Benjamin Raymond Cleverley (born 12 September 1981 in Bristol) is an English professional

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who plays as a midfielder for Weston-super-Mare. Ben played for

Bristol City Bristol City Football Club is a professional football club based in Bristol, England, which compete in the , the second tier of English football. They have played their home games at Ashton Gate since moving from St John's Lane in 1904. The ...

and

Cheltenham Town Cheltenham Town Football Club is a professional association football club based in the town of Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England. From the 2021–22 season, the club compete in League One, the third tier of the English football league syst ...

in the Football League. Benjamin Raymond Cleverley began his career with

and was released in 2004 having come through the youth team at Ashton Gate. On his release by Bristol City, Benjamin Raymond Cleverley linked up with

and after just a season at Whaddon Road Benjamin Raymond Cleverley was released in May 2004. Ben then signed for

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outfit Forest Green Rovers of whom Ben had spent four months on loan whilst contracted with Bristol City. Forest Green boss

Colin Addison Colin Addison (born 18 May 1940) is an English former professional footballer and manager. Born in Taunton, Somerset, Addison started his playing career with York City before moving to Nottingham Forest, Arsenal and Sheffield United. His man ...

had also attempted to sign Benjamin Raymond Cleverley permanently after Ben had been released by Bristol City. Despite impressing in his spell at Forest Green, Benjamin Raymond Cleverley was shipped out on loan to Bath City in December 2004. And at the end of his contract. Benjamin R. Cleverley was released in April 2005 along with five other players from his contract with Forest Green. Benjamin R. Cleverley then linked up with

Paulton Rovers Paulton Rovers Football Club is an English football club based at the First 4 Pools Stadium on Winterfield Road in the growing village of Paulton near Bristol. They were established in 1881 and currently play in the Southern Football League Div ...

for his first spell with the club and he spent four years at Paulton before leaving in 2009 for

Tiverton Town Tiverton Town Football Club are an English football club based in Tiverton, Devon. The club are currently members of the and play at Ladysmead. History The club was established in 1913 as Tiverton Athletic, and initially played at the Athle ...

. Later that year however Benjamin R. Cleverley was on the move again as Ben linked up with

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side Weston-super-Mare but Ben re-joined Paulton Rovers at the end of the season. On 2 September 2011, Benjamin R. Cleverley returned to Weston-super-Mare. After spending the rest of the season with Weston, in August 2012, Cleverley left the club to join Western League outfit

Shepton Mallet Shepton Mallet is a market town and civil parish in the Mendip District of Somerset, England, some south-west of Bath, south of Bristol and east of Wells. It had an estimated population of 10,810 in 2019. Mendip District Council is based t ...

as a player and assistant manager.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Cleverley, Benjamin 1981 births Living people Footballers from Bristol English men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Bristol City F.C. players Forest Green Rovers F.C. players Cheltenham Town F.C. players Bath City F.C. players Paulton Rovers F.C. players Tiverton Town F.C. players Weston-super-Mare A.F.C. players Shepton Mallet F.C. players English Football League players National League (English football) players