Bert Beney
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Benjamin Albert Beney | ||
| Date of birth | 21 February 1887 | ||
| Place of birth | Hastings, England | ||
| Date of death | 20 April 1915 (aged 28) | ||
| Place of death | West Flanders, Belgium | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1906–1909 | Hastings & St Leonards United | ||
| 1909–1910 | Woolwich Arsenal | 16 | (6) |
| 1910 | Carlisle United | ||
| 1910–1911 | Bury | 4 | (0) |
| Tunbridge Wells Rangers | |||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Benjamin Albert Beney (21 February 1887 – 20 April 1915) was an English professional footballer who played in the Football League for Woolwich Arsenal and Bury as a forward. He scored prolifically for Hastings & St Leonards United in non-League football, with 142 goals in 86 appearances.
Personal life
Beney worked as a plumber's mate. He served as a corporal in the Royal Engineers during the First World War and died of wounds in West Flanders on 20 April 1915. Beney was buried in Poperinghe Old Military Cemetery.
Career statistics
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Woolwich Arsenal | 1908–09 | First Division | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 |
| 1909–10 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 3 | ||
| Career total | 16 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 6 | ||
References
- 1 2 Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 24. ISBN 978-1905891610.
- 1 2 3 "Benjamin Albert Beney". 11v11.com. Retrieved 22 June 2017.
- 1 2 "Casualty Details". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 3 January 2016.
- 1 2 3 Bert Beney on Lives of the First World War
- ↑ "Albert Beney". www.arsenal.com. Retrieved 24 September 2017.
- ↑ "Hastings & St Leonards United – 1906–1907 Season". www.hastingsfootballhistory.co.uk. Retrieved 28 November 2022.
- ↑ "Hastings & St Leonards United – 1907–1908 Season". www.hastingsfootballhistory.co.uk. Retrieved 28 November 2022.
- ↑ "Hastings & St Leonards United – 1908–1909 Season". www.hastingsfootballhistory.co.uk. Retrieved 28 November 2022.
- ↑ "Albert Beney | Service Record". Football and the First World War. Retrieved 3 January 2016.
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