For the British soldier, see Percy Bentley (soldier).
Australian rules footballer
Percy Bentley
Bentley in 1941
Personal information
Full name
Percy Bentley
Date of birth
(1906-12-13)13 December 1906
Date of death
25 March 1982(1982-03-25) (aged 75)
Original team(s)
Burnley Methodists
Height
183 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight
88 kg (194 lb)
Playing career1
Years
Club
Games (Goals)
1925–1940
Richmond
263 (275)
Representative team honours
Years
Team
Games (Goals)
Victoria
6
Coaching career3
Years
Club
Games (W–L–D)
1934–1940
Richmond
133 (86–46–1)
1941–1955
Carlton
281 (167–110–4)
Total
414 (253–156–5)
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.
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