John "Ben" Strevens (born 24 May 1980) is an English professional footballer for Eastleigh as a striker or attacking midfielder.

Career

Strevens began his career at Wingate & Finchley and in the 1998–99 season in the Isthmian League Division Three he scored 28 league goals coming joint second in the top scorers chart, helping the side to promotion. He was then signed by Barnet,^[2] having scored 38 goals in 67 appearances for the Blues.^[3]

He was then loaned out to Slough Town and then to St Albans City,^[4][5] before becoming a regular first team player for The Bees. He made 41 appearances in 2005–06 season for the Football League side, by which point he was their longest serving player, but left the club at the end of the season, having scored 42 career goals for the club.^[6]

He was the only player in the Barnet squad to be relegated to the Conference National in 2000–01 season, and then be re-promoted back into the Football League in 2004–05. He was picked up on free transfer by Crawley Town and scored his first goal for the club on his debut against Rushden & Diamonds.^[7]

Strevens suffered a fractured cheek bone and damaged eye socket in Crawley's 3–2 defeat to Lewes in an FA Cup game in 2006.^[8]

He signed for Dagenham & Redbridge in December 2006,^[6] whom he was promoted with at the end of the 2006–07 season into League Two.^[9] At the end of the 2008–09 season he signed for Brentford, along with Dagenham team-mates Danny Foster and Sam Saunders.^[10] He joined Wycombe Wanderers in 2010,^[6] helping them to win promotion to League One in his first season, only to be relegated back to League Two the following year.^[11] Strevens was then released by Wycombe in May 2012.^[12] On 20 July 2012, Strevens signed a one-year deal at League Two Gillingham.^[13] He made his debut in a Football League Cup game on 14 August 2012, scoring his first professional goal for the club.^[14] His first league goal came on 10 November away at Plymouth Argyle.^[15]

After being made available for a free transfer from Gillingham by Martin Allen in January 2013,^[16] Strevens signed for Dagenham & Redbridge on the January 2013 transfer deadline day.^[17] On 7 May 2013, he was released by the Daggers due to the expiry of his contract.^[18]

Honours

• Conference Premier: 2004–05, 2006–07
• League Two: 2012–13

Career statistics

As of match played 23 November 2013.

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Barnet	1998–99[19]	Third Division	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	1999–2000[20]	Third Division	7	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	9	0
	2000–01[21]	Third Division	28	4	0	0	2	0	1[lower-alpha 1]	0	31	4
	2001–02[22]	Conference National	24	9	2	0	—		4[lower-alpha 2]	2	30	11
	2002–03[23]	Conference National	23	9	0	0	—		0	0	23	9
	2003–04[24]	Conference National	39	9	3	0	—		3[lower-alpha 3]	1	45	10
	2004–05[25]	Conference National	39	6	2	0	—		2[lower-alpha 4]	0	43	6
	2005–06[26]	League Two	35	5	1	0	3	0	2[lower-alpha 1]	0	41	5
	Total		195	42	9	0	6	0	12	3	222	45
Slough Town (loan)	1999–2000[4]	Isthmian Premier Division	4	2	0	0	—		1[lower-alpha 5]	0	5	2
St Albans City (loan)	2000–01[5]	Isthmian Premier Division	3	1	0	0	—		3[lower-alpha 6]	2	6	3
Crawley Town	2006–07[7]	Conference National	15	4	0	0	—		0	0	15	4
Dagenham & Redbridge	2006–07[7]	Conference National	21	6	0	0	—		0	0	21	6
	2007–08[27]	League Two	46	15	3	3	1	1	2[lower-alpha 1]	1	52	20
	2008–09[28]	League Two	46	14	3	1	1	0	2[lower-alpha 1]	0	52	15
	Total		113	35	6	4	2	1	4	1	125	41
Brentford	2009–10[29]	League One	25	6	4	1	0	0	0	0	29	7
Wycombe Wanderers	2010–11[30]	League Two	40	7	3	0	1	1	2[lower-alpha 1]	0	46	8
	2011–12[31]	League One	36	4	1	0	0	0	1[lower-alpha 1]	0	38	4
	Total		76	11	4	0	1	1	3	0	84	12
Gillingham	2012–13[15]	League Two	12	1	0	0	2	1	1[lower-alpha 1]	0	15	2
Dagenham & Redbridge	2012–13[15]	League Two	14	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	14	1
Eastleigh	2013–14[32]	Conference South	42	8	2	0	—		5[lower-alpha 4]	3	49	11
Career total			499	111	25	5	11	3	29	9	564	128

