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'''Reuben Bennett''' (December 1913 – December 1989) from [[Aberdeen]] was a former [[Scotland|Scottish]] professional [[Goalkeeper (association football)|goalkeeper]] with [[Hull City F.C.|Hull City]], [[Queen of the South F.C.|Queen of the South]], [[Dundee F.C.|Dundee]] and [[Elgin City F.C.|Elgin City]]. He was then manager of [[Ayr United F.C.|Ayr United]] and a founder member of the ''[[Boot Room]]'' coaching staff at [[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]].<ref name = "rb">[http://qosfc.com/new_newsview.aspx?newsid=610 "Reuben Bennett" career profile] on Queen of the South Football Club Limited</ref>
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| name = Reuben Bennett
| birth_date = {{birth date|1913|12|21|df=y}}
| death_date = {{death date and age|1989|12|14|1913|12|21|df=y}}
| nationality = Scottish
| occupation = professional footballer
}}

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'''Reuben Bennett''' (21 December 1913 – 14 December 1989) was a Scottish professional [[Association football|football]] player and manager who played as a [[Goalkeeper (association football)|goalkeeper]] for [[Hull City F.C.|Hull City]], [[Queen of the South F.C.|Queen of the South]], [[Dundee F.C.|Dundee]] and [[Elgin City F.C.|Elgin City]]. He was then manager of [[Ayr United F.C.|Ayr United]] and a founding member of the ''[[Boot Room]]'' coaching staff at [[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]].<ref name = "rb">[http://qosfc.com/new_newsview.aspx?newsid=610 "Reuben Bennett" career profile] on Queen of the South Football Club Limited</ref>


==Player==
==Player==


In Bennett's playing days he was a goalkeeper with Hull City and [[Dumfries]] club Queen of the South.<ref>[http://qosfc.com/AboutQueens/QueensLegends/tabid/115/Default.aspx Reuben Bennett at Queen of the South in the feature on Jackie Oakes] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090917025553/http://qosfc.com/AboutQueens/QueensLegends/tabid/115/Default.aspx |date=17 September 2009 }}</ref> After his war service he joined Dundee where in three seasons from 1946 to 1949 he made 21 league appearances. Among his Dundee club mates was [[Bobby Ancell]]. Bennett then moved to Elgin City.<ref name = "rb" /><ref>[http://www.neilbrown.newcastlefans.com/dundee/dundee.html Neil Brown's player database]</ref>
In Bennett's playing days, he was a goalkeeper with Hull City and [[Dumfries]] club Queen of the South.<ref>[http://qosfc.com/AboutQueens/QueensLegends/tabid/115/Default.aspx Reuben Bennett at Queen of the South in the feature on Jackie Oakes] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090917025553/http://qosfc.com/AboutQueens/QueensLegends/tabid/115/Default.aspx |date=17 September 2009 }}</ref><ref name=litsterprewar>{{cite journal|title=A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players|author=John Litster|publisher=Scottish Football Historian magazine|date=October 2012}}</ref> After his war service, he joined Dundee where in three seasons from 1946 to 1949, he made 21 league appearances. Among his Dundee club mates was [[Bobby Ancell]]. Bennett then moved to [[Elgin City F.C.|Elgin City]].<ref name = "rb" /><ref>[http://www.neilbrown.newcastlefans.com/player11/reubenbennett.htm Reuben Bennett], Post War English & Scottish Football League A – Z Player's Transfer Database</ref>


==Manager and trainer==
==Manager and trainer==


After retiring as a player he was [[manager (football)|manager]] with Ayr United from May 1953 to 9 April 1955. Coaching was his strength but he was not cut out for management and season 1954–55 was punctuated by some demoralising results. Despite his two cup quarter final places, his team also squandered two good promotion chances after mediocre league performances and he left as manager in April 1955. After resigning he later became assistant trainer for [[Bobby Ancell]] at [[Motherwell F.C.|Motherwell]] then trainer at [[Third Lanark A.C.|Third Lanark]].<ref name = "rb" /><ref>http://www.ayr-united.co.uk/html/past_managers.html {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091207132327/http://www.ayr-united.co.uk/html/past_managers.html |date=7 December 2009 }}</ref>
After retiring as a player, he was [[Manager (association football)|manager]] with Ayr United from May 1953 to 9 April 1955. Coaching was his strength but he was not cut out for management and the 1954–1955 season was punctuated by some demoralising results. Despite his two cup quarter final places, his team also squandered two good promotion chances after mediocre league performances and he left as manager in April 1955. After resigning, he later became assistant trainer for [[Bobby Ancell]] at [[Motherwell F.C.|Motherwell]] then trainer at [[Third Lanark A.C.|Third Lanark]].<ref name = "rb" /><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ayr-united.co.uk/html/past_managers.html |title= Past Managers|website=www.ayr-united.co.uk |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091207132327/http://www.ayr-united.co.uk/html/past_managers.html |archive-date=7 December 2009}}</ref>


