Scot Bennett

For other people with similar names, see Scott Bennett (disambiguation).

Scot Bennett

Bennett playing for York City in 2016
Personal information
Full name	Scot Andrew Bennett [1]
Date of birth	(1990-11-30) 30 November 1990 (age 34) [2]
Place of birth	Newquay, England
Height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) [3]
Position(s)	Defender / Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Cheltenham Town
Number	17
Youth career
0000–2008	Exeter City
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2008–2015	Exeter City	132	(18)
2015–2016	Notts County	6	(0)
2015	→ Newport County (loan)	12	(0)
2016	→ York City (loan)	11	(0)
2016–2024	Newport County	288	(9)
2024–	Cheltenham Town	22	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:38, 15 February 2025 (UTC)

Scot Andrew Bennett (born 30 November 1990) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender or midfielder for EFL League Two club Cheltenham Town.

Career

Exeter City

Bennett was born in Newquay, Cornwall ^[4] and started his career with Exeter City's youth system. ^[5] He made his first-team debut for Exeter as a substitute in the 74th minute of a 1–0 home victory over Swindon Town in League One on 29 March 2011. ^[6]

Bennett scored his first goal on 26 November 2011 in a 3–0 home win over Tranmere Rovers. ^[7] Bennett signed a new contract, the length of which was undisclosed, with Exeter in April 2012. ^[8] In July 2014, Exeter manager Paul Tisdale announced that Bennett would succeed Danny Coles as captain. ^[9]

Notts County

Bennett training with York City in 2016

Bennett signed for newly relegated League Two club Notts County on a two-year contract on 27 May 2015. ^[10] On 8 October 2015, he joined Notts County's divisional rivals Newport County on loan until January 2016. ^[11] He made his debut for Newport when starting in their 3–0 away defeat against Mansfield Town on 10 October 2015. ^[12] Bennett scored his first goal for Newport on 8 November 2015 in their 2–2 away draw with Brackley Town in the FA Cup first round. ^[12] He was recalled by Notts County on 31 December 2015. ^[13]

On 11 March 2016, Bennett joined Notts County's League Two rivals York City on loan until the end of the 2015–16 season. ^[14] He debuted the following day when starting York's 1–1 home draw with Barnet. ^[12]

Newport County

Bennett's contract at Notts County was cancelled by mutual consent on 2 June 2016, ^[15] and the same day he rejoined Newport County on a two-year contract. ^[16] Bennett was part of the Newport squad that completed the 'Great Escape' with a 2–1 victory at home to Notts County on the final day of the 2016–17 season, which ensured Newport's survival in League Two. ^{[17] [18]} Bennett signed a new two-year contract with Newport in April 2018. ^[19] He was part of the team that reached the League Two play-off final at Wembley Stadium on 25 May 2019. Newport lost to Tranmere Rovers 1–0 after a goal in the 119th minute. ^[20]

In June 2020 Bennett was released by Newport County at the end of the 2019–20 season due to the club's Coronavirus pandemic financial concerns. ^[21] Bizarrely, in July 2020 Bennett was selected as Newport's Player of the Year for the 2019-20 season. ^[22] On 4 August 2020 Bennett rejoined Newport on a one-year contract. ^[23] Bennett played for Newport in the League Two play-off final at Wembley Stadium on 31 May 2021 which Newport lost to Morecambe, 1–0 after a 107th minute penalty. ^[24] In June 2021 his Newport contract was extended for a further two years. ^[25] In June 2023 Bennett's Newport contract was extended for a further year. ^[26]

On 4 June 2024, the club confirmed that Bennett would be departing the club on 30 June 2024 upon the expiration of his contract. ^[27]

Cheltenham Town

Bennett signed for newly relegated League Two club Cheltenham Town on 14 June 2024, linking up with his former manager at Newport, Michael Flynn. ^[28]

Style of play

Bennett plays as a defender or midfielder. ^[5]

Career statistics

As of match played 15 February 2025

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Exeter City	2008–09 [29]	League Two	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	2009–10 [30]	League One	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	2010–11 [6]	League One	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	2011–12 [7]	League One	15	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	15	3
	2012–13 [31]	League Two	43	6	1	0	1	0	1 [a]	0	46	6
	2013–14 [32]	League Two	45	6	1	0	1	0	1 [a]	0	48	6
	2014–15 [33]	League Two	28	3	1	0	1	0	1 [a]	0	31	3
	Total		132	18	3	0	3	0	3	0	141	18
Notts County	2015–16 [12]	League Two	6	0	—		1	0	0	0	7	0
Newport County (loan)	2015–16 [12]	League Two	12	0	3	1	—		—		15	1
York City (loan)	2015–16 [12]	League Two	11	0	—		—		—		11	0
Newport County	2016–17 [17]	League Two	39	0	4	0	1	0	3 [b]	1	47	1
	2017–18 [34]	League Two	28	2	4	0	1	0	3 [b]	0	36	2
	2018–19 [35]	League Two	38	2	5	0	2	0	5 [c]	0	50	2
	2019–20 [36]	League Two	28	1	3	0	2	0	4 [b]	1	37	2
	2020–21 [37]	League Two	38	2	3	0	2	0	5 [c]	0	48	2
	2021–22 [38]	League Two	33	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	34	1
	2022–23 [39]	League Two	39	1	2	0	1	0	2 [b]	0	44	1
	2023–24 [40]	League Two	45	0	6	0	2	0	3 [b]	0	56	0
	Total		288	9	27	0	12	0	25	2	352	11
Cheltenham Town	2024–25 [41]	League Two	22	0	2	0	0	0	1 [b]	0	25	0
Career total			471	27	35	1	16	0	29	2	551	30

