Paul Benson

Paul Benson
Personal information
Full name	Paul Andrew Benson
Date of birth	12 October 1979 (age 32)
Place of birth	Southend-on-Sea, England
Height	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Playing position	Striker
Club information
Current club	Swindon Town
Number	9
Youth career
1997	Southend United
Senior career*
National team‡
	* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23:30, 31 January 2012 (UTC).; † Appearances (Goals).; ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 20:30, 26 January 2012 (UTC)

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Paul Andrew Benson (born 12 October 1979) is an English footballer who plays for Swindon Town as a striker.

[edit] Career

Originally on the books of Southend United, Benson was signed by Daggers boss John Still on 1 July 2005, after Still saw him on the pitch for White Ensign of the Essex Olympian League, where he scored 96 goals in his two seasons with the club.^[2] Benson's first season with the Daggers was frustrating, as Benson was not a regular, scored only one Conference goal, and was out for three months with a broken leg.^[3] However, the 2006–07 season was kind to Benson, as he earned a spot in Dagenham's XI, and finished the season as both the team and Conference leader in goals with 28, leading the Daggers' successful campaign for promotion to League Two. The following year, Dagenham's first in The Football League, Benson finished as second top Dagenham scorer, but he was injured for a while.

The 2008–09 season saw Benson end in the top five goal scorers in the Football League Two and come second in the player of the season poll, for Dagenham. At the end of the 2009–10 season, Benson scored a goal at Wembley as Dagenham defeated Rotherham United to clinch a place in the Football League One 2010–11 season. On 31 August 2010, Benson completed a move to League One rivals Charlton Athletic.^[4]

After making 27 appearance and scoring 10 goals for Charlton Athletic in his first season, Benson's first-team chances were limited behind Charlton strikers Paul Hayes, Bradley Wright-Phillips, Jason Euell and Yann Kermorgant. Notts County made a bid to sign Benson which Charlton accepted,^[5] although the move collapsed after they failed to agree personal terms.^[6] It was announced on 30 December 2011, that Benson would move to Swindon Town as part of a swap deal, in exchange for Leon Clarke on 2 January 2012.^[7]

[edit] Honours

Conference National (Level 5): 2007
League Two play-off winners (Level 4): 2010

[edit] References

^ "Search 1984 to 2006 – Birth, Marriage and Death indexes". Findmypast.com. http://www.findmypast.co.uk/birth-indexes-search-start.action. Retrieved 2010-08-12.
^ http://www.daggers.co.uk/maindex.cfm?section=players&page=players Dagenham & Redbridge Roster
^ "Daggers marksman aiming high". BBC Sport. 2007-03-01. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/d/dagenham_and_redbridge/6407453.stm. Retrieved 2007-03-18.
^ "Charlton Athletic swoop to sign three new players, including former Addick Jonathan Fortune". Kent Online. 2010-08-31. http://www.kentonline.co.uk/dartford_messenger/sport/2010/august/31/charlton_athletic.aspx. Retrieved 2010-08-31.
^ Sky Sports. http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/11095/7051615/.
^ Sky Sports. http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/11684/7062242/.
^ Rose, Gary (30 December 2011). "Benson to complete Town move". Swindon Advertiser. http://www.thisisswindontownfc.co.uk/news/9445005.Benson_to_complete_Town_move/. Retrieved 31 December 2011.

[edit] External links

Paul Benson career stats at Soccerbase

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[Search_1984_to_2006_.E2.80.93_Birth.2C_Marriage_and_Death_indexes-0] "Search 1984 to 2006 – Birth, Marriage and Death indexes". Findmypast.com. http://www.findmypast.co.uk/birth-indexes-search-start.action. Retrieved 2010-08-12.

[1] ttp://www.daggers.co.uk/maindex.cfm?section=players&page=players Dagenham & Redbridge Roster

[Daggers_marksman_aiming_high-2] "Daggers marksman aiming high". BBC Sport. 2007-03-01. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/d/dagenham_and_redbridge/6407453.stm. Retrieved 2007-03-18.

[Charlton_return-3] "Charlton Athletic swoop to sign three new players, including former Addick Jonathan Fortune". Kent Online. 2010-08-31. http://www.kentonline.co.uk/dartford_messenger/sport/2010/august/31/charlton_athletic.aspx. Retrieved 2010-08-31.

[4] Sky Sports. http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/11095/7051615/.

[5] Sky Sports. http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/11684/7062242/.

[6] Rose, Gary (30 December 2011). "Benson to complete Town move". Swindon Advertiser. http://www.thisisswindontownfc.co.uk/news/9445005.Benson_to_complete_Town_move/. Retrieved 31 December 2011.

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Name	Benson, Paul
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Short description	Footballer
Date of birth	12 October 1979
Place of birth	Southend-on-Sea, England
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Personal information
Full name	Paul Andrew Benson^[1]
Date of birth	12 October 1979 (1979-10-12) (age 32)
Place of birth	Southend-on-Sea, England
Height	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Playing position	Striker
Club information
Current club	Swindon Town
Number	9
Youth career
1997	Southend United
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
2003–2005	White Ensign	62	(107)
2005–2010	Dagenham & Redbridge	174	(70)
2010–2012	Charlton Athletic	33	(10)
2012–	Swindon Town	4	(1)
National team^‡
2007	England C	1	(1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23:30, 31 January 2012 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 20:30, 26 January 2012 (UTC)