Player Info
Robert William Benson
- Born: 9th February 1883, Whitehaven
- Died: 19th February 1916, Highbury, London aged 33
- England Career: 1913
- Positions whilst with England: Left Back
- Clubs (and caps) whilst with England: Sheffield United (1)
- FA Legacy Number: 361
- Benson collapsed suddenly during a friendly game for London Combination v Reading. He died at the ground having suffered a fatal blood vessel burst.
England Career Statistics
- Only Cap: v
Ireland (HC) on 15th February 1913 aged 30 years, 0 months, 6 days - Starts: 1
- Substitute:
0
- Withdrawn:
0
- Full Games: 1
England Match Statistics
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- British Home Championship
- 1
- 0
- 0
- 90
- 0
- 0
- Home, Away or Neutral
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- Match Result
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- Playing Positions
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England Managers
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England Team Mates (Top 10)
Sources
- An English Football Internationals' Who's Who by Douglas Lamming (Hutton Press 1990)
- England's Who's Who by Tony Matthews (Pitch Publishing 2013)