Scot Andrew Bennett (born 30 November 1990) is an English professional

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who plays as a defender or

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for club Newport County.

Career

Exeter City

Bennett was born in

Newquay Newquay ( ; kw, Tewynblustri) is a town on the north coast in Cornwall, in the south west of England. It is a civil parish, seaside resort, regional centre for aerospace industries, spaceport and a fishing port on the North Atlantic coast of ...

, Cornwall and started his career with

Exeter City Exeter City Football Club is a professional association football club based in Exeter, Devon, England. The team play in , the third tier of the English football league system. Known as "the Grecians", the origin of their nickname is subject to ...

's youth system. He made his first-team debut for Exeter as a substitute in the 74th minute of a 1–0 home victory over

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on 29 March 2011. Bennett scored his first goal on 26 November 2011 in a 3–0 home win over

Tranmere Rovers Tranmere Rovers Football Club is a professional association football club based in Birkenhead, Merseyside, England. The team compete in , the fourth tier of the English football league system. Founded in 1884 as Belmont Football Club, they ado ...

. Bennett signed a new contract, the length of which was undisclosed, with Exeter in April 2012. In July 2014, Exeter manager Paul Tisdale announced that Bennett would succeed Danny Coles as

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Notts County

Bennett signed for newly relegated League Two club

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on a two-year contract on 27 May 2015. On 8 October 2015, he joined Notts County's divisional rivals Newport County on

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until January 2016. He made his debut for Newport when starting in their 3–0 away defeat against

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on 10 October 2015. Bennett scored his first goal for Newport on 8 November 2015 in their 2–2 away draw with Brackley Town in the

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first round. He was recalled by Notts County on 31 December 2015. On 11 March 2016, Bennett joined Notts County's League Two rivals

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on loan until the end of the 2015–16 season. He debuted the following day when starting York's 1–1 home draw with

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Newport County

Bennett's contract at Notts County was cancelled by mutual consent on 2 June 2016, and the same day he rejoined Newport County on a two-year contract. Bennett was part of the Newport squad that completed the 'Great Escape' with a 2–1 victory at home to Notts County on the final day of the 2016–17 season, which ensured Newport's survival in League Two. Bennett signed a new two-year contract with Newport in April 2018. He was part of the team that reached the League Two play-off final at

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on 25 May 2019. Newport lost to Tranmere Rovers 1–0 after a goal in the 119th minute. In June 2020 Bennett was released by Newport County at the end of the 2019–20 season. On 4 August 2020 Bennett rejoined Newport on a one-year contract. Bennett played for Newport in the League Two playoff final at

on 31 May 2021 which Newport lost to Morecambe, 1-0 after a 107th minute penalty. In June 2021 his Newport contract was extended for a further two years.Bennett contract extended
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Style of play

Bennett plays as a defender or

Career statistics

References

External links

Profile
at the Newport County A.F.C. website * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Bennett, Scot 1990 births Living people People from Newquay Footballers from Cornwall English footballers Association football defenders Association football midfielders Exeter City F.C. players Notts County F.C. players Newport County A.F.C. players York City F.C. players English Football League players