Neil Bennett (born 22 August 1971) is a Scottish former

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 as a defender for

Berwick Rangers Berwick Rangers Football Club is a football team based in the town of Berwick-upon-Tweed, England, just south of the border with Scotland. Founded in 1881, they currently play in the , the fifth tier of Scottish football, despite hailing fr ...

and

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Career

Playing career

Bennett started his career at

St Johnstone St Johnstone Football Club is a professional association football club in Perth, Scotland which is a member of the Scottish Premiership for the 2022–23 season. The club's name is derived from St John's Toun ''aka'' Saint Johnstoun – an old ...

but left the club in 1991 without having made a first team appearance at

McDiarmid Park McDiarmid Park is a stadium in Perth, Scotland, used mainly for association football. It has been the home ground of Scottish Premiership side St Johnstone since its opening in 1989. The stadium has an all-seated capacity of . As well as St Jo ...

. He signed for

Alloa Alloa (Received Pronunciation ; educated Scottish pronunciation /ˈaloʊa/; gd, Alamhagh, possibly meaning "rock plain") is a town in Clackmannanshire in the Central Lowlands of Scotland. It is on the north bank of the Forth at the spot where ...

in 1991 and made 115 appearances over a 5 year spell at the club. The defender then signed for

Stirling Albion Stirling Albion Football Club is a Scottish football club based in the city of Stirling. The club was founded in 1945 following the demise of King's Park after World War II. The club currently competes in Scottish League Two as a member of the ...

in 1995 and scored 7 goals in 71 appearances at

Forthbank Stadium Forthbank Stadium is a football stadium in Stirling, Scotland. Opened in 1993, it has been the home ground of Scottish Professional Football League club Stirling Albion since then. Since 2013 it has also hosted the first team matches of Lowland ...

. Bennett signed for

in 1998 and was part of the squad that won the 1998–99 Scottish Second Division. He found regular game time hard to come by at Livi due to big investment in the playing staff and incoming seasoned pro's being signed and keeping him out of the team. After departing from the

Almondvale Stadium Almondvale Stadium, also known as the Tony Macaroni Arena for sponsorship purposes, but most commonly referred to as ‘The Spaghettihad’ (alluding to the Etihad Stadium), is a football stadium, located in the Almondvale area of Livingston, We ...

, Bennett signed for Montrose in 2000 and played 16 in a short spell at the club before re-signing for

later in that year. The defender appeared 21 times for the Binos during the remainder of the 2000-2001 season. He was on the move again in 2001, this time signing for

. He remained at

Shielfield Park Shielfield Park is a football stadium that is home to Berwick Rangers and Berwick Bandits speedway team. Although Berwick Rangers is a Scottish Lowland Football League club, Shielfield Park is situated in the English county of Northumberland. ...

for 3 years, scoring 7 goals in 76 appearances for the Wee Gers. Bennett had a spell at

Linlithgow Rose Linlithgow Rose Football Club are a Scottish football club based in Linlithgow, West Lothian. The team plays in the East of Scotland Football League Premier Division, the sixth tier of Scottish football, having moved from the junior leagues i ...

before retiring from playing.

Honours

; Livingston *

Scottish Football League Second Division The Scottish Football League Second Division was the third tier of the Scottish football league system between 1975 and 2013. History The Second Division was created in 1975, as part of a wider reconstruction of the Scottish Football League (SF ...

: 1998-99

References

External links

Neil Bennett on Soccerbase
1971 births Living people Scottish men's footballers Scottish Football League players Men's association football defenders Livingston F.C. players St Johnstone F.C. players Alloa Athletic F.C. players Stirling Albion F.C. players Montrose F.C. players Berwick Rangers F.C. players Linlithgow Rose F.C. players Footballers from Falkirk Scottish Junior Football Association players {{Scotland-footy-bio-stub