James Richard Bennett is an English

England

England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...

 professional footballer, who plays as a defender

Defender (association football)

Within the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to prevent the opposition from attacking....

. He is currently with Bridlington Town, having previously played for Hull City

Hull City A.F.C.

Hull City Association Football Club is an English association football club based in Kingston upon Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, founded in 1904. The club participates in the Football League Championship, the second tier of English football...

 and Darlington

Darlington F.C.

Darlington Football Club is a professional association football club based in Darlington, County Durham, currently playing in the Conference National. The club was founded in 1883, and originally played its games at Feethams, before moving to the Darlington Arena in 2003...

.

Career

Bennett started his career as a trainee with Hull City

Hull City A.F.C.

Hull City Association Football Club is an English association football club based in Kingston upon Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, founded in 1904. The club participates in the Football League Championship, the second tier of English football...

. In December 2006 he, along with Will Atkinson

Will Atkinson

William Henry "Will" Atkinson is an English football midfielder who plays for League Two club Plymouth Argyle on loan from Hull City....

, Nicky Featherstone

Nicky Featherstone

Nicky Lee Featherstone is an English professional footballer who plays for Football League Two side Hereford United as a midfield. He is also capable of playing as a winger. He has previously played for Hull City and Grimsby Town....

 and Matty Plummer

Matty Plummer

Matthew Robert 'Matty' Plummer is an English professional footballer, who plays as a defender for Bradford Park Avenue, having previously played for Hull City, Darlington and North Ferriby United, Westella & Willerby, FC Halifax Town and Bridlington Town.-Career:Plummer was released by Hull City...

, penned a two-and-a-half-year professional deal with the club. He failed to break into Phil Brown's senior team and on 26 March 2009 joined League Two

Football League Two

Football League Two is the third-highest division of The Football League and fourth-highest division overall in the English football league system....

 club Lincoln City

Lincoln City F.C.

Lincoln City Football Club is an English professional association football club based in Lincoln, Lincolnshire. The club are currently members of the Conference National in 2011–12 following relegation from the Football League....

 on loan until the end of the 2008–09 season. He failed to make an appearance for the club during his loan spell, being restricted to three unused substitute appearances in the club's final three league games of the season.

Bennett was one of eight players released by Hull in the summer of 2009 and joined League Two side Darlington

Darlington F.C.

Darlington Football Club is a professional association football club based in Darlington, County Durham, currently playing in the Conference National. The club was founded in 1883, and originally played its games at Feethams, before moving to the Darlington Arena in 2003...

. He made his debut for Darlington on 29 August 2009 against Cheltenham Town

Cheltenham Town F.C.

Cheltenham Town Football Club is an English football club playing in League Two, the fourth tier of English football. Founded in 1887, the team has played at four different grounds, namely Agg-Gardner's Recreation Ground, Carter's Field and now the Abbey Business Stadium, although it is more...

 coming on as a substitute. Bennett left Darlington in December 2009, having played seven league games, when manager Steve Staunton

Steve Staunton

Stephen "Steve" Staunton is an Irish association football manager and former professional footballer, who was most recently manager of Darlington...

 released him from his contract along with two other first team players, David Knight

David Knight (footballer)

David Sean Knight is an English footballer who plays for Histon as a goalkeeper.-Club career:Born in Houghton-le-Spring, Tyne and Wear, Knight began his career with the Middlesbrough youth system at the age of 11 after he was spotted by a scout playing for his local team Hetton Juniors...

 and Matty Plummer

Matty Plummer

Matthew Robert 'Matty' Plummer is an English professional footballer, who plays as a defender for Bradford Park Avenue, having previously played for Hull City, Darlington and North Ferriby United, Westella & Willerby, FC Halifax Town and Bridlington Town.-Career:Plummer was released by Hull City...

.

In February 2010, he joined Ossett Town

Ossett Town F.C.

Ossett Town Football Club are an English football club based in Ossett, in the City of Wakefield district, West Yorkshire, playing in the Northern Premier League in the 2011-12 season.-History:...

, debuting as a 66th minute substitute in the 7–0 Northern Premier League

Northern Premier League Premier Division

The Premier Division is the top division of the Northern Premier League. It is at Step 3 of the National League System, placing it six divisions below the Premier League...

 defeat at Boston United

Boston United F.C.

Boston United Football Club are an association football club based in Boston, Lincolnshire, England. They currently play in the Conference North. The club is known as 'the Pilgrims' in reference to the Pilgrim Fathers, who fled from Boston to the USA and founded Boston, Massachusetts. The club's...

 on 27 February. In August 2010 he signed for Bridlington Town debuting in the 2-1 Northern Counties East League win at Brighouse Town on 21 August 2010.

James is also a coach for Arsenal Soccer Schools Humberside & East Yorkshire.

As a player

• Hull City
  Hull City A.F.C.
  Hull City Association Football Club is an English association football club based in Kingston upon Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, founded in 1904. The club participates in the Football League Championship, the second tier of English football...
  
  
  • Football League Championship
    Football League Championship
    The Football League Championship is the highest division of The Football League and second-highest division overall in the English football league system after the Premier League...
    
     Play-off final winner: 2007–08
    2007-08 in English football
    The 2007–08 season was the 128th season of competitive football in England.-European competitions:In October 2007 Arsenal equalled the UEFA Champions League record victory with a 7–0 win over Slavia Prague at the Emirates Stadium. The record was broken the following month when Liverpool...
    
    

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