Benjamin Chenery (born 28 January 1977) is an English

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby le ...

who played in

The Football League The English Football League (EFL) is a league of professional football clubs from England and Wales. Founded in 1888 as the Football League, the league is the oldest such competition in the world. It was the top-level football league in Engla ...

for

Cambridge United Cambridge United Football Club is a professional association football club based in the city of Cambridge, England. They compete in EFL League one , the 3rd tier of the English football league system. The club is based at the Abbey Stadium on N ...

and

Luton Town Luton Town Football Club () is a professional association football club based in the town of Luton, Bedfordshire, England, that competes in the Championship, the second tier of the English football league system. Founded in 1885, it is nicknam ...

. After a spell at

Kettering Town Kettering Town Football Club is a football club based in Burton Latimer, Northamptonshire, England. They are currently members of and play at Latimer Park in Burton Latimer. Kettering were the first club to wear sponsorship on their shirts in ...

he joined

Canvey Island Canvey Island is a town, civil parishes in England, civil parish and reclaimed island in the Thames estuary, near Southend-on-Sea, in the Castle Point district, in the county of Essex, England. It has an area of and a population of 38,170.Office ...

and played for them for five years. While at the club he scored the winning goal in the FA Trophy final in 2001 against Forest Green Rovers. After retiring from the game in 2007 Ben quickly rose through the coaching ranks and after a brief spell as assistant manager at

Conference South The National League South, formerly Conference South, is one of the second divisions of the National League in England, immediately below the top division National League. Along with National League North, it is in the second level of the N ...

side Chelmsford City FC joined semi-professional

Isthmian League The Isthmian League () is a regional men's football league covering Greater London, East and South East England, featuring mostly semi-professional clubs. Founded in 1905 by amateur clubs in the London area, the league now consists of 82 tea ...

side

Bury Town FC Bury Town Football Club is a semi-professional football club, based in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England. The club are currently members of the and play at Ram Meadow. History Early history The club was established by William Lake at a meetin ...

in July 2012 as assistant to Richard Wilkins. He took over as Manager of Bury Town in July 2014.

Honours

As a player

;

FA Trophy The Football Association Challenge Trophy, commonly known as the FA Trophy, is a men's football knockout cup competition run by and named after the English Football Association and competed for primarily by semi-professional teams. The compet ...

Winner (1): 2000-01 * Isthmian League Premier Division Winner (1): 2003-04 * Isthmian League Premier Division Runner-Up (3): 2000-01, 2001-02, 2002-03 * Essex Senior Cup Winner (1): 2001–02 * Essex Senior Cup Runner-Up (1): 2000–01

References

* English men's footballers Ipswich Town F.C. players Luton Town F.C. players Cambridge United F.C. players Kettering Town F.C. players Canvey Island F.C. players Chelmsford City F.C. players English Football League players 1977 births Living people English football managers Isthmian League managers Bury Town F.C. managers Men's association football defenders Chelmsford City F.C. non-playing staff Footballers from Ipswich {{England-footy-defender-1970s-stub