Alf Bennett

Alf Bennett

Personal information
Full name	Alfred Bennett[1]
Date of birth	13 November 1898[1]
Place of birth	Clowne, England[1]
Playing position	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)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

Alfred "Alf" 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]

Statistics

• Sourced from Alf Bennett profile at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)

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.