Roy Bentley
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Roy Thomas Frank Bentley | ||
| Date of birth | (1924-05-17)17 May 1924 | ||
| Place of birth | Shirehampton, England | ||
| Date of death | 20 April 2018(2018-04-20) (aged 93) | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1939–1946 | Bristol City | 0 | (0) |
| 1946–1948 | Newcastle United | 48 | (22) |
| 1948–1956 | Chelsea | 324 | (130) |
| 1956–1960 | Fulham | 142 | (23) |
| 1960–1962 | Queens Park Rangers | 45 | (0) |
| Total | 559 | (175) | |
| National team | |||
| 1949–1955 | England | 12 | (9) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 1963–1968 | Reading | ||
| 1969–1972 | Swansea City | ||
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Roy Thomas Frank Bentley (17 May 1924 – 20 April 2018) was an English football player and manager.
Bentley played 367 games for Chelsea and captained the club to their first League Championship in the 1954–55 season. He also won 12 caps for the England national side.
Contents
1 Personal
2 Club career
2.1 Early years
2.2 Chelsea
3 International career
4 Management
5 Retirement and death
6 Statistics
6.1 Playing statistics
6.2 International statistics
6.3 Managerial statistics
7 References
8 Bibliography
Personal[edit]
Bentley was born in Shirehampton, Bristol, Gloucestershire and attended Portway Boys Secondary School.[1]
He married Violet M. Upton in 1946.[1]
Club career[edit]
Early years[edit]
Bentley served in the Royal Navy during the Second World War and afterwards played for both Bristol City and Bristol Rovers before signing for Newcastle United in 1946. He was with the club for less than two years, but formed a key part of a forward line which also included Jackie Milburn, Len Shackleton and Charlie Wayman. He reached an FA Cup semi-final with the club in the 1946–47 season, but they were defeated 4–0 by eventual winners Charlton Athletic.[2]
Chelsea[edit]
In January 1948 Bentley signed for London side Chelsea for £11,000,[3] He captained Chelsea to their first League title, in 1954–55.[4]
Having scored 150 goals in 367 appearances, Bentley was Chelsea's top goalscorer and, at the time of his death in 2018, was fifth in Chelsea's all-time goalscorers list behind Bobby Tambling, Frank Lampard, Kerry Dixon and Didier Drogba.[4]
International career[edit]
Bentley was an England international for six years, playing at the 1950 FIFA World Cup.[3]
Management[edit]
Following his retirement from playing, Bentley moved into management. He took over at Reading and later Swansea City, winning promotion to the old Third Division with the latter. He returned to Reading in 1977, this time as club secretary.
Retirement and death[edit]
Bentley lived in Chigwell, Essex during the late 1980s before relocating to Reading, Berkshire where he lived in 2014. At his death in April 2018, he was the last surviving player from England's 1950 World Cup squad.[3]
Statistics[edit]
Playing statistics[edit]
Source:[5]
| Club | Season | Division | League | FA Cup | Other | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
Bristol City | 1945–46 | – | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
Newcastle United | 1946–47 | Second Division | 36 | 19 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 22 |
1947–48 | Second Division | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 3 | |
| Total | 48 | 22 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 25 | ||
Chelsea | 1947–48 | First Division | 14 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 3 |
1948–49 | First Division | 40 | 21 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 23 | |
1949–50 | First Division | 39 | 17 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 22 | |
1950–51 | First Division | 38 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 11 | |
1951–52 | First Division | 32 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 17 | |
1952–53 | First Division | 37 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 17 | |
1953–54 | First Division | 41 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 21 | |
1954–55 | First Division | 41 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 22 | |
1955–56 | First Division | 38 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 46 | 16 | |
1956–57 | First Division | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| Total | 324 | 130 | 42 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 367 | 152 | ||
Fulham | 1956–57 | Second Division | 32 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 15 |
1957–58 | Second Division | 31 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 8 | |
1958–59 | Second Division | 35 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 0 | |
1959–60 | First Division | 29 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 2 | |
1960–61 | First Division | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 0 | |
| Total | 142 | 23 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 158 | 25 | ||
Queens Park Rangers | 1961–62 | Third Division | 29 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 34 | 0 |
1962–63 | Third Division | 16 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | |
| Total | 45 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 52 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 559 | 175 | 75 | 27 | 3 | 1 | 637 | 203 | ||
International statistics[edit]
England national team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 1949 | 1 | 0 |
| 1950 | 5 | 2 |
| 1951 | 0 | 0 |
| 1952 | 2 | 1 |
| 1953 | 0 | 0 |
| 1954 | 2 | 4 |
| 1955 | 2 | 2 |
| Total[6] | 12 | 9 |
Managerial statistics[edit]
| Team | From | To | Record | Ref | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | W | D | L | Win % | ||||
Reading | 1 January 1963 | 1 February 1969 | 321 | 136 | 79 | 106 | 042.4 | [5] |
Swansea City | 7 August 1969 | 16 October 1972 | 173 | 66 | 49 | 58 | 038.2 | [5] |
| Total | 494 | 202 | 128 | 164 | 040.9 | |||
References[edit]
^ ab "England players: Roy Bentley". englandfootballonline. Retrieved 21 April 2018..mw-parser-output cite.citationfont-style:inherit.mw-parser-output .citation qquotes:"""""""'""'".mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registrationcolor:#555.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration spanborder-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output code.cs1-codecolor:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-errordisplay:none;font-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-errorfont-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-maintdisplay:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-formatfont-size:95%.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-leftpadding-left:0.2em.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-rightpadding-right:0.2em
^ "Charlton Athletic v Newcastle United". 11v11.com. 29 March 1947. Retrieved 21 April 2018.
^ abc "Roy Bentley: Last surviving member of England's 1950 World Cup squad dies aged 93". BBC Sport. 20 April 2018. Retrieved 21 April 2018.
^ ab Khan, Shebab (20 April 2018). "Roy Bentley dead: Chelsea legend who led club to first ever trophy dies, aged 93". The Independent. Retrieved 21 April 2018.
^ abc Roy Bentley at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
^ Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Roy Bentley". www.national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 21 April 2018.
Bibliography[edit]
Cheshire, Scott (1998). Chelsea: An Illustrated History. Breedon Books. ISBN 1-85983-143-5.
Mears, Brian (2004). Chelsea: A 100-year History. Mainstream Sport. ISBN 1-84018-823-5.
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Categories:
- 1924 births
- 2018 deaths
- Footballers from Bristol
- English footballers
- England international footballers
- Association football forwards
- Bristol City F.C. players
- Newcastle United F.C. players
- Chelsea F.C. players
- Fulham F.C. players
- Queens Park Rangers F.C. players
- English Football League players
- English Football League representative players
- London XI players
- 1950 FIFA World Cup players
- English football managers
- Reading F.C. managers
- Swansea City A.F.C. managers
- English Football League managers
- Royal Navy personnel of World War II
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