Bernard Bennett was born in Kingston-upon-Thames, Surrey on 31 August 1931 and was introduced to snooker by his elder brother John.

[7] The 1972 World Snooker Championship qualifying match between Bennett and Graham Miles was held at the Castle Club.

[10] Simpson was affected by ill health, having discharged himself from hospital to play in the tournament, and was attended by a nurse during the match.

[15] During the qualifying competition for the 1978 World Championship, Bennett drew Maurice Parkin, a player who, like himself, had won only one match in the event since his first entry.

In a clear indication of snooker's rising popularity at this time, over 200 people travelled to Romiley Forum on Easter Monday to watch their match.

[3] He lost 0–20 defeat to Sakchai Sim Ngam in the 1986 World Championship qualifying, and by the same margin to Billy Kelly in 1987.

[20] Following this latter defeat, Bennett slipped to 124th in the world rankings, meaning that he was among the first group of professional players to lose full tournament playing rights.

[21] Able only to enter the World Championship, Bennett played in the 1988 event, losing 10–5 to Jim Meadowcroft, after the first six frames had been shared.

[23] In the 1990 event, Bennett led Andrew Cairns 4–3 in the first qualifying round, but made no further progress in losing the match 10–4.

[24] 1991 was no more successful for Bennett, as he lost 2–10 to Jason Whittaker in his first match, and he was whitewashed once more in 1992 – this time beaten 0–10 by the young Anthony Hamilton.

[34] In the 1977–78 snooker season, Bennett defeated John Pulman and drew with Graham Miles to share top place in the three-player Castle Professional Tournament.

[35] He also defeated Doug Mountjoy 5–2 in that season's Castle Pro-Am tournament, a result that Snooker Scene described at the time as "the best victory of his career".