Ben Underwood (footballer)

Ben Underwood

Personal information
Full name	Benjamin Riley Underwood
Date of birth	(1901-09-30)September 30, 1901
Place of birth	Alfreton, England
Date of death
Place of death	Bridgenorth, England
Height
Position(s)	Left half
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
	Derby County
1920−1924	New Hucknall
1924−1926	Sutton Town
1926−1929	Doncaster Rovers	101	(1)
1929−1931	Leeds United	6	(0)
1931−1933	Coventry City	20
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Benjamin "Ben" Riley Underwood (30 September 1901−9 March 1958) was an English footballer, who played as a left half.

He was born in Alfreton, Derbyshire and began playing with Derby County reserves. Without having made a full appearance, he left Derby for New Hucknall and then moved to play for Sutton Town. Underwood next went on to play League football for Doncaster Rovers, where he made 105 appearances in competitions. He moved to Leeds United, only managing to break into the first team for a few matches, before going on to Coventry City for two seasons.

He married near Derby in 1928 and died in the Bridgenorth area in 1958.