Career
Benson played for Accrington Stanley, Blackburn Rovers, Stalybridge Celtic and Queen"s Park Rangers, before joining Portuguese Vale on a one-month trial in February 1924. He appeared at The Old Recreation Ground in a 2–0 defeat to Bristol City in a Second Division match on 9 February, and failed to impress. He was not kept on at the club, and instead joined Lancashire Combination club Chorley.