Misplaced Pages

Alf Bennett

Article snapshot taken from Wikipedia with creative commons attribution-sharealike license. Give it a read and then ask your questions in the chat. We can research this topic together.
English footballer For other people named Alfred Bennett, see Alfred Bennett (disambiguation).

Alf Bennett
Bennett in 1928
Personal information
Full name Alfred Bennett
Date of birth (1898-11-13)13 November 1898
Place of birth Clowne, England
Date of death 6 January 1963(1963-01-06) (aged 64)
Place of death Ripley, Derbyshire
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Youth career
Clowne Rising Star
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1920–1927 Nottingham Forest 83 (0)
1927–1929 Port Vale 35 (0)
Total 118 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Alfred Bennett (13 November 1898 – 6 January 1963) was an English footballer who played as a goalkeeper for Nottingham Forest and Port Vale.

Career

Bennett played for Clowne Rising Star and Nottingham Forest before joining Port Vale in May 1927. Preferred to George Holdcroft and Howard Matthews, he played 24 Second Division appearances and played one FA Cup game in the 1927–28 season. However, he was replaced by new signing Jack Prince. After playing just 11 times in the 1928–29 season, he left The Old Recreation Ground on a free transfer in May 1929.

Later life

Bennett later worked as a greengrocer in Ripley, Derbyshire for 30 years. He collapsed and died while shovelling snow for a fellow shopkeeper in January 1963, aged 64. He was remembered as a charitable and popular figure in the community.

Career statistics

Source:

Club Season Division League FA Cup Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Nottingham Forest 1920–21 Second Division 19 0 2 0 21 0
1921–22 Second Division 10 0 2 0 12 0
1922–23 First Division 5 0 0 0 5 0
1923–24 First Division 16 0 0 0 16 0
1924–25 First Division 31 0 2 0 33 0
1925–26 Second Division 2 0 0 0 2 0
Total 83 0 6 0 89 0
Port Vale 1927–28 Second Division 24 0 1 0 25 0
1928–29 Second Division 11 0 0 0 11 0
Total 35 0 1 0 36 0
Career total 118 0 7 0 125 0

References

  1. ^ Kent, Jeff (1996). Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. p. 25. ISBN 0-9529152-0-0. ASIN 0952915200.
  2. ^ "Mr. Alfred Bennett of Ripley - Shopkeeper Dies While Clearing Snow". Evening Telegraph. Derby, Derbyshire. 7 January 1963. p. 11. Retrieved 21 November 2023. Mr. Bennett... was a former professional footballer and played with Nottingham Forest....
  3. Trentsider (21 August 1922). "Few big transfers in the First Division of the Football League. Nottingham Forest". Athletic News. Manchester. p. 5.
  4. Alf Bennett at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
Categories: