Harry Benns
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Harry Francis Benns[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 13 January 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Warrington, England | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team |
Stafford Rangers (on loan from Port Vale) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Manchester City | |||
| 2014–2018 | Port Vale | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018– | Port Vale | 1 | (0) |
| 2018– | → Stafford Rangers (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 00:00, 8 October 2018 (UTC) | |||
Harry Francis Benns (born 13 January 2000) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Northern Premier League Premier Division club Stafford Rangers, on loan from EFL League Two side Port Vale.
He turned professional at Port Vale in May 2018, making his first-team debut that same month. He joined Stafford Rangers on loan in August 2018.
Playing career
Benns came through the youth-team at Port Vale and was given a professional contract in May 2018 after being named as Youth Player of the Year for the 2017–18 season.[2][3] Manager Neil Aspin gave him his debut on the final day of the 2017–18 season, a 5–0 defeat at Cambridge United on 5 May, though he entered the game as a 75th-minute substitute for Ben Whitfield when the "Valiants" were already four goals down.[4]
On 23 August 2018, Benns joined Northern Premier League Premier Division side Stafford Rangers on a month-long loan deal; coach Gary Brabin said that "it is an opportunity for him now to play men's football and get to know what it is about".[5] On 8 September, he scored his first goal in senior football, providing Rangers with the winner in a 2–1 victory at Grimsby Borough in the first round of qualification for the FA Cup.[6]
Style of play
Speaking in May 2018, Port Vale youth-team coach Mike Ede described Benns as a creative midfielder who "is clever, has the ability to score goals and will take shots from places where you don’t think" and who "can play off to the side or as a number 10".[3]
Statistics
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Port Vale | 2017–18[7] | EFL League Two | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2018–19[8] | EFL League Two | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Stafford Rangers (loan) | 2018–19[9] | Northern Premier League Premier Division | 7 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 10 | 1 |
| Career total | 8 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 1 | ||
- ^ Appearance in Northern Premier League Challenge Cup.
References
- ^ Harry Benns at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
- ^ Baggaley, Michael (28 April 2018). "Tom Pope makes history at Port Vale player of the year awards". Stoke Sentinel. Retrieved 30 April 2018.
- ^ a b Baggaley, Michael (4 May 2018). "Why Port Vale have offered Harry Benns a senior deal". Stoke Sentinel. Retrieved 4 May 2018.
- ^ "Cambridge United v Port Vale". BBC Sport. 5 May 2018. Retrieved 5 May 2018.
- ^ Baggaley, Michael (23 August 2018). "Port Vale forward Harry Benns joins Stafford Rangers". Stoke Sentinel. Retrieved 23 August 2018.
- ^ "Grimsby Borough 1 - 2 Stafford Rangers - Stafford Rangers Football Club". Stafford Rangers Football Club. 8 September 2018. Retrieved 11 September 2018.
- ^ "Games played by Harry Benns in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 30 April 2017.
- ^ "Games played by Harry Benns in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 June 2018.
- ^ "Fixtures 2018-2019 - Stafford Rangers Football Club". Stafford Rangers Football Club. Retrieved 23 August 2018.