Albert "Ankles" Bennett (16 July 1944 – 21 December 2016)Lakey C (2016
Ex-Norwich City star Albert Bennett dies, aged 72
'' Eastern Daily Press'', 2016-12-21. Retrieved 2020-04-19. was a footballer who played for Rotherham, Newcastle and Norwich as a

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, in addition to representing England at under-23 level while at Rotherham. He was forced to retire due to injury in 1971 and had a spell as player-manager of

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. He was born in Chester-le-Street and signed for Rotherham in October 1961. There, he became the only player from that team ever to win England Under-23 honours. He signed for Newcastle in July 1965 for £27,000, making his debut against

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. While at Newcastle he was rugby-tackled by Emlyn Hughes, giving rise to Hughes' nickname of "Crazy Horse". He moved to Norwich in February 1969 for £25,000 to replace Hugh Curran who had transferred to Wolverhampton Wanderers. He scored a hat-trick against Portsmouth at the end of the 1969–70 season. However, due to injury, he was forced to retire after being

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against Leicester City in February 1971. He then had a spell as player-manager at Bury, followed by managing various non-league clubs. Bennett spent his later life living in Norwich, running the Elm Tavern pub in the city.

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1944 births 2016 deaths Sportspeople from Chester-le-Street Footballers from County Durham Newcastle United F.C. players Rotherham United F.C. players Norwich City F.C. players Bury Town F.C. players English footballers England under-23 international footballers British publicans Association football forwards {{England-footy-forward-1940s-stub