Richard Thomas Bennett was born on 23 March 1991 and is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward for National League North club Scarborough Athletic.
23 Facts About Richie Bennett
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Richie Bennett was loaned out to Morecambe in January 2019 and left Carlisle for Port Vale in June 2019.
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Richie Bennett was sold to Stockport County in March 2020.
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Richie Bennett briefly joined Hartlepool United on loan in April 2021 and signed with Football League newcomers Sutton United three months later.
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Richie Bennett played for Sutton on the losing side in the 2022 EFL Trophy final and was sold on to Barrow in June 2022.
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Richie Bennett joined the youth team at Oldham Athletic at the age of ten and left Boundary Park five years later.
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Richie Bennett went on to make his debut in the Manchester League for Springhead at the age of 16.
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Richie Bennett moved on to Curzon Ashton the next year, before being signed to Northern Premier League Division One North side Mossley in November 2013.
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Richie Bennett signed with Northwich Victoria, where he was christened "Richie" by manager Jim Gannon, having previously only been known as Richard or Rich.
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Richie Bennett scored 44 goals in two seasons with the "Vics" and helped them to win the 2014 Cheshire Senior Cup.
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On 17 May 2016, Richie Bennett signed a two-year contract at National League club Barrow.
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On 25 July 2017,26-year-old Richie Bennett signed for Football League side Carlisle United for an undisclosed fee on a two-year contract.
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Richie Bennett scored five goals in 16 games at the Globe Arena was not retained at the end of the season by new Carlisle manager Steven Pressley.
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On 21 June 2019, Richie Bennett signed a two-year contract with League Two side Port Vale.
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On 12 March 2020, Richie Bennett signed a two-and-a-half-year contract with Stockport County after being sold for an undisclosed fee, who were just outside the National League play-offs under former Northwich manager Jim Gannon.
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Richie Bennett found himself out of the team after Simon Rusk replaced Gannon as the manager in January 2021.
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On 9 July 2021, Richie Bennett signed a contract of undisclosed length with newly-promoted League Two club Sutton United.
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Matt Gray's "U's" finished the League Two campaign one place outside the play-offs, with Richie Bennett scoring six league goals from 22 starts and 16 substitute appearances.
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Richie Bennett played in all eight games of Sutton's run to the final of the EFL Trophy at Wembley Stadium, and scored a penalty in the shoot-out victory over Wigan Athletic in the semi-finals.
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Richie Bennett left Barrow by mutual consent on 31 July 2023.
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Richie Bennett said that he had a point to prove at the club and felt that there was different vibe to the club.
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Richie Bennett made three appearances without scoring, though did score a goal in a further appearance against Buxton which was expunged following the game's abandonment.
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On 25 June 2024, Richie Bennett joined National League North side Scarborough Athletic.