Ian Benjamin was primarily a forward, a position that plays nearest the goal and therefore is most responsible for scoring goals.
Ian Tracey Benjamin (born 11 December 1961) is an English former professional footballer who made nearly 500 appearances in the Football League between 1979 and 1994, playing primarily as a forward. 
Forwards are the players on an association football team who play nearest to the opposing team's goal, and are therefore most responsible for scoring goals. 
