Wayne Benn
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Wayne Benn is an English
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...

 football manager/coach and former professional footballer.

Playing career

He signed for Bradford Park Avenue
Bradford Park Avenue A.F.C.
Bradford Association Football Club, previously also known as Bradford and since its reformation in the 1970s now referred to as Bradford Park Avenue, is a football club based in Bradford, West Yorkshire, England...

 in 1995 upon his release from Bradford City
Bradford City A.F.C.
Bradford City Association Football Club is an English association football club based in Bradford, West Yorkshire, playing in League Two....

 and was a very consistent and creative performer whether as a sweeper or in central midfield in over 400 games for the club. He had a spell away at Halifax Town
Halifax Town A.F.C.
Halifax Town Association Football Club were an English football team who most recently played in the Conference National, although prior to that they participated in the Football League for over eighty years...

 before returning to Avenue in September 1996. He was player of the season in 1998-99. He left on a permanent basis in January 2004 by signing for Frickley Athletic
Frickley Athletic F.C.
Frickley Athletic F.C. are a football club based in South Elmsall, in West Yorkshire, England. They were established in 1910 as Frickley Colliery F.C., and changed to their present name in 1974.-History:...

. However, in November 2004 he left for Emley
Wakefield F.C.
Wakefield F.C. is an English football club based in Wakefield, West Yorkshire. The club was previously known as Emley A.F.C. from 1903 to 2002.-History:...

 before moving to Ossett Town
Ossett Town F.C.
Ossett Town Football Club are an English football club based in Ossett, in the City of Wakefield district, West Yorkshire, playing in the Northern Premier League in the 2011-12 season.-History:...

 in the Unibond Premier League.

Managerial career

Wayne is currently the club manager at South Kirkby Colliery FC. He joined the club in July 2010. Prior to this he was the assistant manager at Guiseley
Guiseley A.F.C.
Guiseley A.F.C. are an English football club from Guiseley, West Yorkshire, England.-History:Founded in 1909 by a local group of enthusiasts, the club’s first success came in 1913 when they won the local Wharfedale League...

 and Bradford Park Avenue.
He left South Kirkby Colliery at the end of last season 2010-11 and has since been appointed Manager of Hemsworth Miners Welfare, who play in the Northern Counties (East) League.

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