Former Wigan, Manchester City, Burnley and Bournemouth manager John Benson has died at the age of 67 following a short illness. The Scotsman played at right-back for the Cherries in the early 1970s after spells at City and Torquay and after a two-year stint at Norwich, he returned to Dean Court as player-boss in 1975.He spent three years at the helm, and later became assistant to City boss John Bond at Maine Road, briefly taking the reins himself in 1983.A year later, the same situation arose at Burnley when he replaced Bond but left the Clarets in May 1985.After spells working abroad, Benson teamed up with John Deehan at Norwich and then became his assistant at Wigan in 1995.Benson was handed the manager's role when Latics moved to the JJB Stadium in June 1999 and took the club to the last-ever Division Two play-off final at the old Wembley Stadium, where they lost 3-2 in extra-time in Gillingham.However, he stepped down at the end of that season and later worked in various roles at Wigan, Birmingham and Sunderland.
Source: Team_Talk