Frankie Bennett
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Frank Bennett[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 3 January 1969 | ||
| Place of birth | Birmingham, England | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1992–1993 | Halesowen Town | ||
| 1993–1996 | Southampton | 19 | (1) |
| 1996 | → Shrewsbury Town (loan) | 4 | (3) |
| 1996–2000 | Bristol Rovers | 44 | (4) |
| 2000 | Exeter City | 9 | (1) |
| 2000–2001 | Forest Green Rovers | 27 | (2) |
| 2001 | Aberystwyth Town | ||
| 2001–2002 | Weston-super-Mare | ||
| 2002–2004 | Bath City | ||
| 2004–?? | Brislington | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Frankie Bennett (born 3 January 1969) is an English former professional football forward.
Bennett played for Halesowen Town before joining Southampton in February 1993 for an initial fee of £10,000.[2] He played 19 times, mainly as a substitute, before joining Shrewsbury Town on loan in October 1996 and moved to Bristol Rovers the following month for a fee of £3,000.
He joined Exeter City on non-contract terms in February 2000, but left to join Forest Green Rovers the following month. He was a part of the Forest Green side that reached the 2001 FA Trophy final after he scored in a 4-1 semi final win over Hereford United at Edgar Street.[3]
He moved to Aberystwyth Town and then followed manager Frank Gregan to Weston-super-Mare. He joined Bath City in June 2002.[4][5][6] He struggled with injury and turned down a reduced deal in May 2004, joining Brislington in August 2004.[6]
Bennett has a wife named Michelle, a son, Joshua, and a daughter, Shanee.[citation needed]
References
- ^ Barry J. Hugman. The PFA Premier & Football League Players' Records 1946 - 1998. Queen Anne Press. p. 51. ISBN 1-85291-585-4.
- ^ "Sport in Short: Football". The Independent. 25 February 1993. Retrieved 26 November 2010.
- ^ "Forest Green and Canvey in final". BBC Sport. 7 April 2001.
- ^ "Bennett for Bath?". Non League Daily. 14 June 2002.
- ^ "Bennett joins Bath". Non League Daily. 19 June 2002.
- ^ a b "Past Players - B". Archived from the original on 15 June 2008. Retrieved 7 February 2009.
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External links
- Frankie Bennett at Soccerbase
- Since 1888... The Searchable Premiership and Football League Player Database (subscription required)
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- Southampton F.C. players
- Shrewsbury Town F.C. players
- Bristol Rovers F.C. players
- Exeter City F.C. players
- Forest Green Rovers F.C. players
- Aberystwyth Town F.C. players
- Weston-super-Mare A.F.C. players
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