Roy Bentley
English footballer and manager (1924–2018) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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This article is about the English football player. For the article about the American poet, see Roy G Bentley.
Roy Thomas Frank Bentley (17 May 1924 – 20 April 2018) was an English football player and manager.
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Personal information | |||
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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) | ||
Position(s) | 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) | |
International career | |||
1949–1955 | England | 12 | (9) |
Managerial career | |||
1963–1968 | Reading | ||
1969–1972 | Swansea City | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
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A former forward, 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.