Scot Bennett
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Bennett playing for York City in 2016 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Scot Andrew Bennett[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 30 November 1990[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Newquay, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[2] | ||
| Playing position | Defender / Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team |
York City (on loan from Notts County) | ||
| Number | 5 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2008 | Exeter City | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2008–2015 | Exeter City | 132 | (18) |
| 2015– | Notts County | 6 | (0) |
| 2015 | → Newport County (loan) | 12 | (0) |
| 2016– | → York City (loan) | 10 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21:02, 30 April 2016 (UTC). | |||
Scot Andrew Bennett (born 30 November 1990) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender or a midfielder for League Two club York City, on loan from League Two club Notts County.
Career
Exeter City
Bennett was born in Newquay, Cornwall and started his career with Exeter City's youth system.[1] He made his first-team debut for Exeter as a substitute in the 74th minute of a 1–0 home victory over Swindon Town in League One on 29 March 2011.[3]
Bennett scored his first goal on 26 November 2011 in a 3–0 home win over Tranmere Rovers.[4] Bennett signed a new contract, the length of which was undisclosed, with Exeter in April 2012.[5] In July 2014, Exeter manager Paul Tisdale announced that Bennett would succeed Danny Coles as captain.[6]
Notts County
Bennett signed for newly-relegated League Two club Notts County on a two-year contract on 27 May 2015.[7] On 8 October 2015, he joined Notts County's divisional rivals Newport County on loan until January 2016.[8] He made his debut for Newport when starting their 3–0 away defeat against Mansfield Town on 10 October 2015.[9] Bennett scored his first goal for Newport on 8 November 2015 in their 2–2 away draw with Brackley Town in the FA Cup first round.[9] He was recalled by County on 31 December 2015.[10]
On 11 March 2016, Bennett joined County's League Two rivals York City on loan until the end of the 2015–16 season.[11] He debuted the following day when starting York's 1–1 home draw with Barnet.[9]
Style of play
Bennett plays as a defender or a midfielder.[1]
Career statistics
- As of match played 30 April 2016.
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Exeter City | 2008–09[12] | League Two | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009–10[13] | League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2010–11[3] | League One | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2011–12[4] | League One | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 3 | |
| 2012–13[14] | League Two | 43 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 46 | 6 | |
| 2013–14[15] | League Two | 45 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 47 | 6 | |
| 2014–15[16] | League Two | 28 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 31 | 3 | |
| Total | 132 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 141 | 18 | ||
| Notts County | 2015–16[9] | League Two | 6 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |
| Newport County (loan) | 2015–16[9] | League Two | 12 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 15 | 1 | ||
| York City (loan) | 2015–16[9] | League Two | 10 | 0 | — | — | — | 10 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 160 | 18 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 173 | 19 | ||
- 1 2 3 Appearance in Football League Trophy
References
- 1 2 3 4 "Scot Bennett". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 11 March 2016.
- ↑ "Exeter City player profiles: Scot Bennett". Exeter City F.C. Archived from the original on 29 May 2015.
- 1 2 "Games played by Scott Bennett in 2010/2011". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 10 March 2016.
- 1 2 "Games played by Scott Bennett in 2011/2012". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 10 March 2016.
- ↑ Binning, Sarah (25 April 2012). "Exeter City defender Scot Bennett signs new deal". BBC Sport. Retrieved 10 March 2016.
- ↑ "Audio: Tisdale confirms Scot Bennett as new Exeter City captain". Express & Echo (Exeter). 15 July 2014. Retrieved 10 March 2016.
- ↑ "Scot Bennett: Notts County sign Exeter captain". BBC Sport. 27 May 2015. Retrieved 10 March 2016.
- ↑ "Scot Bennett: Notts County midfielder joins Newport on loan". BBC Sport. 8 October 2015. Retrieved 10 March 2016.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Games played by Scott Bennett in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 30 April 2016.
- ↑ "Scot Bennett: Notts County recall Newport County defender". BBC Sport. 31 December 2015. Retrieved 10 March 2016.
- ↑ "Scot Bennett and Colby Bishop Head Out On Loan". Notts County F.C. 11 March 2016. Retrieved 11 March 2016.
- ↑ "Games played by Scott Bennett in 2008/2009". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 10 March 2016.
- ↑ "Games played by Scott Bennett in 2009/2010". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 10 March 2016.
- ↑ "Games played by Scott Bennett in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 October 2013.
- ↑ "Games played by Scott Bennett in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 10 March 2016.
- ↑ "Games played by Scott Bennett in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 29 May 2015.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Scot Bennett. |
- Scot Bennett profile at the official Notts County F.C. website
- Scot Bennett career statistics at Soccerbase
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