Ray Bennion
Personal information
Full name Samuel Raymond Bennion
Date of birth (1896-09-01)1 September 1896
Place of birth Summerhill, Wrexham, Wales
Date of death 12 March 1968(1968-03-12) (aged 71)
Place of death Burnley, England
Height 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)[1]
Position(s) Right-half
Youth career
Gwersyllt School
Ragtimes
1919–1921 Crichton's Athletic
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1921–1932 Manchester United 286 (2)
1932–1934 Burnley 31 (0)
International career
1925–1931 Wales 10 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Samuel Raymond Bennion (1 September 1896 – 12 March 1968)[2] was a Welsh footballer who played as a right-half in the Football League in the 1920s and 1930s. In his early life, he played for Gwersyllt School. He then had spells at Ragtimes and Crichton's Athletic, with whom he won the Cheshire County Challenge Cup before joining Manchester United in April 1921. His debut for United came on 27 August 1921 against Everton at Goodison Park. After scoring three goals in 301 appearances for the club, he moved to Burnley in November 1932, and was appointed as a coach there two years later. He was capped 10 times for Wales, and made his debut for them on 31 October 1925 against Scotland at Ninian Park.[3] In 1964, he retired due to ill health.

References

Bibliography

  • Dykes, Garth (1994). The United Alphabet: A Complete Who's Who of Manchester United F.C. Leicester: ACL & Polar Publishing. ISBN 0-9514862-6-8.

Notes

  1. ↑ Dykes (1994), p. 31.
  2. ↑ Davies, Gareth; Garland, Ian (1991). Who's Who of Welsh International Soccer Players. Bridge Books. p. 17. ISBN 1-872424-11-2.
  3. ↑ Wales line-up v Scotland 31/10/1925 – WFDA


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