Roy Bentley (682) | englandstats.com - The England International Database 1872 - 2025.

Full Name:: Roy Thomas Frank Bentley
Born:: 17th May 1924, Bristol
Died:: 20th April 2018, aged 93
England Career:: 1949 - 1955
Positions:: Centre Forward, Inside Left and Inside Right
Clubs (and caps):: Chelsea (12)
FA Legacy Number:: 682
Career Summary:: Roy Bentley (17th May 1924 - 20th April 2018) was an international footballer who represented England 12 times scoring 9 goals. His first cap was against Sweden on 13th May 1949 at 24 years old, and his last was vs Portugal on 22nd May 1955 aged 31. Bentley, born on 17th May 1924, in Bristol, has a FA Legacy Number of 682 and played as a Centre Forward, Inside Left and Inside Right for his country.

England Career Statistics

Debut:: v Sweden (FR) on 13th May 1949 aged 24 years, 11 month, 27 days
Last Cap:: v Portugal (FR) on 22nd May 1955 aged 31 years, 0 months, 5 days
First Goal:: v Scotland (WCQ) on 15th April 1950 aged 25 years, 10 months, 29 days
Career Length:: 6 years, 8 days
Starts:: 12
Substitute:: 0
Withdrawn:: 0
Full Games:: 12

England Match Statistics

FriendlyFR 7 4 0 0 0
World Cup QualifierWCQ 1 1 0 0 0
World Cup FinalsWCF 2 0 0 0 0
British Home ChampionshipHC 2 4 0 0 0
Competitive 5 5 0 0 0

Home, Away or Neutral
Caps
Goals
Captaincies

Away 6 4 0 0 0
Neutral 2 0 0 0 0
Home 4 5 0 0 0

Match Results
Caps
Goals
Captaincies

Lost 3 1 0 0 0
Won 8 7 0 0 0
Drawn 1 1 0 0 0

Playing Positions
Caps
Goals
Captaincies

Centre Forward 5 1 0 0 0
Inside Right 5 6 0 0 0
Inside Left 2 2 0 0 0

Managers
Caps
Goals
Captaincies

Walter Winterbottom 12 9 0 0 0

Totals
12
9
0
0
0

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12 Matches

Tom Finney
9 Matches

Jimmy Dickinson
9 Matches

Bert Williams
8 Matches

Alf Ramsey
7 Matches

Jack Aston
6 Matches

Stan Mortensen
6 Matches

Wilf Mannion
5 Matches

Nat Lofthouse
4 Matches

Roger Byrne
4 Matches

Sources

An English Football Internationals' Who's Who by Douglas Lamming (Hutton Press 1990)
England's Who's Who by Tony Matthews (Pitch Publishing 2013)
31 sources from 12 matchesSelect from match list to see sources.

Match List

POR, 1 - 3, 22nd May 1955 (FR) Chelsea, Cap: 12.
Age: 31 years, 0 months, 5 days.
ESP, 1 - 1, 18th May 1955 (FR) Chelsea, Cap: 11.
Age: 31 years, 0 months, 1 day.
FRG, 3 - 1, 1st Dec 1954 (FR) Chelsea, Cap: 10.
Age: 30 years, 6 months, 15 days.
WAL, 3 - 2, 10th Nov 1954 (HC) Chelsea, Cap: 9.
Age: 30 years, 5 months, 24 days.
BEL, 5 - 0, 26th Nov 1952 (FR) Chelsea, Cap: 8.
Age: 28 years, 6 months, 9 days.
WAL, 5 - 2, 12th Nov 1952 (HC) Chelsea, Cap: 7.
Age: 28 years, 5 months, 26 days.
USA, 0 - 1, 29th Jun 1950 (WCF) Chelsea, Cap: 6.
Age: 26 years, 1 month, 12 days.
CHI, 2 - 0, 25th Jun 1950 (WCF) Chelsea, Cap: 5.
Age: 26 years, 1 month, 8 days.
BEL, 4 - 1, 18th May 1950 (FR) Chelsea, Cap: 4.
Age: 26 years, 0 months, 1 day.
POR, 5 - 3, 14th May 1950 (FR) Chelsea, Cap: 3.
Age: 25 years, 11 month, 28 days.
SCO, 1 - 0, 15th Apr 1950 (WCQ) Chelsea, Cap: 2.
Age: 25 years, 10 months, 29 days.
SWE, 1 - 3, 13th May 1949 (FR) Chelsea, Cap: 1.
Age: 24 years, 11 month, 27 days.
* Match was concluded via extra time, penalties or both.