Mark Bentley
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Mark James Bentley | ||
| Date of birth | 7 January 1978 | ||
| Place of birth | Hertford, England | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder / Defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Aveley | ? | (?) | |
| 1998–1999 | Enfield | 26 | (2) |
| 1999–2002 | Aldershot Town | 81 | (15) |
| 2002–2003 | Gravesend & Northfleet | 27 | (7) |
| 2003–2004 | Dagenham & Redbridge | 25 | (6) |
| 2004–2006 | Southend United | 93 | (12) |
| 2006–2011 | Gillingham | 175 | (11) |
| 2011 | → Cambridge United (loan) | 6 | (1) |
| 2011–2013 | Hayes & Yeading United | 53 | (3) |
| 2013 | Boreham Wood | 5 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | Wealdstone | ? | (?) |
| 2014–2016 | Grays Athletic | 39 | (2) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2015 | Grays Athletic (player/caretaker-manager) | ||
| 2015–2016 | Grays Athletic (player/manager) | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 11:48, 20 March 2016 (UTC). | |||
Mark James Bentley (born 7 January 1978) is an English footballer is a coach at Leyton Orient. He was previously player/manager of Isthmian League Premier Division club Grays Athletic.
Born in Hertford, Bentley started his playing career with Aveley before moving on to Enfield in August 1998. He later moved to Aldershot Town, Gravesend & Northfleet (where he won Player of the Year in 2002–03) and Dagenham & Redbridge. On 15 January 2004, he stepped up into The Football League when he signed for Southend United, where he made 93 league appearances including 23 as a sub. He also scored 12 league goals including five in his last season at Roots Hall and was involved in two consecutive promotions.
He was offered a new one-year contract to stay at Southend, but opted to go for the security of a two-year deal at Gillingham, signing for them on 22 May 2006.
Bentley made his debut in the 2–1 home win over Huddersfield Town on 5 August and scored his first goal away to Bradford City in a 4–2 defeat on 12 August.
He was runner up in the club's 2006–07 player of the year award behind Andrew Crofts and signed a two-year contract extension in September 2007.
After coming second in the Player of the Year awards for the 2009–10 season, Bentley signed a new one-year contract for new manager Andy Hessenthaler with a clause stating that if he played a certain number of games it would be extended for another season, taking him to the end of the 2011–12 season.
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