Benjamin Lawrence Gordon (born 2 March 1991) is an English semi-professional footballer who plays as a left back for Eccleshill United.
Following his release from Chelsea in 2013, Gordon moved briefly to Yeovil Town before spending a season in Scotland with Ross County in the Scottish Premiership.
He then dropped into non-league football, and following a brief spell with Chester, he signed for hometown club Bradford Park Avenue and also went on to play for Woking, Boston United, Gainsborough Trinity (two spells), Shaw Lane, Matlock Town and Pontefract Collieries, before joining Yorkshire Amateur in 2021 and then Eccleshill United in 2022.
[4] Rovers' manager Les Parry brought Gordon in to help beat off the threat of relegation, replacing regular left-backs Zoumana Bakayogo and Aaron Cresswell who were both suspended.
[10] He scored his first professional goal on 10 November 2010 as Kilmarnock earned a third consecutive Premier League win against Hamilton Academical.
[12] His impressive form for Killie saw him and other in-form players linked with moves away from the club prior to the January transfer window.
[13] Gordon's loan spell was ended prematurely by his parent club on 3 January 2011; he had been a key member of Paatelainen's team that held fourth position in the Scottish Premier League.
[26] He revealed how Chelsea manager André Villas-Boas persuaded him to return to Scotland in an attempt to force his way into the Blues' first team on the completion of the loan.
[34] Gordon made his debut for Yeovil the following day, featuring for 67 minutes in a 2–2 draw with Crawley Town, his first game in over six months.
He assisted the opening goal, crossing in for Byron Webster to head home after five minutes, before being substituted for Dominic Blizzard.
[42] Gordon's only goal for the club was Ross County's second as they fought back from a 3–1 deficit to draw 3–3 with Partick Thistle on 11 January 2014.
[47] After falling out of favour under new manager Tony Humes, having been ousted by loan signings,[citation needed] Gordon earned a recall on 20 December having been out of league action since early October.
He had only made the bench on three occasions in the National League, although he did make an appearance in the Cheshire Senior Cup in a 10–1 win over Winsford United in November.
[54] On 6 August, he made his Woking debut in a 3–1 home defeat against Lincoln City, being replaced in the 78th minute by fellow new signing Max Kretzschmar.
[55] On 21 September, after failing to impress under manager Garry Hill,[citation needed] Gordon made the switch back to the National League North to join Boston United.
[66] He made 12 appearances in the 2020–21 season disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic,[67] chose to stay on for the 2021–22 campaign,[68] but left in October 2021 for divisional rivals Yorkshire Amateur.
[69] Ahead of the 2022–23 campaign, Gordon made the move to Northern Counties East League Premier Division side, Eccleshill United.