Scot Bennett

Scot Bennett

Bennett playing for York City in 2016
Personal information
Full name	Scot Andrew Bennett[1]
Date of birth	30 November 1990[1]
Place of birth	Newquay, England
Height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[2]
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	14	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23:05, 3 Nov 2016 (UTC).

Scot Andrew Bennett (born 30 November 1990) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender or a 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.^[1] 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.^[3]

Bennett scored his first goal on 26 November 2011 in a 3–0 home win over Tranmere Rovers.^[4] Bennett signed a new contract, the length of which was undisclosed, with Exeter in April 2012.^[5] In July 2014, Exeter manager Paul Tisdale announced that Bennett would succeed Danny Coles as captain.^[6]

Notts County

Bennett signed for newly relegated League Two club Notts County on a two-year contract on 27 May 2015.^[7] On 8 October 2015, he joined Notts County's divisional rivals Newport County on loan until January 2016.^[8] He made his debut for Newport when starting in their 3–0 away defeat against Mansfield Town on 10 October 2015.^[9] 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.^[9] He was recalled by Notts County on 31 December 2015.^[10]

On 11 March 2016, Bennett joined Notts County's League Two rivals York City on loan until the end of the 2015–16 season.^[11] He debuted the following day when starting York's 1–1 home draw with Barnet.^[9]

Newport County

On 2 June 2016, Bennett's contract at Notts County was cancelled by mutual consent,^[12] and the same day he rejoined Newport County on a two-year contract.^[13]

Style of play

Bennett plays as a defender or a midfielder.^[1]

Career statistics

Bennett training with York City in 2016

As of match played 30 August 2016

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Exeter City	2008–09[14]	League Two	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	2009–10[15]	League One	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	2010–11[3]	League One	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	2011–12[4]	League One	15	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	15	3
	2012–13[16]	League Two	43	6	1	0	1	0	1[lower-alpha 1]	0	46	6
	2013–14[17]	League Two	45	6	1	0	1	0	1[lower-alpha 1]	0	47	6
	2014–15[18]	League Two	28	3	1	0	1	0	1[lower-alpha 1]	0	31	3
	Total		132	18	3	0	3	0	3	0	141	18
Notts County	2015–16[9]	League Two	6	0	—		1	0	0	0	7	0
Newport County (loan)	2015–16[9]	League Two	12	0	3	1	—		—		15	1
York City (loan)	2015–16[9]	League Two	11	0	—		—		—		11	0
Newport County	2016–17[19]	League Two	5	0	0	0	1	0	1[lower-alpha 2]	0	7	0
Career total			166	18	6	1	5	0	4	0	181	19

1. Appearance in Football League Trophy
2. Appearance in EFL Trophy

References

1. "Scot Bennett". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 11 March 2016.
2. "Exeter City player profiles: Scot Bennett". Exeter City F.C. Archived from the original on 29 May 2015.
3. "Games played by Scott Bennett in 2010/2011". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 10 March 2016.
4. "Games played by Scott Bennett in 2011/2012". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 10 March 2016.
5. Binning, Sarah (25 April 2012). "Exeter City defender Scot Bennett signs new deal". BBC Sport. Retrieved 10 March 2016.
6. "Audio: Tisdale confirms Scot Bennett as new Exeter City captain". Express & Echo. Exeter. 15 July 2014. Retrieved 10 March 2016.
7. "Scot Bennett: Notts County sign Exeter captain". BBC Sport. 27 May 2015. Retrieved 10 March 2016.
8. "Scot Bennett: Notts County midfielder joins Newport on loan". BBC Sport. 8 October 2015. Retrieved 10 March 2016.
9. "Games played by Scott Bennett in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 May 2016.
10. "Scot Bennett: Notts County recall Newport County defender". BBC Sport. 31 December 2015. Retrieved 10 March 2016.
11. "Scot Bennett and Colby Bishop Head Out On Loan". Notts County F.C. 11 March 2016. Retrieved 11 March 2016.
12. Pallatt, James (2 June 2016). "Scot Bennett is first Notts County casualty under John Sheridan". Nottingham Post. Retrieved 2 June 2016.
13. "Scot Bennett: Newport County sign Notts County defender on two-year deal". BBC Sport. 2 June 2016. Retrieved 2 June 2016.
14. "Games played by Scott Bennett in 2008/2009". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 10 March 2016.
15. "Games played by Scott Bennett in 2009/2010". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 10 March 2016.
16. "Games played by Scott Bennett in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 October 2013.
17. "Games played by Scott Bennett in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 10 March 2016.
18. "Games played by Scott Bennett in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 29 May 2015.
19. "Games played by Scott Bennett in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 September 2016.

External links

• Scot Bennett profile at the official Newport County A.F.C. website
• Scot Bennett career statistics at Soccerbase