Gary Bennett or 'Psycho'

GARY BENNETT or 'Psycho' as he was affectionately known, will go down as one of the true legends of the Racecourse. He amassed an amazing 114 goals in just 177 games for Wrexham, the likes of which had not been seen since the great Tommy Bamford. 
His direct style of play and never say die attitude meant that the likeable Scouser soon became a crowd favourite - well, with the home fans anyway! Not bad for a free transfer and one from Chester City at that! 

After spells at Wigan Athletic, Chester City and Southend United, before being released by our local rivals, he was snapped up by Brian Flynn - who initially took some stick for signing a 'Chester Reject'. Once again though his talent for spotting a bargain paid dividends, when a return of 16 goals helped us to achieve promotion to the Second Division. His next two seasons at the Racecourse were to prove to be even more prolific, with 39 and 47 goals scored respectively. 

With the play-off positions just out of reach, Gary's desire to test himself at a higher level led to a £300,000 move to Tranmere Rovers where, despite averaging a goal every three games, it didn't really work out for him on the Wirral. A £100,000 switch to Preston North End followed where he scored one goal in eight league games to help the Deepdale outfit to the Third Division Championship. 

His love affair with Wrexham was not over yet though, and he returned to North Wales on the eve of the clubs FA Cup Quarter Final tie against Chesterfield. 

Things were to prove more difficult second time round though, and with FA Cup glory now out of reach he was allowed to re-join Chester City for £50,000, where he finished his career. Gary is still a very popular figure amongst the Wrexham fans and his goalscoring feats for the club will never be forgotten.