Bill Bentley (footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | William John Bentley | ||
| Date of birth | 21 October 1947 | ||
| Place of birth | Longton, Stoke-on-Trent, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Left-back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1962–1964 | Stoke City | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1964–1968 | Stoke City | 48 | (1) |
| 1968–1977 | Blackpool | 296 | (11) |
| 1977–1980 | Port Vale | 95 | (0) |
| 1980–1981 | Stafford Rangers | 20 | (1) |
| Total | 459 | (13) | |
| International career | |||
| England Youth | |||
| Managerial career | |||
| 1979 | Port Vale (caretaker) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
William John Bentley (born 21 October 1947) is an English former professional footballer who played as a left-back. He made 439 league appearances in a 15-year career in the Football League.
Beginning his career at Stoke City in 1964, he moved on to Blackpool in 1968. He spent the next nine years with Blackpool, helping them to win promotion out of the Second Division in 1969–70 and to lift the Anglo-Italian Cup in 1971. He spent 1977 to 1980 at Port Vale, also briefly serving the club as caretaker manager in 1979. He ended his career at non-League club Stafford Rangers in 1981.