Frankie Bennett (born 3 January 1969) is an English former professional football forward.
Bennett played for Halesowen Town before joining Southampton in February 1993 for an initial fee of £10,000. He played 19 times, mainly as a substitute, before joining Shrewsbury Town on loan in October 1996 and moved to Bristol Rovers the following month for a fee of £3,000.
He joined Exeter City on non-contract terms in February 2000, but left to join Forest Green Rovers the following month. He moved to Aberystwyth Town and then followed manager Frank Gregan to Weston-super-Mare. He joined Bath City in June 2002. He struggled with injury and turned down a reduced deal in May 2004, joining Brislington in August 2004.
Bennett has a wife named Michelle, a son, Joshua, and a daughter, Shanee.
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