1. Appearance in Football League Trophy
2. Appearances in EFL Trophy
3. Two appearances in EFL Trophy and three appearances in the League Two play-offs

References

1. "EFL: Club retained and released lists published". English Football League. 23 June 2016. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
2. "Scot Bennett". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 10 April 2020.
3. "Scot Bennett". Newport County A.F.C. Retrieved 10 April 2020.
4. "Scott Bennett: Profile". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. Retrieved 10 April 2020.
5. "Scot Bennett". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 11 March 2016.
6. "Games played by Scott Bennett in 2010/2011". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 10 March 2016.
7. "Games played by Scott Bennett in 2011/2012". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 10 March 2016.
8. Binning, Sarah (25 April 2012). "Exeter City defender Scot Bennett signs new deal". BBC Sport. Retrieved 10 March 2016.
9. Larkins, Simon (15 July 2014). "Audio: Tisdale confirms Scot Bennett as new Exeter City captain". Express & Echo. Exeter. Archived from the original on 30 September 2014.
10. "Scot Bennett: Notts County sign Exeter captain". BBC Sport. 27 May 2015. Retrieved 10 March 2016.
11. "Scot Bennett: Notts County midfielder joins Newport on loan". BBC Sport. 8 October 2015. Retrieved 10 March 2016.
12. "Games played by Scott Bennett in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 May 2016.
13. "Scot Bennett: Notts County recall Newport County defender". BBC Sport. 31 December 2015. Retrieved 10 March 2016.
14. "Scot Bennett and Colby Bishop head out on loan". Notts County F.C. 11 March 2016. Retrieved 3 September 2017.
15. Pallatt, James (2 June 2016). "Scot Bennett is first Notts County casualty under John Sheridan". Nottingham Post. Archived from the original on 2 June 2016.
16. "Scot Bennett: Newport County sign Notts County defender on two-year deal". BBC Sport. 2 June 2016. Archived from the original on 2 June 2016.
17. "Games played by Scott Bennett in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 16 July 2017.
18. "Newport County 2–1 Notts County". BBC Sport. 6 May 2017. Retrieved 6 May 2017.
19. Williams, David (26 April 2018). "Scot Bennett pens fresh two-year Newport County AFC deal". South Wales Argus. Newport. Retrieved 30 June 2018.
20. Pearlman, Michael (25 May 2019). "League Two play-off final: Newport County 0–1 Tranmere Rovers". BBC Sport. Retrieved 6 December 2019.
21. "NEWPORT COUNTY AFC CONFIRM LIST OF PLAYERS RETAINED AND RELEASED". www.newport-county.co.uk.
22. Bennett Player of the Year
23. Bennett rejoins Newport
24. Morecambe beat Newport
25. Bennett contract extended
26. Bennett 1 year extension
27. "Scot Bennett departs Newport County after eight seasons". www.newport-county.co.uk. 4 June 2024. Retrieved 4 June 2024.
28. "Scot Bennett signs for the Robins". www.ctfc.com. 14 June 2024. Retrieved 14 June 2024.
29. "Games played by Scott Bennett in 2008/2009". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 10 March 2016.
30. "Games played by Scott Bennett in 2009/2010". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 10 March 2016.
31. "Games played by Scott Bennett in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 October 2013.
32. "Games played by Scott Bennett in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 10 March 2016.
33. "Games played by Scott Bennett in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 29 May 2015.
34. "Games played by Scott Bennett in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 16 May 2018.
35. "Games played by Scott Bennett in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 July 2019.
36. "Games played by Scott Bennett in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 10 April 2020.
37. "Games played by Scott Bennett in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 March 2021.
38. "Games played by Scott Bennett in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 20 April 2023.
39. "Games played by Scott Bennett in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 20 April 2023.
40. "Games played by Scott Bennett in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 June 2024.
41. "Games played by Scott Bennett in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 29 June 2024.

External links

• Cornwall portal

• Profile Archived 5 March 2021 at the Wayback Machine at the Newport County A.F.C. website
• Scot Bennett at Soccerbase