Bennett joined Liverpool's coaching staff when [[Phil Taylor (footballer, born 1917)|Phil Taylor]] was team manager. However Taylor resigned on 17 November 1959. In December Taylor's replacement was announced as [[Bill Shankly]] who immediately set about rejuvenating the club with relish. Shankly arrived at a decayed club in stagnation but recognised the strength of the existing coaching staff of Bennett, [[Bob Paisley]] and [[Joe Fagan]]. Shankly elected to retain all three with Bennett staying on board until 1986. Shankly started holding his coaches meetings in the [[The Boot Room|Anfield boot room]]. In this informal environment, between them they discussed tactics and plans, during which time Bennett was referred to as Sherlock, due to his preferred choice of headwear, a deer stalker. Thus the management philosophy behind Liverpool's success over the next three decades was born. A fitness fanatic, at Liverpool Bennett was entrusted by Shankly with responsibility for player training and physical condition.<ref name = "rb" />
Bennett joined Liverpool's coaching staff when [[Phil Taylor (footballer, born 1917)|Phil Taylor]] was team manager. However Taylor resigned on 17 November 1959. In December Taylor's replacement was announced as [[Bill Shankly]] who immediately set about rejuvenating the club with relish. Shankly arrived at a decayed club in stagnation but recognised the strength of the existing coaching staff of Bennett, [[Bob Paisley]] and [[Joe Fagan]]. Shankly elected to retain all three with Bennett staying on board until 1986. Shankly started holding his coaches meetings in the [[The Boot Room|Anfield boot room]]. In this informal environment, between them they discussed tactics and plans. Thus the management philosophy behind Liverpool's success over the next three decades was born. A fitness fanatic, at Liverpool Bennett was entrusted by Shankly with responsibility for player training and physical condition.<ref name = "rb" />


Shankly signed [[Ian St. John]] from Bennett's former club Motherwell and [[Ron Yeats]] from [[Dundee United F.C.|Dundee United]] after the season's end in 1961. Yeats was immediately installed as captain. Liverpool were emphatic winners of the Second Division title (then the second tier of English domestic football) in 1962 by eight points. In the top division they were champions in 1964 and 1966 as well as winners of the [[FA Cup]] in 1965. In Europe Liverpool reached the European Cup semi-final in [[1964–65 European Cup|1965]] (losing to the eventual winner [[Inter Milan]]) and [[European Cup Winners' Cup]] finalists in 1966 (losing to [[Borussia Dortmund]] after extra time at [[Hampden Park]] in Bennett's native Scotland).<ref name = "rb" />
Shankly signed [[Ian St. John]] from Bennett's former club Motherwell and [[Ron Yeats]] from [[Dundee United F.C.|Dundee United]] after the season's end in 1961. Yeats was immediately installed as captain. Liverpool were emphatic winners of the Second Division title (then the second tier of English domestic football) in [[1961–62 Football League#Second Division|1962]] by eight points. In the top division they were champions in [[1963–64 Football League#First Division|1964]] and [[1965–66 Football League#First Division|1966]] as well as winners of the FA Cup in [[1965 FA Cup Final|1965]]. In Europe, Liverpool reached the European Cup semi-final in [[1964–65 European Cup|1965]] (losing to the eventual winner [[Inter Milan]]) and European Cup Winners' Cup final in [[1966 European Cup Winners' Cup Final|1966]] (losing to [[Borussia Dortmund]] after extra time at [[Hampden Park]] in Bennett's native Scotland).<ref name = "rb" />


A string of domestic and European trophies were then captured in the 1970s and 1980s. Bennett's retirement in 1986, at the age of 72, came in the year that Liverpool won [[Double (association football)|the double]] in their first season under the management of [[Kenny Dalglish]]. He had served under five managers - Phil Taylor, Bill Shankly, Bob Paisley, Joe Fagan and Kenny Dalglish - in 30 years at [[Anfield]].
A string of domestic and European trophies were then captured in the 1970s and 1980s. Bennett's retirement in 1986, at the age of 72, came in the year that Liverpool won [[Double (association football)|the double]] in their first season under the management of [[Kenny Dalglish]]. He had served under five managers—Phil Taylor, Bill Shankly, Bob Paisley, Joe Fagan and Kenny Dalglish—in 30 years at [[Anfield]].


