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Frank Bentley

Frank Bentley
Frank Bentley.jpg
Bentley while with Brentford 1912
Personal information
Full name Frank William Bentley
Date of birth 9 October 1886
Place of birth Butt Lane, England
Date of death December 1958 (aged 72)
Place of death Stoke-on-Trent, England
Playing position Wing half
Youth career
Butt Lane
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1907 Stoke 1 (0)
1909–1911 Tottenham Hotspur 36 (0)
1912–1914 Brentford 59 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

Frank William Bentley (9 October 1886 – 1958) was an English footballer who played in the Football League for Stoke City and Tottenham Hotspur.

Bentley began his career at his local side Butt Lane before joining Stoke in 1907. 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. He played just once in the League for Stoke against West Bromwich Albion on 14 March 1908. 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. He went on to play for Brentford where he ended his playing career.

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