Billy Bennett (footballer)

Personal information
Billy Bennett
Full name	William Ambrose Bennett
Date of birth	April 1872
Place of birth	Altrincham, England
Date of death	Deceased
Place of death	Manchester, England
Playing position	Outside right
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1892–1896 1896–1901 1901–19??	Summerfield Crewe Alexandra Small Heath Stafford Rangers	33 0(5) 70 (12)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. * Appearances (Goals)

William Ambrose "Billy" Bennett (born April 1872, deceased) is a former English professional footballer born in Altrincham, Cheshire, who played as an outside right. He made more than 100 appearances in the Football League playing for Crewe Alexandra and Small Heath.^[1]

When Crewe finished bottom of the Second Division for the second consecutive season and failed to be re-elected to the league for the 1896–97 season,^[2] Bennett joined Small Heath. He contributed to Small Heath's runners-up spot in the Second Division in the 1900–01 season and consequent promotion to the First Division, but left the club for Stafford Rangers of the Birmingham & District League later that year.^[3]

[edit] References

^ Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: SoccerData (Tony Brown), p. 23. ISBN 978-1-899468-67-6.
^ Crewe Alexandra. Football Club History Database. Richard Rundle. Retrieved on 2008-04-10.
^ Matthews, Tony (1995). Birmingham City: A Complete Record. Derby: Breedon Books, pp. 72, 147. ISBN 978-1-85983-010-9.

Persondata
NAME	Bennett, Billy
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Bennett, William Ambrose
SHORT DESCRIPTION	Professional footballer
DATE OF BIRTH	April 1872
PLACE OF BIRTH	Altrincham, Cheshire, England
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH	Manchester, England