Alf Bentley (footballer, born 1887)

English footballer

Alf Bentley
Personal information
Date of birth	15 September 1887
Place of birth	Alfreton, England
Date of death	15 April 1940(1940-04-15) (aged 52)
Place of death	Alfreton, England
Position(s)	Centre-forward
Youth career
1905–1906	Alfreton
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1906–1911	Derby County	151	(98)
1911–1913	Bolton Wanderers	51	(15)
1913–1922	West Bromwich Albion	97	(46)
1922–1924	Burton Albion
1924–1926	Alfreton Town
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Alfred Bentley (15 September 1887 – 15 April 1940) was an English footballer who played as a centre-forward.

Biography

Bentley was born in Alfreton, Derbyshire. He turned professional with Derby County in December 1906, joining for a £50 fee. During the 1908–09 season he was the top scorer of the Second Division with 24 goals, with a further 8 goals in FA Cup matches.

In May 1911 he signed for Bolton Wanderers for £1000, before moving to West Bromwich Albion for £500 in June 1913. He scored all four goals on his league debut in a 4-1 win against Burnley in the first fixture of the season in September. 111 years passed before Josh Maja scored Albion's next opening day hattrick in August 2024 against Queen's Park Rangers.

Bentley joined Burton Albion in May 1922 and then his hometown club Alfreton Town in August 1924, before retiring from football in May 1926. He later worked in the steel industry and died in Alfreton in 1940.

References

"English League Leading Goalscorers". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Archived from the original on 28 June 2011. Retrieved 31 October 2010.
Collett, Mike (2003). The Complete Record of the FA Cup. Sports Books. p. 269. ISBN 1-899807-19-5.
"Sky Bet Championship: Post-match stat pack".
Matthews, Tony (2005). The Who's Who of West Bromwich Albion. Breedon Books. p. 30. ISBN 1-85983-474-4.

v t e English Second Division top scorers
1893: Wheldon 1894: Mobley 1895: Skea 1896: Allan 1897: Boucher & Murphy 1898: Boyd 1899: Abbott 1900: Wright 1901: Swann 1902: Simmons 1903: Gillespie 1904: P. Smith 1905: Marsh 1906: Maxwell 1907: Shinton 1908: J. Smith 1909: Bentley 1910: J. Smith 1911: Whittingham 1912: Freeman 1913: Freeman 1914: Stevens & Peart 1915: Lane 1920: S. Taylor 1921: Puddefoot 1922: Broad 1923: Bedford 1924: Bedford 1925: Chandler 1926: Trotter 1927: Camsell 1928: Cookson 1929: Hampson 1930: Hampson 1931: Dean 1932: Pearce 1933: Harper 1934: Glover 1935: Milsom 1936: Finan & Dodds 1937: Bowers 1938: Henson 1939: Billington 1947: Wayman 1948: Quigley 1949: Wayman 1950: Briggs 1951: McCormack 1952: Dooley 1953: Rowley 1954: Charles 1955: Briggs 1956: Gardiner 1957: Rowley 1958: Johnston 1959: Clough 1960: Clough 1961: Crawford 1962: Hunt 1963: Tambling 1964: Saunders 1965: O'Brien 1966: Chivers 1967: Gould 1968: Hickton 1969: Toshack 1970: Hickton 1971: Hickton 1972: Latchford 1973: Givens 1974: McKenzie 1975: Little 1976: Hales 1977: Walsh 1978: Hatton 1979: Robson 1980: Allen 1981: Cross 1982: Moore 1983: Lineker 1984: Dixon 1985: Aldridge 1986: Drinkell 1987: M. Quinn 1988: Currie 1989: Edwards 1990: M. Quinn 1991: Sheringham 1992: Shearer & Speedie 1993: B. Taylor 1994: J. Quinn 1995: Bennett 1996: Stewart & Martindale 1997: Thorpe 1998: Hayles 1999: Cureton 2000: Payton 2001: Harris 2002: Zamora 2003: Earnshaw 2004: Knight & McPhee

English Second Division top scorers

1893: Wheldon
1894: Mobley
1895: Skea
1896: Allan
1897: Boucher & Murphy
1898: Boyd
1899: Abbott
1900: Wright
1901: Swann
1902: Simmons
1903: Gillespie
1904: P. Smith
1905: Marsh
1906: Maxwell
1907: Shinton
1908: J. Smith
1909: Bentley
1910: J. Smith
1911: Whittingham
1912: Freeman
1913: Freeman
1914: Stevens & Peart
1915: Lane
1920: S. Taylor
1921: Puddefoot
1922: Broad
1923: Bedford
1924: Bedford
1925: Chandler
1926: Trotter
1927: Camsell
1928: Cookson
1929: Hampson
1930: Hampson
1931: Dean
1932: Pearce
1933: Harper
1934: Glover
1935: Milsom
1936: Finan & Dodds
1937: Bowers
1938: Henson
1939: Billington
1947: Wayman
1948: Quigley
1949: Wayman
1950: Briggs
1951: McCormack
1952: Dooley
1953: Rowley
1954: Charles
1955: Briggs
1956: Gardiner
1957: Rowley
1958: Johnston
1959: Clough
1960: Clough
1961: Crawford
1962: Hunt
1963: Tambling
1964: Saunders
1965: O'Brien
1966: Chivers
1967: Gould
1968: Hickton
1969: Toshack
1970: Hickton
1971: Hickton
1972: Latchford
1973: Givens
1974: McKenzie
1975: Little
1976: Hales
1977: Walsh
1978: Hatton
1979: Robson
1980: Allen
1981: Cross
1982: Moore
1983: Lineker
1984: Dixon
1985: Aldridge
1986: Drinkell
1987: M. Quinn
1988: Currie
1989: Edwards
1990: M. Quinn
1991: Sheringham
1992: Shearer & Speedie
1993: B. Taylor
1994: J. Quinn
1995: Bennett
1996: Stewart & Martindale
1997: Thorpe
1998: Hayles
1999: Cureton
2000: Payton
2001: Harris
2002: Zamora
2003: Earnshaw
2004: Knight & McPhee

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