Steven Bennett (footballer)

Steven Bennett

Personal information
Full name	Steven Bennett
Date of birth	(1991-11-21) 21 November 1991 (age 33)
Position(s)	Striker
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2010–2011	Barnsley	4	(0)
2020–2021	Wombwell Town	4	(3)
	Ossett Town
	Athersley Recreation
	Grimethorpe LLUK
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:49, 15 July 2021 (UTC)

Steven Bennett (born 21 November 1991) is an English former footballer who played as a striker in the Football League.

Career

Bennett made his debut for Barnsley on 26 December 2010, in the Football League Championship match against Burnley, coming on as a second-half substitute for Andy Gray. He made three more appearances for Barnsley before being released by the club in May 2011 with four other players.[1]

Following his departure from Barnsley, Bennett played for non-league sides Ossett Town, Athersley Recreation^[citation needed], Grimethorpe LLUK.

He joined Wombwell Town at the start of the 2021–21 season and scored three times in four appearances for the Sheffield & Hallamshire County Senior Football League side.[2][3]

Personal life

He is the younger brother of former Lincoln City footballer Lee Bennett. The duo played together at Ossett Town, Athersley Recreation and Wombwell Town.[4]

Later life

In 2013 Bennett was jailed for three years for robbery and affray; after his release, he worked in telecoms.[5]

In September 2019, Bennett was driving an HGV on the M56 near Lymm when he caused a chain reaction crash; two people died and five were injured.[6][7] He was charged in July 2020 with two counts of causing death by dangerous driving.[6] In September 2020, he pleaded guilty to the lesser charge of death by careless driving;[8] the following August, at the start of his scheduled trial on the two charges of causing death by dangerous driving, he changed his plea to guilty.[7][9] The court heard evidence that he had been distracted by his mobile phone, which he had been plugging and unplugging on its charger while using it as a satnav. On 16 September 2021, Bennett was sentenced to five years in prison and his licence was suspended.[5][7]

References

1. "Martin Devaney is among five players let go by Barnsley". BBC Sport. 11 May 2011. Retrieved 18 September 2021.
2. "Growing Strong in Uncertain Times – A 2020/21 Review". Wombwell Town FC.
3. "A-Z OF WOMBWELL TOWN PLAYERS". Wombwell Town FC.
4. "Growing Strong in Uncertain Times – A 2020/21 Review". Wombwell Town FC.
5. Chris Slater (16 September 2021). "Ex-footballer who killed Manchester couple after ploughing into them on M56 while trying to use his phone as a sat nav is jailed". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 18 September 2021.
6. Adam Everett (30 July 2020). "Ex-footballer charged with causing deaths of married couple by dangerous driving". Warrington Guardian. Retrieved 18 September 2021.
7. "Steven Bennett: Ex-footballer lorry driver jailed for fatal crash". BBC News. 16 September 2021. Retrieved 18 September 2021.
8. Luke Traynor (2 September 2020). "Former Barnsley footballer admits 'careless driving' deaths of married couple". Yorkshire Live. Retrieved 18 September 2021.
9. Nathan Okell (9 August 2021). "Ex-footballer admits causing deaths by dangerous driving on M56". Knutsford Guardian. Retrieved 18 September 2021.

External links

• Steven Bennett at Soccerbase