John Edmund Bentley
| Birth name | John Edmund Bentley | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 17 January 1847 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Calver Near Baslow | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 12 December 1913 (aged 65–66) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | West Hampstead | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Merchant Taylors School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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John Edmund Bentley (17 January 1847 – 12 December 1913) was an English sportsman who played in the first international rugby football match in 1871, representing England as a halfback.