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Long-serving Scot Bennett leaves League Two Newport County

County manager Graham Coughlan said in February he had been keen for Bennett to stay at the club, calling him “invaluable”.

Able to operate in midfield and at the back, Bennett captained the side towards the end of the season, making 56 appearances over the course of the campaign.

But after being unable to agree new terms, Bennett will now be free to move on from the club he first joined on loan from Notts County in 2015, before signing permanently in 2016.

He helped the club’s ‘Great Escape’ to avoid relegation to non-league the following year and featured in the FA Cup win over Premier League Leicester and notable games with Leeds, Tottenham, Manchester City, while making his 350th County appearance in this year’s third-round clash with Manchester United.

He says leaving was “something I never saw coming and has been very tough for me to process” in his post.

Thanking supporters and staff, he added: “I am so honoured and proud to have been able to pull on the Newport County AFC shirt 367 times. I captained the club in my first year and again at the end of this season (and) I will forever be proud of this.”

Having released eight players at the end of the season, contract discussions were also taking place with defender Ryan Delaney and midfielders Harry Charsley and Aaron Wildig.

Meanwhile, County have confirmed their first pre-season fixtures ahead of the 2024-25 League Two season.

They will play Championship Bristol City in a behind-closed-doors fixture at the Robins’ training ground on 23 July, before facing National League North side Kidderminster at Aggborough four days later.


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