John Bentley (football manager)

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John Bentley

Personal information
Full name	John James Bentley
Date of birth	June 1860
Place of birth	Chapeltown, Lancashire, England
Date of death	2 September 1918 (aged 58)
Place of death	Chapeltown, Lancashire, England
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1878–1885	Turton FC
Managerial career
1885–1886	Bolton Wanderers
1887–1895	Bolton Wanderers
1899–1912	Turton FC
1912–1914	Manchester United
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

John James Bentley (June 1860 – 2 September 1918) was an English football player and manager, captain, and variously secretary, treasurer and president of Turton F.C., secretary of Bolton Wanderers, the fourth full-time secretary of Manchester United, president of the Football League and vice-president of The Football Association.