Percy Bentley

Percy Bentley
Percy Bentley
	Bentley in 1941
Personal information
Full name	Percy Bentley
Date of birth	13 December 1906
Date of death	25 March 1982 (aged 75)
Original team(s)	Burnley Methodists
Height	183 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	88 kg (194 lb)
Playing career1
Years	Club
1925–1940	Richmond
Representative team honours
Years	Team
	Victoria
Coaching career3
Years	Club
1934–1940	Richmond
1941–1955	Carlton
Total
	1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1940. 3 Coaching statistics correct as of 1955.
Career highlights
	Richmond premiership captain 1932; Richmond premiership captain-coach 1934; Carlton premiership coach 1945, 1947; Richmond captain 1932–1940; Australian Football Hall of Fame, inducted 1996;
	Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Percy Bentley (13 December 1906 − 25 March 1982) was an Australian rules footballer in the (then) Victorian Football League.

Bentley was a strong ruckman and great tactician who was a key player and coach for the Richmond Football Club during his era. He later coached Carlton Football Club during the 1940s and 1950s.

In 1996 Bentley was inducted into the Australian Football Hall of Fame.

Career highlights

Playing career

Richmond 1925–1940 (Games: 263 Goals: 272)

Player honours

Richmond captain 1932–1940
Richmond premierships 1932, 1934 (captain-coach)
Victorian representative 6 matches

Coaching record

Richmond 1934–1940 (133 games, 86 wins, 46 losses, 1 draw), Premiership 1934
Carlton 1941–1955 (281 games, 167 wins, 110 losses, 4 draws), Premierships 1945, 1947.

Footnotes

References

Ross, John (1999). The Australian Football Hall of Fame. Australia: HarperCollinsPublishers. p. 40. ISBN 0-7322-6426-X.
Hogan P: The Tigers of Old, Richmond FC, Melbourne 1996