Roy Bentley

Roy Thomas Frank Bentley (17 May 1924 – 20 April 2018) was an English football player and manager. He was born in Bristol, England. Bentley was an England international for six years from 1950 to 1956. With his death in 2018, he was the last surviving player from England's 1950 World Cup squad.

Roy Bentley
Personal information
Full nameRoy Thomas Frank Bentley
Date of birth(1924-05-17)17 May 1924
Place of birthShirehampton, England
Date of death20 April 2018(2018-04-20) (aged 93)
Playing positionForward
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1939–1946Bristol City0(0)
1946–1948Newcastle United48(22)
1948–1956Chelsea324(130)
1956–1960Fulham142(23)
1960–1962Queens Park Rangers45(0)
Total559(175)
National team
1949–1955England12(9)
Teams managed
1963–1968Reading
1969–1972Swansea City
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

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. He later became a manager. Bentley was, for a time, one of England's top centre forwards.

Bentley died on 20 April 2018, in Reading, Berkshire at the age of 93.[1]

Career statistics

Playing statistics

Club

Source:

Club Season Division League FA Cup Other Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Bristol City 1945–46 0 0 6 1 0 0 6 1
Newcastle United 1946–47 Second Division 36 19 6 3 0 0 42 22
1947–48 Second Division 12 3 0 0 0 0 12 3
Total 48 22 6 3 0 0 54 25
Chelsea 1947–48 First Division 14 3 1 0 0 0 15 3
1948–49 First Division 40 21 3 2 0 0 43 23
1949–50 First Division 39 17 6 5 0 0 45 22
1950–51 First Division 38 8 5 3 0 0 43 11
1951–52 First Division 32 12 9 5 0 0 41 17
1952–53 First Division 37 12 7 5 0 0 44 17
1953–54 First Division 41 21 1 0 0 0 42 21
1954–55 First Division 41 22 3 0 0 0 44 22
1955–56 First Division 38 14 7 1 1 1 46 16
1956–57 First Division 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
Total 324 130 42 21 1 1 367 152
Fulham 1956–57 Second Division 32 14 2 1 0 0 34 15
1957–58 Second Division 31 7 7 1 0 0 38 8
1958–59 Second Division 35 0 4 0 0 0 39 0
1959–60 First Division 29 2 2 0 0 0 31 2
1960–61 First Division 15 0 0 0 1 0 16 0
Total 142 23 15 2 1 0 158 25
Queens Park Rangers 1961–62 Third Division 29 0 4 0 1 0 34 0
1962–63 Third Division 16 0 2 0 0 0 18 0
Total 45 0 6 0 1 0 52 0
Career total 559 175 75 27 3 1 637 203

International

England national team
Year Apps Goals
1949 1 0
1950 5 2
1951 0 0
1952 2 1
1953 0 0
1954 2 4
1955 2 2
Total[2] 12 9

Managerial statistics

Managerial record by team and tenure
Team From To Record
P W D L Win %
Reading 1 January 1963 1 February 1969 321 136 79 106 42.4
Swansea City 7 August 1969 16 October 1972 173 66 49 58 38.2
Total 494 202 128 164 40.9

References

  1. Roy Bentley dead: Tributes paid to Chelsea legend who was club's first ever trophy-winning captain
  2. Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Roy Bentley". national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 21 April 2018.