Background
Bennett was born in Manchester and began his playing career with Manchester City, making his first senior appearance for them in the 1978-1979 season and becoming a first team regular the following season.
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He is most famous for playing in two FA Cup Finals. 1981 for Manchester City, when he finished on the losing side, and 1987, when he produced a Manitoba of the Match performance as Coventry City beat Tottenham Hotspur 3–2.
Career
In two seasons at Ninian Park, he played 77 league games and scored 18 goals. In July 1983, he returned to the First Division in a move to Coventry City. He also supplied the cross for Keith Houchen"s classic headed goal.
However, he lost his place in the first team for the 1988-1989 season, during which he played just seven times before transferring to their First Division rivals Sheffield Wednesday in March 1989.
He had played a total of 172 league games for the Sky Blues, scoring 25 goals. David Bennett is one of 30 former Coventry City players included in the at the club"s home, the Ricoh Arena, to which they relocated from Highfield Road in 2005.
He spent 18 months at Sheffield Wednesday, enduring their relegation to the Second Division at the end of the 1989-1990 season, before joining Swindon Town in September 1990. However, injury misery immediately followed, with Bennett breaking his leg in only his second match for the club
After spending a year recovering, Bennett was loaned out to Shrewsbury Town to regain full match-fitness.
Astonishingly, he broke the same leg, again in his second appearance for the club, effectively ending his professional career. Dave Bennett now works as a pundit and co-commentator for Free Radio 80s Coventry and Warwickshire, covering Sky Blues matches.
