Gary Bennett (footballer, born 1961)
- For the former striker of Chester City and Wrexham, among others, see Gary Bennett
Gary Ernest Bennett (born 4 December 1961 in Manchester) is a former English professional footballer who is most known for playing for Sunderland from 1984 to 1995. He originally started his career with Manchester City, but moved on to Cardiff City in 1981, without making any first team appearances, on a free transfer where he linked up with his brother Dave.
He left Cardiff for £65,000 in July 1984 to join Sunderland. Bennett went on to play 369 league games with Sunderland scoring 23 goals before joining Carlisle United 11 years later. He later played in the Football League for Scarborough and Darlington (where he was also manager until being released in October 2001[1]). Whilst at Sunderland, he played in the 1992 FA Cup Final where they lost to Liverpool.
He now works as a radio pundit and has regularly commentates on Sunderland games. He also does some work for 'Show Racism The Red Card'. His son has recently joined the academy of Middlesbrough, a local rival to his former team, Sunderland. He currently is the Head Coach of the University of Sunderland's Mens 1st Team.
Honours
As a player
Sunderland
Darlington
As a manager
Sunderland University Women's FC
- BUCS Northern 3B Division winner: 2012–2013
- BUCS Northern 2B Division 4th place: 2013–2014
Managerial stats
| Team |
Nat |
From |
To |
Record |
| G | W | L | D | Win % |
| Darlington |
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August 2000 |
October 2001 |
72 | 22 | 31 | 19 | 30.6 |
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