Leslie Bennett

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England

270th all-time scorer424th for appearances

Born: 10 Jan 1918Wood Green
Shirt: #8, #10, #9
Debut: 25 Dec 1954v Derby County, aged 36
Last game: 17 Dec 1955at Rotherham United, aged 37

The West Ham career

all competitions, matches with line-up data

Appearances

28 starts, 0 from the bench

Goals

0.14 per game

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Assists

not recorded

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Minutes

not recorded

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Cards

not recorded

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Average rating

not rated

Best season for goals: 1954/55, 3 in 21 appearances.

Shooting by season, league

	Standard
Season	Gls	Sh	SoT	SoT%	Sh/90	SoT/90	G/Sh	G/SoT
1955/56	1
1954/55	2
Career	3

Same definitions as the season Players tab. Shots exclude blocked shots; on/off figures are approximate. Hover a heading for its meaning. Detailed numbers exist from 2015/16; older seasons show appearances, goals and cards where recorded. The Career row adds the seasons shown.

Goals

4 for West Ham

At home

Away

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Penalties

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Open play

Hat-tricks

By competition

Second Division	3	26 apps
FA Cup	1	2 apps

Scored against most

When he scores

No goal minutes recorded.

First goal: 8 Jan 1955, v Port Vale 2–2

Latest goal: 27 Aug 1955, at Swansea City 4–2

With him, without him

25 Dec 1954 to 17 Dec 1955

When he played

points per game

10 W 8 D 10 L

28 games · 1.57 scored · 1.61 conceded

36% wins

When he didn't

0.73

points per game

4 W 3 D 8 L

15 games · 2.07 scored · 1.73 conceded

27% wins

All competitions, between his first and last appearance, using matches with a recorded line-up. Injuries, rotation and who the opposition were all affect this, so treat it as context, not proof.

Milestones

25 Dec 1954Debutv Derby County 1–0 1954/55
8 Jan 1955First goalv Port Vale 2–2 1954/55
17 Dec 1955Last appearanceat Rotherham United 3–2 1955/56

Based on matches with line-up data (1900/01–1914/15, 1919/20–1938/39, 1945/46–2009/10 and 2015/16–2026/27); not a full career record.

By season and competition

Season	Competition	Apps	Starts	Mins	G	A
1955/56	Second Division	7	7	–	1	–
1954/55	FA Cup	2	2	–	1	–
1954/55	Second Division	19	19	–	2	–

Appearances

Date	Comp	Opponent	Score	Res	G
17 Dec 1955	D2	at Rotherham United	2–3	L
10 Dec 1955	D2	at Bristol Rovers	1–1	D
29 Oct 1955	D2	at Lincoln City	1–1	D
17 Sept 1955	D2	Fulham	2–1	W
10 Sept 1955	D2	at Leeds United	3–3	D
27 Aug 1955	D2	at Swansea City	2–4	L	1
20 Aug 1955	D2	Rotherham United	1–1	D
30 Apr 1955	D2	Lincoln City	0–1	L
26 Apr 1955	D2	Liverpool	0–3	L
23 Apr 1955	D2	at Bury	1–4	L
16 Apr 1955	D2	Rotherham United	1–2	L
11 Apr 1955	D2	at Fulham	0–0	D
9 Apr 1955	D2	at Luton Town	0–2	L
8 Apr 1955	D2	Fulham	2–1	W
2 Apr 1955	D2	Ipswich Town	4–0	W
26 Mar 1955	D2	at Birmingham City	2–1	W
19 Mar 1955	D2	Middlesbrough	2–1	W
12 Mar 1955	D2	at Stoke City	2–0	W
5 Mar 1955	D2	Leeds United	2–1	W	1
24 Feb 1955	D2	Doncaster Rovers	0–1	L
12 Feb 1955	D2	at Port Vale	1–1	D
5 Feb 1955	D2	Plymouth Argyle	6–1	W	1
22 Jan 1955	D2	at Bristol Rovers	4–2	W
10 Jan 1955	FAC	at Port Vale	1–3	L
8 Jan 1955	FAC	Port Vale	2–2	D	1
1 Jan 1955	D2	at Notts County	1–5	L
27 Dec 1954	D2	at Derby County	0–0	D
25 Dec 1954	D2	Derby County	1–0	W