Dave Bennett (footballer, born 1959)

Dave Bennett
Personal information
Full name David Anthony Bennett[1]
Date of birth (1959-07-11) 11 July 1959 (age 65)
Place of birth Manchester, England
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)[2]
Position(s) Winger
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1978–1981 Manchester City 54 (9)
1981–1983 Cardiff City 76 (18)
1983–1989 Coventry City 172 (25)
1989–1990 Sheffield Wednesday 28 (0)
1990–1992 Swindon Town 1 (0)
1991 → Shrewsbury Town (loan) 2 (2)
1992 Nuneaton Borough
Total 333 (54)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

David Anthony Bennett (born 11 July 1959) is an English former professional footballer. He made over 200 appearances in the Football League during his career,[3] including playing in two FA Cup Finals; 1981 for Manchester City, when he finished on the losing side, and 1987, when he produced a Man of the Match performance as Coventry City beat Tottenham Hotspur 3–2.

  1. ^ "Dave Bennett". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 13 January 2017.
  2. ^ Dunk, Peter, ed. (1987). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1987–88. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 138. ISBN 978-0-356-14354-5.
  3. ^ "Dave Bennett". Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Database. Neil Brown. Retrieved 10 June 2016.