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]
Position(s) Defender / Midfielder
Team 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 269 (9)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:17, 6 January 2024 (UTC)

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

Career

Exeter City

Bennett was born in Newquay, Cornwall[4] and started his career with Exeter City's youth system.[5] 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.[6]

Bennett scored his first goal on 26 November 2011 in a 3–0 home win over Tranmere Rovers.[7] Bennett signed a new contract, the length of which was undisclosed, with Exeter in April 2012.[8] In July 2014, Exeter manager Paul Tisdale announced that Bennett would succeed Danny Coles as captain.[9]

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.[10] On 8 October 2015, he joined Notts County's divisional rivals Newport County on loan until January 2016.[11] He made his debut for Newport when starting in their 3–0 away defeat against Mansfield Town on 10 October 2015.[12] 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.[12] He was recalled by Notts County on 31 December 2015.[13]

On 11 March 2016, Bennett joined Notts County's League Two rivals York City on loan until the end of the 2015–16 season.[14] He debuted the following day when starting York's 1–1 home draw with Barnet.[12]

Newport County

Bennett's contract at Notts County was cancelled by mutual consent on 2 June 2016,[15] and the same day he rejoined Newport County on a two-year contract.[16] Bennett was part of the Newport squad that completed the 'Great Escape' with a 2–1 victory at home to Notts County on the final day of the 2016–17 season, which ensured Newport's survival in League Two.[17][18] Bennett signed a new two-year contract with Newport in April 2018.[19] He was part of the team that reached the League Two play-off final at Wembley Stadium on 25 May 2019. Newport lost to Tranmere Rovers 1–0 after a goal in the 119th minute.[20]

In June 2020 Bennett was released by Newport County at the end of the 2019–20 season due to the club's Coronavirus pandemic financial concerns.[21] Bizarrely, in July 2020 Bennett was selected as Newport's Player of the Year for the 2019-20 season.[22] On 4 August 2020 Bennett rejoined Newport on a one-year contract.[23] Bennett played for Newport in the League Two play-off final at Wembley Stadium on 31 May 2021 which Newport lost to Morecambe, 1–0 after a 107th minute penalty.[24] In June 2021 his Newport contract was extended for a further two years.[25] In June 2023 Bennett's Newport contract was extended for a further year.[26]

Style of play

Bennett plays as a defender or midfielder.[5]

Career statistics

As of match played 18 April 2023
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Exeter City 2008–09[27] League Two 0000000000
2009–10[28] League One 0000000000
2010–11[6] 1000000010
2011–12[7] 153000000153
2012–13[29] League Two 43610101[lower-alpha 1]0466
2013–14[30] 45610101[lower-alpha 1]0476
2014–15[31] 28310101[lower-alpha 1]0313
Total 1321830303014118
Notts County 2015–16[12] League Two 60—100070
Newport County (loan) 2015–16[12] League Two 12031——151
York City (loan) 2015–16[12] League Two 110———110
Newport County 2016–17[17] League Two 39040103[lower-alpha 2]1471
2017–18[32] 28240103[lower-alpha 2]0362
2018–19[33] 38250205[lower-alpha 3]0502
2019–20[34] 28130204[lower-alpha 2]1372
2020–21[35] 38230205[lower-alpha 3]0482
2021–22[36] 331001000341
2022–23[37] 37120102[lower-alpha 2]0421
Total 241921010022229411
Career total 4022727114025246830
  1. 1 2 3 Appearance in Football League Trophy
  2. 1 2 3 4 Appearance in EFL Trophy
  3. 1 2 Two appearances in EFL Trophy and three appearances in the League Two play-offs

References

  1. ↑ "EFL: Club retained and released lists published". English Football League. 23 June 2016. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
  2. ↑ "Scot Bennett". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 10 April 2020.
  3. ↑ "Scot Bennett". Newport County A.F.C. Retrieved 10 April 2020.
  4. ↑ "Scott Bennett: Profile". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. Retrieved 10 April 2020.
  5. 1 2 "Scot Bennett". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 11 March 2016.
  6. 1 2 "Games played by Scott Bennett in 2010/2011". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 10 March 2016.
  7. 1 2 "Games played by Scott Bennett in 2011/2012". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 10 March 2016.
  8. ↑ Binning, Sarah (25 April 2012). "Exeter City defender Scot Bennett signs new deal". BBC Sport. Retrieved 10 March 2016.
  9. ↑ 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.
  10. ↑ "Scot Bennett: Notts County sign Exeter captain". BBC Sport. 27 May 2015. Retrieved 10 March 2016.
  11. ↑ "Scot Bennett: Notts County midfielder joins Newport on loan". BBC Sport. 8 October 2015. Retrieved 10 March 2016.
  12. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Games played by Scott Bennett in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 May 2016.
  13. ↑ "Scot Bennett: Notts County recall Newport County defender". BBC Sport. 31 December 2015. Retrieved 10 March 2016.
  14. ↑ "Scot Bennett and Colby Bishop head out on loan". Notts County F.C. 11 March 2016. Retrieved 3 September 2017.
  15. ↑ 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.
  16. ↑ "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.
  17. 1 2 "Games played by Scott Bennett in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 16 July 2017.
  18. ↑ "Newport County 2–1 Notts County". BBC Sport. 6 May 2017. Retrieved 6 May 2017.
  19. ↑ Williams, David (26 April 2018). "Scot Bennett pens fresh two-year Newport County AFC deal". South Wales Argus. Newport. Retrieved 30 June 2018.
  20. ↑ Pearlman, Michael (25 May 2019). "League Two play-off final: Newport County 0–1 Tranmere Rovers". BBC Sport. Retrieved 6 December 2019.
  21. ↑ "NEWPORT COUNTY AFC CONFIRM LIST OF PLAYERS RETAINED AND RELEASED". www.newport-county.co.uk.
  22. ↑ Bennett Player of the Year
  23. ↑ Bennett rejoins Newport
  24. ↑ Morecambe beat Newport
  25. ↑ Bennett contract extended
  26. ↑ Bennett 1 year extension
  27. ↑ "Games played by Scott Bennett in 2008/2009". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 10 March 2016.
  28. ↑ "Games played by Scott Bennett in 2009/2010". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 10 March 2016.
  29. ↑ "Games played by Scott Bennett in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 October 2013.
  30. ↑ "Games played by Scott Bennett in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 10 March 2016.
  31. ↑ "Games played by Scott Bennett in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 29 May 2015.
  32. ↑ "Games played by Scott Bennett in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 16 May 2018.
  33. ↑ "Games played by Scott Bennett in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 July 2019.
  34. ↑ "Games played by Scott Bennett in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 10 April 2020.
  35. ↑ "Games played by Scott Bennett in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 March 2021.
  36. ↑ "Games played by Scott Bennett in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 20 April 2023.
  37. ↑ "Games played by Scott Bennett in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 20 April 2023.
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