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.

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.Roy Bentley dead: Tributes paid to Chelsea legend who was club's first ever trophy-winning captain

Career statistics
Playing statistics
Club
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ClubSeasonDivisionLeagueFA CupOtherTotalAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsBristol City1945–46–00610061Newcastle United1946–47Second Division3619630042221947–48Second Division1230000123Total482263005425Chelsea1947–48First Division14310001531948–49First Division4021320043231949–50First Division3917650045221950–51First Division388530043111951–52First Division3212950041171952–53First Division3712750044171953–54First Division4121100042211954–55First Division4122300044221955–56First Division3814711146161956–57First Division40000040Total324130422111367152Fulham1956–57Second Division3214210034151957–58Second Division31771003881958–59Second Division35040003901959–60First Division29220003121960–61First Division1500010160Total142231521015825Queens Park Rangers1961–62Third Division29040103401962–63Third Division1602000180Total4506010520Career total559175752731637203

International
 England national teamYearAppsGoals194910195052195100195221195300195424195522Total129

Managerial statistics
+ Managerial record by team and tenureTeamFromToRecordReading1 January 19631 February 1969Swansea City7 August 196916 October 1972Total

References

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Category:Chelsea F.C. players
Category:England at the 1950 FIFA World Cup
Category:English footballers
Category:English football managers
Category:Fulham F.C. players
Category:Newcastle United F.C. players
Category:Queens Park Rangers F.C. players
Category:Sportspeople from Bristol
Category:1950 FIFA World Cup players