 Nyora kupfuurira kweiyi ndima - Benson akatamba nhabvu paEton uye nokuda kweYunivhesiti yeOxford. Akatamba ari kunze-kurudyi uye akarondedzerwa se anopenya kumberi pane dzimwe nguva, asi zvishoma achida simba; ane nhanho huru, uye ari akangwara dribbler, uye se akanaka kumberi uye anobatsira kwazvo semutambi wepadivi; anokurumidza uye anodhonzera zvakanaka. Benson akasarudzwa senhengo yechikwata cheYunivhesiti iyo yakatamba mu1874 FA Cup Final. Mumutambo wokupedzisira, wakaridzwa paKennington Oval musi wa14 March 1874 vachipesana nechikwata chakabva kuRoyal Engineers, yunivhesiti yakabuda sevakundi 20, nezvibodzwa zvaCharles Mackarness naFrederick Patton. Nguva pfupi mushure mekupedzisira kweFA Cup, Benson akatamba kuOxford mumutambo wekutanga weVarsity vachipesana neCambridge University, vakakunda 10 neOxford. 