Harry Benns

Harry Francis Benns (born 13 January 2000) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder.

Harry Benns
Personal information
Full name Harry Francis Benns[1]
Date of birth (2000-01-13) 13 January 2000[2]
Place of birth Warrington, England[2]
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
Manchester City
2014–2018 Port Vale
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2019 Port Vale 1 (0)
2018 → Stafford Rangers (loan) 14 (0)
2019 → Kidsgrove Athletic (loan)
2019 Hyde United 16 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 10 December 2019 (UTC)

He turned professional at Port Vale in May 2018, making his first-team debut that same month. He joined Stafford Rangers on loan for the first half of the 2018–19 season, and ended the campaign on loan at Kidsgrove Athletic. Released by Port Vale at the end of the 2018–19 season, he then joined Hyde United.

Playing career

Port Vale

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.[3][4] 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.[5]

On 23 August 2018, Benns joined Northern Premier League Premier Division side Stafford Rangers on an initial month-long loan deal – later extended until the end of the 2018–19 season; 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".[6][7] 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.[8] He was named as Stafford Rangers Player of the Month for September.[9] On 20 March 2019, he joined Northern Premier League Division One West club Kidsgrove Athletic on loan until the end of the season. Vale manager John Askey confirmed that he would not be offering Benns a new contract on 16 May.[10]

Non-league

Benns joined Northern Premier League Premier Division side Hyde United after arriving at Ewen Fields on the first day of the 2019–20 pre-season.[11] He made 16 appearances for the "Tigers", scoring one goal, with his last appearance coming on 10 December.[12]

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".[4]

Statistics
As of match played 10 December 2019
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Port Vale 2017–18[13]EFL League Two1000000010
2018–19[14]EFL League Two0000000000
Total 1000000010
Stafford Rangers (loan) 2018–19[15]Northern Premier League Premier Division14021006[lower-alpha 1]0221
Hyde United 2019–20[12]Northern Premier League Premier Division16010104[lower-alpha 2]1221
Career total[lower-alpha 3] 3103110101452
  1. 2 Appearances in the Northern Premier League Challenge Cup, 2 appearance in FA Trophy, 1 appearance in Walsall Senior Cup and 1 appearance in Staffordshire Senior Cup.
  2. 2 appearances in the Manchester Senior Cup, 1 appearance and 1 goal in the Cheshire Senior Cup and 1 appearance in the FA Trophy
  3. Statistics for Kidsgrove Athletic not known.

References
  1. Harry Benns at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
  2. "FootballSquads - Port Vale - 2017/2018". www.footballsquads.co.uk. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
  3. Baggaley, Michael (28 April 2018). "Tom Pope makes history at Port Vale player of the year awards". Stoke Sentinel. Retrieved 30 April 2018.
  4. Baggaley, Michael (4 May 2018). "Why Port Vale have offered Harry Benns a senior deal". Stoke Sentinel. Retrieved 4 May 2018.
  5. "Cambridge United v Port Vale". BBC Sport. 5 May 2018. Retrieved 5 May 2018.
  6. Baggaley, Michael (23 August 2018). "Port Vale forward Harry Benns joins Stafford Rangers". Stoke Sentinel. Retrieved 23 August 2018.
  7. "Harry Benns". Stafford Rangers Football Club. Retrieved 6 January 2019.
  8. "Grimsby Borough 1 - 2 Stafford Rangers - Stafford Rangers Football Club". Stafford Rangers Football Club. 8 September 2018. Retrieved 11 September 2018.
  9. "Loan Watch". port-vale.co.uk. 19 October 2018. Retrieved 19 October 2018.
  10. Baggaley, Michael (16 May 2019). "Port Vale's retained list in full as nine players are released". Stoke Sentinel. Retrieved 16 May 2019.
  11. "Hyde United Football Club". hydeunited.co.uk. Retrieved 24 September 2019.
  12. "Hyde United | Appearances | Harry Benns | Football Web Pages". www.footballwebpages.co.uk. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
  13. "Games played by Harry Benns in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 30 April 2017.
  14. "Games played by Harry Benns in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 June 2018.
  15. "Fixtures 2018-2019 - Stafford Rangers Football Club". Stafford Rangers Football Club. Retrieved 23 August 2018.
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