Albert Bennett (footballer)

Albert Bennett

Personal information
Date of birth	(1944-07-16) 16 July 1944
Place of birth	Chester-le-Street, England
Position(s)	Centre forward
Youth career
1959–1961	Chester Moor Juniors
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1961–1965	Rotherham United	121	(83)
1965–1969	Newcastle United	90	(23)
1969–1971	Norwich City	60	(16)
International career‡
1964	England U23	1	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 3 February 2012 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 3 February 2012

Albert "Ankles" Bennett (born 6 July 1944) is a retired footballer who played for Rotherham, Newcastle and Norwich as a centre forward, in addition to representing England at under-23 level while at Rotherham. He was forced to retire due to injury in 1971 and had a spell as player-manager of Bury Town. He currently lives in Norwich. He use to run a pub in Norwich, called the Elm Tavern.

He was born in Chester-le-Street and signed for Rotherham in October 1961. There, he became the only player from that team ever to win England Under-23 honours. He signed for Newcastle in July 1965 for £27,000, making his debut against Blackpool. While at Newcastle he was rugby-tackled by Emlyn Hughes, giving rise to Hughes' nickname of "Crazy Horse". He moved to Norwich in February 1969 for £25,000 to replace Hugh Curran who had transferred to Wolverhampton Wanderers. He scored a hat-trick against Portsmouth at the end of the 1969-70 season.

However, due to injury, he was forced to retire after being substituted against Leicester City in February 1971. He then had a spell as player-manager at Bury, followed by managing various non-league clubs.

External links

• Profile at Toon1892
• Past Players Profile at Rotherham United
• Sing Up The River - Stars of the Past - Albert Bennett