Jim Bentley

Jim Bentley

Personal information
Full name	James Graham Bentley[1]
Date of birth	11 June 1976
Place of birth	Liverpool, England
Height	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Playing position	Defender
Club information
Current team	Morecambe (manager)
Youth career
0000–1997	Manchester City
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
1997–2002	Telford United
2002–2011	Morecambe	298	(29)
Total		298	(29)
Teams managed
2011–	Morecambe
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (goals)

James Graham Bentley (born 11 June 1976 in Liverpool) is an English former professional footballer, currently manager of League Two club Morecambe.

Bentley, who debuted for Telford United in 1997, moved to Morecambe in 2002.^[2] He plays as a defender.

In June 2010, Bentley was appointed player-coach, having spent the previous season in a coaching role with the reserve team.

On 13 May 2011, Bentley was appointed the player-manager of Morecambe on a two-year contract, but since then he has concentrated on the managerial role and has not played a competitive match since taking on that post. He signed a two-year contract extension with the Shrimps on 10 October 2013. A further two year contract extension was agreed with Morecambe on 29 August 2015. Ken McKenna also agreed the same deal with the football league 2 club.^[3]

Managerial statistics

As of match played 30 April 2016.^[4]

Managerial record by team and tenure

Team	From	To	Record
			P	W	D	L	Win %
Morecambe	13 May 2011	Present	255	80	67	108	31.4
Total			255	80	67	108	31.4

References

1. "List of Players under Written Contract Registered Between 01/07/2011 and 31/07/2011" (PDF). The Football Association. Retrieved 7 February 2012.
2. http://www.morecambefc.com/page/ProfilesDetail/0,,10866~20867,00.html
3. "New Shrimps Deal For Jim Bentley". League Clubs. 10 October 2013. Retrieved 10 October 2013.
4. "Managers: Jim Bentley". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 January 2016.

External links

• Jim Bentley career statistics at Soccerbase