Fred Bennett (footballer)

Fred Bennett
Personal information
Full name	Frederick Bennett
Date of birth	2 October 1906
Place of birth	Bristol, England
Date of death	20 August 1990 (aged 83)
Place of death	Bristol, England
Height	5 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1.74 m)
Position(s)	Full back
Senior career*
Years	Team
	Hanham Athletic
	HJ Packers Ltd.
1925–1930	Bristol Rovers
1930–1935	Chester
1935–1937	Nantwich
1937–????	Oswestry Town
Total
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Frederick Bennett (2 October 1906 – 20 August 1990) was an English professional footballer who played in the Football League for Bristol Rovers and Chester.

Born in Bristol, Bennett played local non-League football for Hanham Athletic and HJ Packers Ltd., as well as club cricket for Fry's and Packers. He joined Bristol Rovers as a full back in December 1925, and in a four-and-a-half-year stay with the club he made 129 League appearances, scoring twice. In 1930 he joined Chester (later renamed Chester City) when they were a non-League team, but they were elected to the Football League at the end of his first season there. He went on to play 158 League games and scoring a single goal, before moving to Nantwich (now Nantwich Town) in 1935 and Oswestry Town in 1937.

On retiring from football he returned to his home city of Bristol to live, and also served in North Africa during World War II.

Sources

Jay, Mike; Byrne, Stephen (1994). Pirates in Profile: A Who's Who of Bristol Rovers Players. Bristol: Potten, Baber & Murray. pp. 22–23. ISBN 0-9524835-0-5.