Bennett, who died in December 1989 at the age of 76, is the only one of the original Anfield boot room quartet who did not manage Liverpool at some point during his career.<ref name = "rb" />
Bennett, who died in December 1989 at the age of 75, is the only one of the original Anfield boot room quartet who did not manage Liverpool at some point during his career.<ref name = "rb" />


==References==
==References==
{{Reflist}}
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://qosfc.com/new_newsview.aspx?newsid=610 "Reuben Bennett" full career profile on www.qosfc.com]


{{Ayr United F.C. managers}}
{{Ayr United F.C. managers}}


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Latest revision as of 00:28, 16 November 2024

Reuben Bennett
Born(1913-12-21)21 December 1913
Died14 December 1989(1989-12-14) (aged 75)
NationalityScottish
Occupationprofessional footballer

Reuben Bennett (21 December 1913 – 14 December 1989) was a Scottish professional football player and manager who played as a goalkeeper for Hull City, Queen of the South, Dundee and Elgin City. He was then manager of Ayr United and a founding member of the Boot Room coaching staff at Liverpool.[1]

Player

[edit]

In Bennett's playing days, he was a goalkeeper with Hull City and Dumfries club Queen of the South.[2][3] After his war service, he joined Dundee where in three seasons from 1946 to 1949, he made 21 league appearances. Among his Dundee club mates was Bobby Ancell. Bennett then moved to Elgin City.[1][4]

Manager and trainer

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After retiring as a player, he was manager with Ayr United from May 1953 to 9 April 1955. Coaching was his strength but he was not cut out for management and the 1954–1955 season was punctuated by some demoralising results. Despite his two cup quarter final places, his team also squandered two good promotion chances after mediocre league performances and he left as manager in April 1955. After resigning, he later became assistant trainer for Bobby Ancell at Motherwell then trainer at Third Lanark.[1][5]

Bennett joined Liverpool's coaching staff when Phil Taylor was team manager. However Taylor resigned on 17 November 1959. In December Taylor's replacement was announced as Bill Shankly who immediately set about rejuvenating the club with relish. Shankly arrived at a decayed club in stagnation but recognised the strength of the existing coaching staff of Bennett, Bob Paisley and Joe Fagan. Shankly elected to retain all three with Bennett staying on board until 1986. Shankly started holding his coaches meetings in the Anfield boot room. In this informal environment, between them they discussed tactics and plans. Thus the management philosophy behind Liverpool's success over the next three decades was born. A fitness fanatic, at Liverpool Bennett was entrusted by Shankly with responsibility for player training and physical condition.[1]

Shankly signed Ian St. John from Bennett's former club Motherwell and Ron Yeats from Dundee United after the season's end in 1961. Yeats was immediately installed as captain. Liverpool were emphatic winners of the Second Division title (then the second tier of English domestic football) in 1962 by eight points. In the top division they were champions in 1964 and 1966 as well as winners of the FA Cup in 1965. In Europe, Liverpool reached the European Cup semi-final in 1965 (losing to the eventual winner Inter Milan) and European Cup Winners' Cup final in 1966 (losing to Borussia Dortmund after extra time at Hampden Park in Bennett's native Scotland).[1]

A string of domestic and European trophies were then captured in the 1970s and 1980s. Bennett's retirement in 1986, at the age of 72, came in the year that Liverpool won the double in their first season under the management of Kenny Dalglish. He had served under five managers—Phil Taylor, Bill Shankly, Bob Paisley, Joe Fagan and Kenny Dalglish—in 30 years at Anfield.

Bennett, who died in December 1989 at the age of 75, is the only one of the original Anfield boot room quartet who did not manage Liverpool at some point during his career.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f "Reuben Bennett" career profile on Queen of the South Football Club Limited
  2. ^ Reuben Bennett at Queen of the South in the feature on Jackie Oakes Archived 17 September 2009 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ John Litster (October 2012). "A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players". Scottish Football Historian magazine. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  4. ^ Reuben Bennett, Post War English & Scottish Football League A – Z Player's Transfer Database
  5. ^ "Past Managers". www.ayr-united.co.uk. Archived from the original on 7 December 2009.
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