Ben Dempsey

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Ben Dempsey
Personal information
Full name Ben Michael Dempsey[1]
Date of birth (1999-11-25) 25 November 1999 (age 26)
Place of birth Tooting, England
Position Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Ayr United
Number 8
Youth career
2008–2018 Charlton Athletic
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2022 Charlton Athletic 4 (0)
2018–2019Kingstonian (loan) 4 (0)
2019Dulwich Hamlet (loan) 4 (0)
2020Woking (loan) 5 (0)
2020–2021Woking (loan) 26 (0)
2022Ayr United (loan) 7 (0)
2022– Ayr United 103 (15)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17:10, 14 December 2025 (UTC)

Ben Michael Dempsey (born 25 November 1999) is an English professional footballer who plays for Ayr United.[2]

Career

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Charlton Athletic

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Having signed his first professional contract with Charlton Athletic in May 2018,[3] Dempsey made his debut for Charlton on 14 August 2018, playing the full 90 minutes in a 3–0 EFL Trophy defeat to Milton Keynes Dons.[4]

Loans

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Dempsey joined Kingstonian on loan in December 2019[5] before joining Dulwich Hamlet on a one-month loan on 8 November 2019,[6] making his debut for Dulwich on that day in a 4–1 FA Cup defeat to Carlisle United.[7]

He then joined Woking on loan in February 2020 for the rest of the 2019-20 season.[8] On 12 October 2020, Dempsey returned to Woking for a second loan spell, this time running until 9 January 2021.[9] On 13 January 2021, the loan was extended until the end of the 2020-21 season.[10]

On 24 January 2022, Dempsey joined Scottish Championship side Ayr United on loan for the rest of the 2021–22 season, with an option for a permanent deal in the summer.[11][12]

Ayr United

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On 16 May 2022, it was announced that Dempsey would join Ayr United on a permanent deal for an undisclosed fee.[13]

Career statistics

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As of match played 12 December 2025[14]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Charlton Athletic 2018–19 League One 0 0 0 0 1 0 1[a] 0 2 0
2019–20 Championship 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
2020–21 League One 0 0 0 0 0 0 1[b] 0 1 0
2021–22 League One 0 0 0 0 0 0 4[c] 0 4 0
Charlton Athletic total 4 0 0 0 1 0 6 0 11 0
Kingstonian (loan) 2018–19 Isthmian League Premier Division 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
Dulwich Hamlet (loan) 2019–20 National League South 4 0 1 0 0 0 2[d] 0 7 0
Woking (loan) 2019–20 National League 5 0 0 0 0 0 1[e] 0 6 0
2020–21 National League 26 0 2 0 0 0 4[f] 0 32 0
Woking total 31 0 2 0 0 0 5 0 38 0
Ayr United (loan) 2021–22 Scottish Championship 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0
Ayr United 2022–23 Scottish Championship 35 7 4 2 4 0 3[g][h] 0 46 9
2023–24 Scottish Championship 22 3 3 0 4 0 0 0 29 3
2024–25 Scottish Championship 34 4 2 0 3 0 5[i][j] 0 44 4
2025–26 Scottish Championship 12 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 13 1
Ayr United total 110 15 10 2 11 0 8 0 139 17
Career total 153 15 13 2 12 0 21 0 199 17
  1. ^ One appearance in the EFL Trophy
  2. ^ One appearance in the EFL Trophy
  3. ^ Four appearances in the EFL Trophy
  4. ^ Two appearances in the FA Trophy
  5. ^ One appearance in the Surrey Senior Cup
  6. ^ Four appearances in the FA Trophy
  7. ^ One appearance in the Scottish Challenge Cup
  8. ^ Two appearances in the Scottish Premiership play-offs
  9. ^ Three appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup
  10. ^ Two appearances in the Scottish Premiership play-offs

References

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