Scot Bennett

For people of a similar same name, see Scott Bennett (disambiguation)

Scot Bennett
Bennett playing for York City in 2016
Personal information
Full name Scot Andrew Bennett[1]
Date of birth (1990-11-30) 30 November 1990[2]
Place of birth Newquay, England
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[3]
Playing position Defender / Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Newport County
Number 17
Youth career
0000–2008 Exeter City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2015 Exeter City 132 (18)
2015–2016 Notts County 6 (0)
2015 → Newport County (loan) 12 (0)
2016 → York City (loan) 11 (0)
2016– Newport County 77 (3)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16:51, 2 October 2018 (UTC)

Scot Andrew Bennett (born 30 November 1990) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender or midfielder for League Two club Newport County.

Career

Exeter City

Bennett was born in Newquay, Cornwall and started his career with Exeter City's youth system.[2] He made his first-team debut for Exeter as a substitute in the 74th minute of a 1–0 home victory over Swindon Town in League One on 29 March 2011.[4]

Bennett scored his first goal on 26 November 2011 in a 3–0 home win over Tranmere Rovers.[5] Bennett signed a new contract, the length of which was undisclosed, with Exeter in April 2012.[6] In July 2014, Exeter manager Paul Tisdale announced that Bennett would succeed Danny Coles as captain.[7]

Notts County

Bennett training with York City in 2016

Bennett signed for newly relegated League Two club Notts County on a two-year contract on 27 May 2015.[8] On 8 October 2015, he joined Notts County's divisional rivals Newport County on loan until January 2016.[9] He made his debut for Newport when starting in their 3–0 away defeat against Mansfield Town on 10 October 2015.[10] Bennett scored his first goal for Newport on 8 November 2015 in their 2–2 away draw with Brackley Town in the FA Cup first round.[10] He was recalled by Notts County on 31 December 2015.[11]

On 11 March 2016, Bennett joined Notts County's League Two rivals York City on loan until the end of the 2015–16 season.[12] He debuted the following day when starting York's 1–1 home draw with Barnet.[10]

Newport County

On 2 June 2016, Bennett's contract at Notts County was cancelled by mutual consent,[13] and the same day he rejoined Newport County on a two-year contract.[14] Bennett signed a new two-year contract with Newport in April 2018.[15]

Style of play

Bennett plays as a defender or midfielder.[2]

Career statistics

As of match played 29 September 2018
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Exeter City 2008–09[16] League Two 0000000000
2009–10[17] League One 0000000000
2010–11[4] League One 1000000010
2011–12[5] League One 153000000153
2012–13[18] League Two 43610101[lower-alpha 1]0466
2013–14[19] League Two 45610101[lower-alpha 1]0476
2014–15[20] League Two 28310101[lower-alpha 1]0313
Total 1321830303014118
Notts County 2015–16[10] League Two 60—100070
Newport County (loan) 2015–16[10] League Two 12031——151
York City (loan) 2015–16[10] League Two 110———110
Newport County 2016–17[21] League Two 39040103[lower-alpha 2]1471
2017–18[22] League Two 28240103[lower-alpha 2]0362
2018–19[23] League Two 10100201[lower-alpha 2]0131
Total 773804071964
Career total 238211418010127023
  1. 1 2 3 Appearance in Football League Trophy
  2. 1 2 3 Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy

References

  1. ↑ "EFL: Club retained and released lists published". English Football League. 23 June 2016. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
  2. 1 2 3 "Scot Bennett". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 11 March 2016.
  3. ↑ "Exeter City player profiles: Scot Bennett". Exeter City F.C. Archived from the original on 29 May 2015.
  4. 1 2 "Games played by Scott Bennett in 2010/2011". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 10 March 2016.
  5. 1 2 "Games played by Scott Bennett in 2011/2012". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 10 March 2016.
  6. ↑ Binning, Sarah (25 April 2012). "Exeter City defender Scot Bennett signs new deal". BBC Sport. Retrieved 10 March 2016.
  7. ↑ Larkins, Simon (15 July 2014). "Audio: Tisdale confirms Scot Bennett as new Exeter City captain". Express & Echo. Exeter. Archived from the original on 30 September 2014.
  8. ↑ "Scot Bennett: Notts County sign Exeter captain". BBC Sport. 27 May 2015. Retrieved 10 March 2016.
  9. ↑ "Scot Bennett: Notts County midfielder joins Newport on loan". BBC Sport. 8 October 2015. Retrieved 10 March 2016.
  10. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Games played by Scott Bennett in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 May 2016.
  11. ↑ "Scot Bennett: Notts County recall Newport County defender". BBC Sport. 31 December 2015. Retrieved 10 March 2016.
  12. ↑ "Scot Bennett and Colby Bishop head out on loan". Notts County F.C. 11 March 2016. Retrieved 3 September 2017.
  13. ↑ Pallatt, James (2 June 2016). "Scot Bennett is first Notts County casualty under John Sheridan". Nottingham Post. Archived from the original on 2 June 2016.
  14. ↑ "Scot Bennett: Newport County sign Notts County defender on two-year deal". BBC Sport. 2 June 2016. Archived from the original on 2 June 2016.
  15. ↑ Williams, David (26 April 2018). "Scot Bennett pens fresh two-year Newport County AFC deal". South Wales Argus. Retrieved 30 June 2018.
  16. ↑ "Games played by Scott Bennett in 2008/2009". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 10 March 2016.
  17. ↑ "Games played by Scott Bennett in 2009/2010". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 10 March 2016.
  18. ↑ "Games played by Scott Bennett in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 October 2013.
  19. ↑ "Games played by Scott Bennett in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 10 March 2016.
  20. ↑ "Games played by Scott Bennett in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 29 May 2015.
  21. ↑ "Games played by Scott Bennett in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 16 July 2017.
  22. ↑ "Games played by Scott Bennett in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 16 May 2018.
  23. ↑ "Games played by Scott Bennett in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 October 2018.
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