Alan John Bennett (born 4 October 1981) is an Irish former professional footballer who played as a defender.

Bennett subsequently joined League of Ireland Premier Division club Cork City in 2000 at the age of 18.

On 7 March 2008, he joined Brentford on loan during this time Bennett scored his first goal in English football against Bradford City.

He signed a permanent contract with Brentford on 30 July 2009 which was set to run until June 2011 and was appointed club captain.

[8] One week later, before he had made any further appearances for the club, he sustained an ankle injury that looked to have ruled him out for the rest of the season and he returned to Brentford for treatment.

[11] Bennett was part of the Wycombe squad that achieved automatic promotion to League One that year, unfortunately injuries limited his appearances.

Bennett formed an excellent defensive partnership with Steve Elliott that saw Cheltenham spend much of the season chasing automatic promotion.

Bennett played a big part in Cheltenham reaching the 3rd round of the FA Cup which drew them away to Tottenham Hostspur.

Cheltenham's form suffered after the FA Cup game but they still managed to seal a League Two play-off position under Bennett's captaincy.