1. Appearance(s) in Football League Trophy
2. 3 appearances and 2 goals in Football League Trophy, 1 appearance in FA Trophy
3. 2 appearances in Conference National play-offs, 1 appearance in FA Trophy
4. Appearance(s) in FA Trophy
5. Appearance in Isthmian League Cup
6. 2 appearances and 1 goal in FA Trophy, 1 appearance and 1 goal in Isthmian League Cup

References

1. Hugman, Barry J. (ed) (2008). The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2008–09. Mainstream. ISBN 978-1-84596-324-8.
2. "PREVIEW: Wrexham AFC v Eastleigh FC". www.wrexhamafc.co.uk. Retrieved 2015-10-23.
3. "Wingate and Finchley Football Club – Ryman Premier League". www.wingatefinchley.com. Retrieved 2015-10-23.
4. "Slough Town FC". www.sloughtownfc.net. Retrieved 2015-10-23.
5. "St Albans City F.C. Statistics". statistics.sacfc.co.uk. Retrieved 2015-10-23.
6. "Ben Strevens | Football Stats | Eastleigh | Age 35 | Soccer Base". www.soccerbase.com. Retrieved 2015-10-23.
7. "Games played by Ben Strevens in 2006/2007". Soccerbase. Retrieved 28 February 2013.
8. "Altrincham FC Official Web Site, Archived News". www.altrinchamfc.co.uk. Retrieved 2015-10-23.
9. "Football Club History Database – Dagenham & Redbridge". www.fchd.info. Retrieved 2015-10-23.
10. "Daggers trio join Brentford". The Guardian. 15 June 2009. Retrieved 15 June 2009.
11. "Football Club History Database – Wycombe Wanderers". www.fchd.info. Retrieved 2015-10-23.
12. "Relegated Wycombe Wanderers release six players". BBC. 9 May 2012. Retrieved 9 May 2012.
13. Gillingham | News | Latest News | Latest News | BIG BEN STRIKES ACCORD
14. "Bristol City 1 – 2 Gillingham". BBC. 14 August 2012. Retrieved 21 August 2012.
15. "Games played by Ben Strevens in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Retrieved 4 September 2012.
16. Gillingham give free transfers to Ben Strevens and Connor Essam and release keeper Ross Flitney
17. Daggers Sign Strevens
18. Daggers Announce Released Players List
19. "Games played by Ben Strevens in 1998/1999". Soccerbase. Retrieved 28 February 2013.
20. "Games played by Ben Strevens in 1999/2000". Soccerbase. Retrieved 28 February 2013.
21. "Games played by Ben Strevens in 2000/2001". Soccerbase. Retrieved 28 February 2013.
22. http://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=16173&season_id=131
23. "Games played by Ben Strevens in 2002/2003". Soccerbase. Retrieved 28 February 2013.
24. http://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=16173&season_id=133
25. "Games played by Ben Strevens in 2004/2005". Soccerbase. Retrieved 28 February 2013.
26. "Games played by Ben Strevens in 2005/2006". Soccerbase. Retrieved 28 February 2013.
27. "Games played by Ben Strevens in 2007/2008". Soccerbase. Retrieved 28 February 2013.
28. "Games played by Ben Strevens in 2008/2009". Soccerbase. Retrieved 28 February 2013.
29. "Games played by Ben Strevens in 2009/2010". Soccerbase. Retrieved 4 September 2012.
30. "Games played by Ben Strevens in 2010/2011". Soccerbase. Retrieved 4 September 2012.
31. "Games played by Ben Strevens in 2011/2012". Soccerbase. Retrieved 4 September 2012.
32. "Games played by Ben Strevens in 2013/2014". Soccerway. Retrieved 8 October 2013.
    "Hill hails 'fantastic' Eastleigh after Mangos given FA Cup chop". Southern Daily Echo. 30 September 2013. Retrieved 8 October 2013.

External links

• Ben Strevens career statistics at Soccerbase