Billy Bentham Explained

Billy Bentham
Fullname:William Bentham
Birth Date:unknown
Death Date:unknown
Club1:Broughton Rangers
Year1start:1919
Year1end:29
Appearances1:285
Tries1:112
Teama:Lancashire
Yearastart:1920
Yearaend:24
Teamb:England
Yearbstart:1922
Yearbend:26
Appearancesb:2
Triesb:1
Goalsb:0
Fieldgoalsb:0
Pointsb:3
Teamc:Great Britain
Yearcstart:1924
Appearancesc:2
Triesc:1
Goalsc:0
Fieldgoalsc:0
Pointsc:3
Retired:yes
Source:[1] [2] [3]

William Bentham (birth unknown – death unknown) was an English professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1910s and 1920s. He played at representative level for Great Britain, England and Lancashire, and at club level for Broughton Rangers, as a .

International honours

Billy Bentham won caps for England while at Broughton Rangers in 1922 against Wales, in 1926 against Wales,[2] and won caps for Great Britain while at Broughton Rangers in 1924 against New Zealand (2 matches).[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org. rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. 1 January 2018.
  2. Web site: England Statistics at englandrl.co.uk. https://web.archive.org/web/20131203001207/http://www.englandrl.co.uk/player_records?search=Bentham&submit=Go&c=England. dead. 3 December 2013. englandrl.co.uk. 31 December 2017. 1 January 2018.
  3. Web site: Great Britain Statistics at englandrl.co.uk. https://web.archive.org/web/20131202235310/http://www.englandrl.co.uk/player_records?search=Bentham&submit=Go&c=GB. dead. 2 December 2013. englandrl.co.uk. 31 December 2017. 1 January 2018.