Leeds United playing squad: Championship 2005-06 season
Ian Bennett
Ian Bennett of Leeds United
Real name
Ian Bennett
Height
6'0"
Weight
168lbs
Date of birth
10 Oct 1971
Place of birth
Worksop
Position
Goalkeeper
Nationality
English
Int. Caps
None
Signed on
17 June 2005
Fee
Free
Term
n/a
Squad number
13
Ian arrived on a free transfer from Birmingham City where he had been since December 1993, playing over 260 games for the Blues. However, he spent most of last season (2004-05) on loan at Sheffield United and then Coventry. Leeds manager, Kevin Blackwell, moved for Bennett because of doubts over the fitness of Neil Sullivan. Sullivan was outstanding between the Leeds posts last season but needed a close season shoulder operation and it was thought that he would miss the start of the 2005-06 campaign. Sully is actually fit and now KB faces a dilemma over who to chose as first team keeper. (Bennett was needed because the previous back-up goalie, Scott Carson, engineered a move to Liverpool last season).
