- Bill Bentley
Football player infobox
playername= Bill Bentley
fullname = William John Bentley
nickname =
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1947|10|21
cityofbirth =Stoke-on-Trent
countryofbirth =England
height =
position = Defender (retired)
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years = 1965-1968
1968-1977
1977-1980
1980-1981
clubs = Stoke City
Blackpool
Port Vale
Stafford Rangers
Career
caps(goals) = 048 0(1)
296 (10)
095 0(0)
020 0(1)
459 (12)
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managerclubs =
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pcupdate =William John "Bill" Bentley (born
October 21 ,1947 inStoke-on-Trent ,Staffordshire ) is an English former professional football player. He played as a left-back.Career
Bentley began his career with Stoke City in 1865, and went on to make 48 league appearances for "the Potters".
In January 1969, five months into the 1968–69 season, he joined Blackpool for £30,000. He made his debut for the club on January 11, in a 3–2 home defeat by Charlton Athletic.
Bentley remained at
Bloomfield Road for eight years, his final appearance occurring on May 7, 1977, in a 1–1 draw at Hereford United. He had made almost 300 league appearances for Blackpool when he was sold to Port Vale.Bentley finished his career with Stafford Rangers in 1981.
Post-retirement
Bentley is now a window cleaner in his hometown of
Stoke-on-Trent . [ [http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/article498209.ece "Caught in Time: Blackpool win promotion to the First Division, 1970" - TimesOnline] ]Notes
References
*cite book | first=Roy | last=Calley| coauthors= | title=Blackpool: A Complete Record 1887-1992 | publisher=Breedon Books Sport | location= | year=1992 | editor= | id=ISBN 1-873626-07-X
* [http://www.neilbrown.newcastlefans.com/player/billbentley.htm Bentley's career statistics]
* [http://www.playerhistory.com/Default.aspx?page=player_details&playerID=140856 Profile at PlayerHistory.com]
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