Billy Bennett is a Scottish former professional footballer who played as a defender. During a career spanning almost 20 years, he made more than 400 league appearances for a total of five different clubs.

Career

As a youth, Bennett played for Invergowrie Boys' Club before joining Scottish Football League First Division

Scottish Football League First Division

The Irn-Bru Scottish Football League First Division Championship is the highest division of the Scottish Football League and the second highest in the Scottish football league system....

 side Heart of Midlothian

Heart of Midlothian F.C.

Heart of Midlothian Football Club are a Scottish professional football club based in Gorgie, in the west of Edinburgh. They currently play in the Scottish Premier League and are one of the two principal clubs in the city, the other being Hibernian...

 in 1973. He made his debut for the team in a friendly match away at Queens Park on 29 October 1973, scoring Hearts' fourth goal in a 5–1 victory. It was then over a year before Bennett made another senior appearance, when he again scored in a 3–0 Hearts win over Berwick Rangers

Berwick Rangers F.C.

Berwick Rangers Football Club are a football team based in the English Border town of Berwick-upon-Tweed, although they play in the Scottish Football League Third Division...

 in the final of the East of Scotland Shield

East of Scotland Shield

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. He made his league debut for Hearts on 16 November 1974 in the 1–3 defeat away at Arbroath

Arbroath F.C.

Arbroath F.C. are a Scottish football club currently playing in the Scottish Second Division. They were founded in 1878 and currently play their home matches at Gayfield, Arbroath, Angus. They play in maroon strips, and are nicknamed "The Red Lichties" due to the red light that used to guide...

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Bennett left Hearts in the summer of 1976 to sign for Third Division outfit Berwick Rangers. In two seasons with The Borderers, he played 69 league matches and scored 8 goals. At the start of the 1978–79 season, Bennett joined Forfar Athletic

Forfar Athletic F.C.

Forfar Athletic Football Club are a Scottish semi-professional football club from the town of Forfar, Angus. They are members of the Scottish Football League and currently play in the Second Division...

. He went on to spend 11 seasons with the team, making a total of 314 league appearances and scoring seven times. He transferred to Arbroath in 1989, and spent one season with the club. Bennett then joined Cowdenbeath

Cowdenbeath F.C.

Cowdenbeath Football Club are a professional Scottish football team based in the town of Cowdenbeath, Fife. They currently play in the Second Division of the Scottish Football League. The club plays its home games at Central Park in the centre of the town which has the unusual feature of a motor...

, where he played for three years before moving into non-league football

Non-league football

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 with Kelty Hearts

Kelty Hearts F.C.

Kelty Hearts Football Club are a football club based in the town of Kelty in Fife, Scotland. Formed in 1975 and similarly nicknamed "the Jambos" as the more illustrious Hearts of the Scottish Premier League, they play their home games at Central Park, which has room for 2,300 spectators...

in 1993.