Roy Bentley 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.
Roy Bentley - 12 caps (9 goals)
- Full Name: Roy Thomas Frank Bentley
- Born: 17th May 1924, Bristol
- Died: 20th April 2018, aged 93
- England Career: 1949 - 1955
- Positions whilst with England: Centre Forward, Inside Left and Inside Right
- Clubs (and caps) whilst with England: Chelsea (12)
- FA Legacy Number: 682
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0 - Withdrawn: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
- Match Type
- Caps
- Goals
- Capt
- 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
- Capt
- Away
- 6
- 4
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Neutral
- 2
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Home
- 4
- 5
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Match Result
- Caps
- Goals
- Capt
- Lost
- 3
- 1
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Won
- 8
- 7
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Drawn
- 1
- 1
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Playing Positions
- Caps
- Goals
- Capt
- Centre Forward
- 5
- 1
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Inside Right
- 5
- 6
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Inside Left
- 2
- 2
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Total
- 12
- 9
- 0
- 0
- 0
England Managers
- Manager
- Caps
- Goals
- Capt
England Walter Winterbottom- 12
- 9
- 0
- 0
- 0
England Team Mates (Top 10)
- Billy Wright
- 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.