Walter Bennett

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The 1901 losing Cup Final team; Bennett is seated on the left.

Walter Bennett (31 December 1874, Mexborough – 6 April 1908 Denaby Main) was a professional footballer who won the 1899 and 1902 FA Cup finals with Sheffield United. He also played on the losing side in the 1901 FA Cup final. He was also in the United team humiliated by Port Vale in the FA Cup in 1898.^[1]

Nicknamed "Cocky", Bennett joined United from Mexborough in 1895 for a transfer fee of £10. he moved to Bristol City in 1905.

Bennett was killed in 1908 in a mining accident at Denaby Main Colliery.

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