Gary Bennett (footballer, born 1970)


Gary Bennett is an English former professional footballer. A prolific striker, he holds goalscoring records at two of his former clubs.

Career

Born in Enfield, Bennett was in the youth system at Tottenham Hotspur, but began his senior career at Colchester United, for whom he played in the FA Trophy final in 1992. In 1994, he left Colchester to join Woking, and during the 1990s also played for Dagenham & Redbridge and Braintree Town, for whom he scored a record 57 goals in one season. In the 2000s he had two spells with A.F.C. Sudbury, playing 253 games and scoring 172 goals, and remains the club's all-time top scorer. He also played for Chelmsford City, Witham Town, Ipswich Wanderers and Tiptree United. After playing a solitary match for Tiptree, Bennett stopped playing football and currently works as a postman.

Honours

Club

;Colchester United