Wayne Benn
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Wayne Benn | ||
| Date of birth | 7 August 1976 | ||
| Place of birth | Pontefract, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Bradford City | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1994–1996 | Bradford City | 10 | (0) |
| 1996–2004 | Bradford Park Avenue | ||
| 2004 | → Halifax Town (loan) | ||
| 2004 | Frickley Athletic | ||
| Emley | |||
| Ossett Town | |||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Wayne Benn (born 7 August 1976) is an English football manager/coach and a former professional footballer.
Playing career[edit]
Benn began his career at Bradford City before he signed for local rivals Bradford Park Avenue in 1995, upon his release from City. He played in over 400 games for the club, as a sweeper or in central midfield. He briefly played on loan at Halifax Town before returning to Avenue in September 1996. He was player of the season in 1998–99. He left on a permanent basis in January 2004, signing for Frickley Athletic. In November 2004, he left for Emley before moving to Ossett Town in the Northern Premier League.
Managerial career[edit]
Benn took over as manager of South Kirkby Colliery in July 2010. He had previously worked as the assistant manager at Guiseley and Bradford Park Avenue. He left South Kirkby Colliery at the end of the 2010–11 seasons and became the manager of Hemsworth Miners Welfare,[2] of the Northern Counties East Football League. Benn left to become the manager at Goole in the Northern Premier League but later returned to manage Hemsworth.[3]
In 2019, Benn was appointed Ossett United manager,[4] but both the 2019–20 and 2020–21 seasons were terminated due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Playing in Division One East in 2021–22, Ossett United were in the top half of the table, but after only one win in three months, he was dismissed just before Christmas 2021.[5]
References[edit]
- ^ Rollin, Jack, ed. (1995). Rothmans Football Yearbook: 1995–96. London: Headline. p. 413. ISBN 0-7472-7823-7. OCLC 60284604.
- ^ Harber, Tony. "New chairman backs Benn to take Hemsworth to next level". www.hemsworthandsouthelmsallexpress.co.uk. hemsworthandsouthelmsallexpress.co.uk. Retrieved 26 April 2017.
- ^ "EXCLUSIVE & Super IN-DEPTH with Wayne Benn..."What we try and do is to try and recruit within our means so we don't pay what we cannot afford and never will!"". The Bootiful Game. 9 November 2018. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
- ^ Gordon, James (19 November 2019). "Wayne Benn Appointed Manager At Ossett United". Northern Premier League. Retrieved 20 November 2023.
- ^ "Wayne Benn - IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT". Ossett United. Retrieved 20 November 2023.
External links[edit]
- Wayne Benn at Soccerbase
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