Ben Strevens

Benjamin John Strevens (born 24 May 1980) is an English retired professional footballer who played as a striker or an attacking midfielder, and is the manager of National League club Eastleigh.

Ben Strevens
Strevens playing for Eastleigh in 2017
Personal information
Full name Benjamin John Strevens[1]
Date of birth (1980-05-24) 24 May 1980[1]
Place of birth Edgware, England
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)[1]
Playing position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
 Eastleigh (manager)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
0000–1999 Wingate & Finchley
1999–2006 Barnet 195 (42)
1999 → Wingate & Finchley (loan)
2000 → Slough Town (loan) 4 (2)
2001 → St Albans City (loan) 3 (2)
2006 Crawley Town 15 (4)
2006–2009 Dagenham & Redbridge 111 (34)
2009–2010 Brentford 25 (6)
2010–2012 Wycombe Wanderers 76 (11)
2012–2013 Gillingham 12 (1)
2013 Dagenham & Redbridge 14 (1)
2013–2016 Eastleigh 120 (21)
2016 Whitehawk 8 (0)
2016–2018 Eastleigh 21 (1)
Total 604 (125)
Teams managed
2016 Eastleigh (assistant manager)
2016 Whitehawk (joint caretaker)
2016–2018 Eastleigh (assistant manager)
2018– Eastleigh
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 02:22, 13 November 2017 (UTC)

Playing career

Strevens began his career at Wingate & Finchley and in the 1998–99 season in the Isthmian League Division Three he scored 28 league goals coming joint second in the top scorers chart, helping the side to promotion. He was then signed by Barnet,[2] having scored 38 goals in 67 appearances for the Blues.[3]

He was then loaned out to Slough Town and then to St Albans City,[4][5] before becoming a regular first team player for the Bees. He made 41 appearances in 2005–06 season for Barnet, by which point he was their longest serving player, but left the club at the end of the season, having scored 42 career goals for the club.[6]

He was the only player in the Barnet squad to be relegated to the Conference National in 2000–01 season, and then be re-promoted back into the Football League in 2004–05. He was picked up on free transfer by Crawley Town and scored his first goal for the club on his debut against Rushden & Diamonds.[7]

Strevens suffered a fractured cheek bone and damaged eye socket in Crawley's 3–2 defeat to Lewes in an FA Cup game in 2006.[8]

He signed for Dagenham & Redbridge in December 2006,[6] whom he was promoted with at the end of the 2006–07 season into League Two.[9] At the end of the 2008–09 season he signed for Brentford, along with Dagenham teammates Danny Foster and Sam Saunders.[10] He joined Wycombe Wanderers in 2010,[6] helping them to win promotion to League One in his first season, only to be relegated back to League Two the following year.[11] Strevens was then released by Wycombe in May 2012.[12] On 20 July 2012, Strevens signed a one-year deal at League Two club Gillingham.[13] He made his debut in a League Cup game on 14 August 2012, scoring his first professional goal for the club.[14] His first league goal came on 10 November away at Plymouth Argyle.[15]

After being made available for a free transfer from Gillingham by Martin Allen in January 2013,[16] Strevens signed for Dagenham & Redbridge on the January 2013 transfer deadline day.[17] On 7 May 2013, he was released by the Daggers due to the expiry of his contract[18] and joined Conference South club Eastleigh. Strevens played an integral part in Eastleigh's championship winning team in his first year at the club and their first season at Conference Premier level.[19]

He worked as player/assistant-manager under Chris Todd during the latter stages of the 2015–16 season and was caretaker manager for one National League match at Wrexham in August 2016, following Todd's departure and his replacement by Ronnie Moore.[19] Despite signing a further extension to his contract at the start of the 2016–17 season,[20] Strevens left Eastleigh by mutual agreement in September 2016 to re-join his former manager Richard Hill at National League South club Whitehawk.[19]

After Hill left in November to join Aston Villa as a scout, Strevens was appointed temporary player/joint manager.[21] His first game in joint charge ended in a 4–4 draw, with Strevens having a last minute penalty saved by Gosport Borough defender Brett Poate, who had taken over in goal with his keeper off injured.[22] After two more games, Strevens returned to Eastleigh.[23]

Managerial career

On 5 November 2018, Strevens was appointed as permanent manager of Eastleigh after a spell as caretaker manager.[24]

Career statistics
Strevens playing for Eastleigh in 2017
As of match played 30 December 2017
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Barnet 1998–99[25] Third Division 0000000000
1999–2000[26] Third Division 7010100090
2000–01[27] Third Division 28400201[lower-alpha 1]0314
2001–02[28] Football Conference 24920—4[lower-alpha 2]23011
2002–03[29] Football Conference 23900—00239
2003–04[30] Football Conference 39930—3[lower-alpha 3]14510
2004–05[31] Conference National 39620—2[lower-alpha 4]0436
2005–06[32] League Two 35510302[lower-alpha 1]0415
Total 19542906012322245
Slough Town (loan) 1999–2000[4] IL - Premier Division 4200—1[lower-alpha 5]052
St Albans City (loan) 2000–01[5] IL - Premier Division 3100—3[lower-alpha 6]263
Crawley Town 2006–07[7] Conference National 15410—00164
Dagenham & Redbridge 2006–07[7] Conference National 216———216
2007–08[33] League Two 461533112[lower-alpha 1]15220
2008–09[34] League Two 461431102[lower-alpha 1]05215
Total 1133564214112541
Brentford 2009–10[35] League One 256410000297
Wycombe Wanderers 2010–11[36] League Two 40730112[lower-alpha 1]0468
2011–12[37] League One 36410001[lower-alpha 1]0384
Total 76114011308412
Gillingham 2012–13[15] League Two 12100211[lower-alpha 1]0152
Dagenham & Redbridge 2012–13[15] League Two 141———141
Eastleigh 2013–14[38] Conference South 42820—5[lower-alpha 4]34911
2014–15[39] Conference Premier 45731—3[lower-alpha 7]0518
2015–16[39] National League 31651—2[lower-alpha 4]0387
Total 11821102—10313826
Whitehawk 2016–17[39] National League South 8030—00110
Eastleigh 2016–17[40] National League 140——00140
2017–18[39] 7110—0081
Total 211100000221
Career total 604125387113349687144
  1. Appearance(s) in Football League Trophy
  2. 3 appearances and 2 goals in Football League Trophy, 1 appearance in FA Trophy
  3. 2 appearances in Conference National play-offs, 1 appearance in FA Trophy
  4. Appearance(s) in FA Trophy
  5. Appearance in Isthmian League Cup
  6. 2 appearances and 1 goal in FA Trophy, 1 appearance and 1 goal in Isthmian League Cup
  7. 2 appearances in Conference Premier play-offs, 1 in FA Trophy

Honours
  • Conference National: 2004–05, 2006–07
  • League Two: 2012–13
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