After the removal of the captaincy from Danny Coles for breach of discipline, there had been much speculation and discussion on who should replace him. In a poll on Exeweb.com 82% of Exeter City fans voted for either Scot Bennett or Pat Baldwin, with the majority coming down in favour of the old head of Pat Baldwin.parkin_bennet

However, there won’t be too many people disappointed with the appointment of Scot Bennett as team captain. He’s versatile on the pitch, vocal and encouraging and an Exeter lad too.

The Club in their statement have said:

The 23-year-old wore the armband for the second half in the friendly fixture against Reading on Tuesday evening, and will now be the new skipper.  Scot had his first experience wearing the armband away at Accrington last year, and also captained the side on final-day victory at Hartlepool.  Pat Baldwin, who captained the team in the other half, will continue his role as vice-captain.

Bennett, from Newquay, graduated from the Academy at the Cat & Fiddle in 2008 but didn’t make his professional debut until coming on as a sub in March 2011.

Over the past three years, Scot has steadily risen to become one of the first names on the teamsheet and he missed only one of Exeter’s first-team fixtures last season, as well as featuring in the under-21 side.  He surpassed 100 appearances for the Grecians during the last campaign, second only to midfielder Liam Sercombe, and has 15 goals to his name.

Scot demonstrated a tremendous level of versatility last season, as he made appearances at centre-half, full-back, central midfield and as a forward for the Grecian cause during an impressive campaign.

By Hants