John Benson (footballer)

John Benson ( born December 23, 1942 in Arbroath, Angus, Scotland, † 1 November 2010) was a Scottish football player and football coach.

Biography

Benson began his career at Norwich City playful. He then played one year for wuppertal, called " The Canaries ", and achieved there with 37 inserts 1 goal.. Meanwhile he took positions as a defender true, where he temporarily took over the central defensive position of Duncan Forbes, the team captain of Norwich City during the years 1969 to 1976 His last game for Norwich City was probably his most notable - a 2-2 draw against Manchester United in the semi finals of the League Cup at Old Trafford in January 1975.

Two weeks later he returned as player-coach for the AFC Bournemouth, before he returned in 1979 as a youth coach and talent scout for Norwich City. In October 1980, he left Norwich City and followed John Bond, the team manager of Manchester City was, as an assistant, as the then club chairman Sir Arthur South foresaw him as a potential successor Bonds.

After he was briefly manager of Manchester City and Burnley FC, some coaches followed work abroad. In 1994 he returned to Norwich City, where he was first administrative assistant to coach John Deehan, before assistant coach of the transition Gary Megson was 1995.