Alf Bennett

Alf Bennett
Personal information
Full name	Alfred Bennett[1]
Date of birth	13 November 1898[1]
Place of birth	Clowne, England[1]
Height	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)[2]
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Youth career
	Clowne Rising Star
Senior career*
Years	Team
1920–1927	Nottingham Forest
1927–1929	Port Vale
Total
	* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Alfred Bennett (born 13 November 1898; date of death unknown) was an English footballer who played as a goalkeeper for Nottingham Forest and Port Vale.

Playing career

Bennet 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]

Source:[3]

Club	Season	Division	League		FA Cup		Total
Club	Season	Division	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

Kent, Jeff (1996). Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. p. 25. ISBN 0-9529152-0-0. ASIN 0952915200.
Trentsider (21 August 1922). "Few big transfers in the First Division of the Football League. Nottingham Forest". Athletic News. Manchester. p. 5.
Alf Bennett at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)

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