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Edgar Bennett (English footballer)

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Edgar Bennett
Personal information
Full name Edgar William Bennett
Date of birth (1929-03-29)29 March 1929
Place of birth Stoke-on-Trent, England
Date of death 1 September 2008(2008-09-01) (aged 79)
Place of death Luton, England
Position(s) Outside right
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Vauxhall Motors
1952–1954 Luton Town 1 (0)
1954–1956 Chelmsford City 37 (6)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Edgar William Bennett (29 March 1929 — 1 September 2008) was an English footballer who played as an outside right.

Career

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Bennett began his career at Vauxhall Motors, before signing for Luton Town in September 1952. Bennett's time at Luton was mainly restricted to the reserves, making just one first team appearance in the 1953–1954 Second Division.[1]

In 1954, Bennett joined Chelmsford City. Over the course of two seasons with the club, Bennett made 37 league appearances, scoring six times, before being released in May 1956.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Edgar Bennett". Neil Brown. Retrieved 23 September 2018.
  2. ^ Chelmsford City F.C. (24 October 2011). A–Z of Chelmsford City Football Club. Chelmsford: Duplexity. p. 47.