Ted Bennett (footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Edward Ernest Bennett | ||
| Date of birth | 22 August 1925 | ||
| Place of birth | Kilburn, London, England | ||
| Date of death | 23 August 2018 (aged 93) | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1945 | Willesden | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1947–1949 |
QPR | 2 | (0) |
| 1949–1953 | Southall | (2) | |
| 1953–1956 | Watford | 81 | (0) |
| 1956–1957 |
Gravesend & Northfleet | 10 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 1952–1953 | England amateur | 11 | (0) |
| 1952 |
Great Britain | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Edward Ernest Bennett (22 August 1925 – 23 August 2018) was an English
Career
Born in
Great Britain at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki.[6] Great Britain were eliminated 5–3 in the preliminary round by Luxembourg after extra time, in a match that finished 1–1 after 90 minutes.[7]
After a brief return to Southall, Bennett signed on professional terms for
Gravesend and Northfleet of the Southern Football League in September 1956 for a nominal transfer fee.[4]
References
- General
- Jones, Trefor (1996). The Watford Football Club Illustrated Who's Who. ISBN 0-9527458-0-1.
- Ted Bennett's profile at Sports Reference.com
- Specific
- ^ "Ted Bennett". Olympedia. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- ^ "Edward BENNETT". FIFA. Archived from the original on 9 November 2012. Retrieved 9 November 2009.
- ^ "Edward Bennett". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 9 November 2009.
- ^ a b Jones p. 39
- ^ Neil Brown. "Queens Park Rangers: 1946/47 – 2008/09". Archived from the original on 19 December 2013. Retrieved 2 March 2010.
- ^ Jones p. 292
- ^ "Olympic football tournament Helsinki 1952". FIFA. Archived from the original on 16 June 2008. Retrieved 2 March 2010.
- ^ Jones p. 230
