| Frank Bentley | |
| Fullname: | Frank William Bentley |
| Birth Date: | 9 October 1886 |
| Birth Place: | Butt Lane, England |
| Death Date: | December 1958 (aged 72) |
| Death Place: | Stoke-on-Trent, England |
| Position: | Wing half |
| Youthyears1: | 1906–1907 |
| Youthclubs1: | Butt Lane |
| Years1: | 1907 |
| Clubs1: | Stoke |
| Caps1: | 1 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 1909–1911 |
| Caps2: | 36 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 1912–1914 |
| Clubs3: | Brentford |
| Caps3: | 59 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
Frank William Bentley (9 October 1886 – 1958) was an English footballer who played in the Football League for Stoke City and Tottenham Hotspur.[1] [2]
Bentley began his career at his local side Butt Lane,[3] before joining Stoke in 1907.[1] He was not considered a first team player by manager Horace Austerberry but he did play Bentley in the clubs FA Cup fixtures in 1907–08 where he scored against Gainsborough Trinity.[1] He played just once in the League for Stoke against West Bromwich Albion on 14 March 1908.[1] 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.[4] He went on to play for Brentford where he ended his playing career.[5]
Source:
| Club | Season | League | League | FA Cup | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| Stoke | 1907–08 | Second Division | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 1 | |
| Tottenham Hotspur | 1909–10 | First Division | 19 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 0 | |
| 1910–11 | 16 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 19 | 0 | |||
| 1911–12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
| Total | 36 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 41 | 0 | |||
| Brentford | 1912–13 | Southern League First Division | 31 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 33 | 0 | |
| 1913–14 | Southern League Second Division | 28 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 31 | 0 | ||
| Total | 59 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 64 | 0 | |||
| Career Total | 96 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 110 | 1 | |||