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Gary Bennett (born 13 November 1970) is a former English professional footballer. A prolific striker, he holds goalscoring records at two of his former clubs.

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Born in Enfield, Bennett began his career at Colchester United, for whom he played in the FA Trophy final in 1992.^[1] In 1994 he left Colchester to join Woking, and during the 1990s also played for Dagenham & Redbridge and Braintree Town, for whom he scored a record 57 goals in one season.^[2] In the 2000s he had two spells with A.F.C. Sudbury, playing 253 games and scoring 172 goals,^[3] and remains the club's all-time top scorer. He also played for Chelmsford City (who paid £3,000 to sign him from Sudbury in 2000), Witham Town, Ipswich Wanderers (where he was player/assistant manager) and Tiptree United. After playing a solitary match for Tiptree, Bennett stopped playing football and currently works as a postman.^[3]

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