Elliott Bennett came to Norwich fans' attention in January 2011 when City bid £1m for him in the january transfer window Brighton resisted but Norwich finally got their man with a £1.5m signing on 14th June 2011.

Bennett joined Wolverhampton Wanderers aged nine having been spotted playing in a local five-a-side tournament. He captained the club's under-12 team that travelled to Japan in 2001 and won the U12 World Cup, where he also picked up the Player of the Tournament award. Bennett was also a talented 200m sprinter and represented Shropshire at the English School Athletics Championships.

After a spell as a scholar with Wolves, he signed professional forms with them in March 2007. However he never made a league appearance for Wolves though, despite being picked for the first team squad several times, but did appear twice for them in the League Cup.

After spending time at loan at both Crewe and Bury, Bennett signed a three year contract with Brighton & Hove Albion on 20th August 2009.

Bennett enjoyed a successful season in 2010-11, playing a significant role in Brighton's promotion to the Championship. Scoring 8 goals, and assisting over 20, Bennett gained a place in the PFA League One Team of the Year

Bennett made his Norwich debut as a 75th minute substitute in the opening day of the season clash at Wigan (13th August 2011) which Norwich drew 1-1. His first start came the following week (21st August) in the 1-1 home draw with Stoke. He scored his first Norwich goal in the 2-1 win at Spurs on Easter Monday 2012.

Bennett finished the season with 36 appearances as Norwich finished 12th in the Premier League