Frank William Bentley (9 October 1886 – 1958) was an English
footballer
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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
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Stoke may refer to:
Places United Kingdom
The largest city called Stoke is Stoke-on-Trent in Staffordshire. See below.
Berkshire
* Stoke Row, Berkshire
Bristol
* Stoke Bishop
* Stok ...
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
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Its economy has diverse company headquarters buildings whi ...
where he ended his playing career.
Career statistics
Source:
References
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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