Frankie_Bennett

Frankie Bennett

Frankie Bennett

English footballer

Frank Bennett (born 3 January 1969)[2] is an English former professional football forward.

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Bennett played for Halesowen Town before joining Southampton in February 1993 for an initial fee of £10,000.[3] He played 19 times, mainly as a substitute, and scored once against Chelsea,[4] 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.[5]

He moved to Aberystwyth Town and then followed manager Frank Gregan to Weston-super-Mare. He joined Bath City in June 2002.[6][7][8] He struggled with injury and turned down a reduced deal in May 2004, joining Brislington in August 2004.[8]

Bennett has a wife named Michelle, a son, Joshua, and a daughter, Shanee.[citation needed]

References

  1. [1]
    Barry J. Hugman (1998). The PFA Premier & Football League Players' Records 1946 - 1998. Queen Anne Press. p. 51. ISBN 1-85291-585-4.
  2. [2]
    Chalk, Gary; Holley, Duncan; Bull, David (2013). All the Saints: A Complete Players' Who's Who of Southampton FC. Southampton: Hagiology Publishing. p. 249. ISBN 978-0-9926-8640-6.
  3. [3]
    "Sport in Short: Football". The Independent. 25 February 1993. Retrieved 26 November 2010.
  4. [4]
    "Football: Chelsea slide continues: Hoddle's bleak prospect". The Independent. 28 December 1993. Retrieved 11 June 2019.
  5. [5]
    "Forest Green and Canvey in final". BBC Sport. 7 April 2001.
  6. [6]
    "Bennett for Bath?". Non League Daily. 14 June 2002.
  7. [7]
    "Bennett joins Bath". Non League Daily. 19 June 2002.
  8. [8]
    "Past Players - B". Archived from the original on 15 June 2008. Retrieved 7 February 2009.


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