Alf Bennett
Bennett in 1928
Personal information
Full name Alfred Bennett[1]
Date of birth (1898-11-13)13 November 1898[1]
Place of birth Clowne, England[1]
Date of death 6 January 1963(1963-01-06) (aged 64)[2]
Place of death Ripley, Derbyshire
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)[3]
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.[2]

Career

Bennett played for Clowne Rising Star and Nottingham Forest, before joining Port Vale in May 1927.[1] Preferred to George Holdcroft and Howard Matthews, he played 24 Second Division appearances and played one FA Cup game in the 1927–28 season.[1] However, he was replaced by new signing Jack Prince, and after playing just 11 times in the 1928–29 season, he left The Old Recreation Ground on a free transfer in May 1929.[1]

Later life

Bennett later worked as a greengrocer in Ripley, Derbyshire, for 30 years. He collapsed and died while shoveling snow for a fellow shopkeeper in January 1963, aged 64. He was remembered as a charitable and popular figure in the community.[2]

Career statistics

Source:[4]

Club Season Division League FA Cup Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Nottingham Forest 1920–21 Second Division 19020210
1921–22 Second Division 10020120
1922–23 First Division 500050
1923–24 First Division 16000160
1924–25 First Division 31020330
1925–26 Second Division 200020
Total 83060890
Port Vale 1927–28 Second Division 24010250
1928–29 Second Division 11000110
Total 35010360
Career total 1180701250

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Kent, Jeff (1996). Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. p. 25. ISBN 0-9529152-0-0. ASIN 0952915200.
  2. 1 2 3 "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)
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