Elliott Bennett believes he has played his last game as a professional footballer – but the Telford-born star hasn’t completely ruled out hanging up his boots.
Bennett played his 600th, and potentially final, professional game of football against Leyton Orient just a few weeks ago.
It was an emotional afternoon for the the midfielder who had more than 50 friends and family in the crowd watching his emotional farewell to the Croud Meadow.
Just a few hours after the final whistle it was announced that Bennett had not been offered a new deal with his home town club, but he is glad he had the moment to finish.
The 31-year-old played 64 times for the Robins, scoring six goals, but those statistics do not tell the full story of the Shrewsbury midfielder’s experience in Gloucestershire.
Bennett was born in Shrewsbury Hospital but grew up in Telford, and just a few weeks back he made his 600th and potentially final professional appearance.
His career took him all over the UK, playing for Brighton, Norwich and Blackburn before returning to his Shropshire roots in 2021 and making more than 100 appearances for Town.
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said: “Obviously I’ve got a big connection with this football club – I really enjoyed my time here, made a lot of close friends and close relationships that I still maintain to this day. But it’s not really my decision to come back, it’s the manager’s decision and he’s asked me to follow him.
