[1] Despite making no first team appearances for the club, impressive loan spells to National Conference sides St Albans City and Crawley Town[2] in the 2006–07 season caught the eye of Paul Buckle, who signed Benyon in June 2007 to play for Torquay United, who had themselves just been relegated from the Football League.

[5] In July 2009, Benyon agreed a fresh one-year contract with the newly promoted Gulls[6] and became an important first team player as his 15 goals in all competitions helped Torquay survive a difficult first season back in League Two.

[7] He scored 14 goals by the middle of the 2010–11 season and in January 2011 joined League One Swindon Town for an undisclosed fee, signing a two-and-a-half-year contract after The Robins sold Charlie Austin to Burnley.

He found first team opportunities limited at Southend[14] and in February 2013 rejoined former club Torquay United on a month's loan with an option to extend the deal to the end of the season.

[24] Benyon joined National League South side Oxford City in October 2019,scoring his first goals for the club against Hornchurch in an FA Trophy replay.