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Tony Bentley
English football player

Tony Bentley

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English football player
Work field
Gender
Male
Place of birth
Stoke-on-Trent
Age
85 years
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Biography

Anthony "Tony" Bentley (born 20 December 1939) is an English English footballer who played in the Football League for Stoke City and Southend United.

Career

Bentley was born in Trent Vale , Stoke-on-Trent and began his career with local side Stoke City making his senior debut in the 1958–59 season. He played as a forward in 1959–60 scoring nine goals in 13 matches. Under new manager Tony Waddington in 1960–61 he scored six goals in 35 matches but Waddington was seemingly unimpressed by Bentley and he was sold to Third Division side Southend United in July 1961.

The "Shrimpers" manager Ted Fenton converted Bentley into a full-back and he became a consistent performer for the Roots Hall side in the 1960s playing ten seasons for the club racking up 419 appearances. He was given a testimonial match against his old club Stoke in 1966. After his time at Southend he played non-League football with Folkestone Town and Ashford Town, with whom he made 34 league appearances during season 1974-75, before emigrating to Canada.

Career statistics

  • Sourced from Tony Bentley profile at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
ClubSeasonLeagueFA CupLeague CupTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Stoke City1958–59Second Division200020
1959–60Second Division13900139
1960–61Second Division2866010356
Total441560105115
Southend United1961–62Third Division4121010432
1962–63Third Division4612010491
1963–64Third Division4502010480
1964–65Third Division4220041461
1965–66Third Division4613230523
1966–67Fourth Division4641010484
1967–68Fourth Division3411020371
1968–69Fourth Division4534020513
1969–70Fourth Division700060130
1970–71Fourth Division2902010320
Total3811415223141917
Career total4242921224146932

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