Frank William Bentley (9 October 1886 – 1958) was an English footballer who played in the Football League for

Stoke City Stoke City Football Club is a professional football club based in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England, which competes in the . Founded as Stoke Ramblers in 1863, it changed its name to Stoke in 1878 and then to Stoke City in 1925 after Stoke ...

and Tottenham Hotspur.

Career

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 Horace Denham Austerberry (1868–1946) was an English football manager who managed Stoke. Career Austerberry was born in Hanley and worked at St. John's school as assistant schoolmaster to former Stoke manager Thomas Slaney. It was Slaney who ...

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 Brentford is a suburban town in West London, England and part of the London Borough of Hounslow. It lies at the confluence of the River Brent and the Thames, west of Charing Cross. Its economy has diverse company headquarters buildings whi ...

where he ended his playing career.

Career statistics

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Bentley, Frank 1886 births 1958 deaths People from Kidsgrove English men's footballers English Football League players Stoke City F.C. players Tottenham Hotspur F.C. players Brentford F.C. players Southern Football League players Men's association football wing halves Footballers from Staffordshire