Scot Bennett

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.

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]
Position(s) 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 147 (6)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17:11, 19 December 2020 (UTC)

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.[21] On 4 August 2020 Bennett rejoined Newport on a one-year contract.[22]

Style of play

Bennett plays as a defender or midfielder.[5]

Career statistics
As of match played 10 March 2020
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Exeter City 2008–09[23] League Two 0000000000
2009–10[24] League One 0000000000
2010–11[6] League One 1000000010
2011–12[7] League One 153000000153
2012–13[25] League Two 43610101[lower-alpha 1]0466
2013–14[26] League Two 45610101[lower-alpha 1]0476
2014–15[27] League Two 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[28] League Two 28240103[lower-alpha 2]0362
2018–19[29] League Two 38250205[lower-alpha 3]0502
2019–20[30] League Two 28130204[lower-alpha 2]1372
Total 1335160601521707
Career total 2942322110018234426
  1. Appearance in Football League Trophy
  2. Appearances in EFL Trophy
  3. Two appearances in EFL Trophy, three in 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. "Scot Bennett". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 11 March 2016.
  6. "Games played by Scott Bennett in 2010/2011". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 10 March 2016.
  7. "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. "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. "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 rejoins Newport
  23. "Games played by Scott Bennett in 2008/2009". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 10 March 2016.
  24. "Games played by Scott Bennett in 2009/2010". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 10 March 2016.
  25. "Games played by Scott Bennett in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 October 2013.
  26. "Games played by Scott Bennett in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 10 March 2016.
  27. "Games played by Scott Bennett in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 29 May 2015.
  28. "Games played by Scott Bennett in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 16 May 2018.
  29. "Games played by Scott Bennett in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 July 2019.
  30. "Games played by Scott Bennett in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 10 April 2020.
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