Frank Bentley

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Frank Bentley
Personal information
Full name Frank William Bentley[1]
Date of birth 9 October 1886
Place of birth Butt Lane, Kidsgrove, England[1]
Date of death 1958 (aged 72)[1]
Playing position Wing half
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1907 Stoke 1 (0)
1909–1911 Tottenham Hotspur 36 (0)
Brentford

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

† Appearances (goals)

Frank Bentley (9 October 1886 – 1958) was an English footballer who played in the Football League for Stoke City, Tottenham Hotspur and Brentford.[1][2]

Career

Bentley began his career at his local side Butt Lane before joining Stoke in 1907.[1] He was not considered a first team player by manager Horace Austerberry but he did play Bentley in the clubs FA Cup fixtures in 1907–08 where he scored against Gainsborough Trinity.[1] He played just once in the League for Stoke against West Bromwich Albion on 14 March 1908.[1] At the end of the season Stoke left the league after suffering financial meltdown and joined the club who replaced Stoke, Tottenham Hotspur. He played 41 matches for Spurs in three seasons at White Hart Lane.[3] He went on to play for Brentford where he ended his playing career.[1]

Career statistics

Club Season League FA Cup Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Stoke 1907–08 104151
Tottenham Hotspur 1909–10 19020210
1910–11 16030190
1911–12 100010
Career Total 37091461

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Matthews, Tony (1994). The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City. Lion Press. ISBN 0-9524151-0-0.
  2. Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records. soccerdata. p. 24. ISBN 1-899468-63-3.
  3. A-Z of Tottenham Hotspur players Retrieved 13 November 2012
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