Roy BENTLEY | 1954-1955 | PES Stats Database (Golden Era Backup)

BENTLEY PES STATS | 1954-1955

Roy BENTLEY | 1954-1955 Brezza Roy Bentley I Club: Chelsea Number: Position: *CF, SS, CB Nationality: English Era: 1954/55 Foot: R Side: B Length: 178 Weight: 78 Attack: 85 Defence: 74 Balance:78 Stamina: 79 Top Speed: 84 Acceleration: 86 Response: 86 Agility: 84 Dribble Accuracy: 84 Dribble Speed: 87 Short Pass Accuracy: 79 Short Pass Speed: 80 Long Pass Acc: 72 Long Pass Speed: 78 Shot Accuracy: 86 Shot Power: 88 Shot Technique: 87 Free Kick Accuracy: 72 Curling: 72 Header: 92 Jump: 84 Technique: 83 Aggression: 83 Mentality: 88 Keeper Skills: 50 Team Work: 86 Injury Tolerance: B Condition/Fitness: 6 Weak Foot Accuracy: 6 Weak Foot frequency: 6 *Positioning *Scoring *Middle Shooting *Penalties Roy Bentley was, for a time, one of England's top centre forwards. He topped Chelsea's scoring charts for each of his eight seasons at the club, captaining the Blues to their first league championship in 1955. He was a quick and skilful centre forward with excellent ability in the air. Bentley served in the Royal Navy during the Second World War and afterwards briefly played for both Bristol City and Bristol Rovers before signing for Newcastle United in 1946. He was with the club for less than two years, but formed a key part of one of the most impressive forward lines of the era, alongside Jackie Milburn, Len Shackleton and Charlie Wayman. He reached an FA Cup semi-final with the club in the 1946–47 season, but they were beaten 4-0 by eventual winners Charlton Athletic. In January 1948, Bentley signed for London side Chelsea for £12,500, partially because he had been advised by his doctor that a move south would be a remedy for the lung problems he occasionally suffered from. He arrived at Chelsea as a replacement for Tommy Lawton - who, coincidentally, also moved to Chelsea in search of a cure for lung trouble - and was initially compared unfavourably with his predecessor. His Chelsea career took off slowly as he struggled to adapt to an unfamiliar style of play. They lost 2-4 at home to Huddersfield Town on his debut and he scored just three goals in his first four months with the club. From there, however, Bentley's fortunes changed. He was an early exponent of the deep-lying free roaming centre forward position, an unorthodox tactic which often unsettled opposing defenders and pull them out of position. Dropping so deep he was even used as an emergency centrehalf for chelsea at times. This, combined with a strong heading ability and a powerful shot, saw him score 23 goals in his first full season with Chelsea, making him the club's top scorer, for which he also earned his first England call-up. Though Chelsea's league form during his time there was often patchy, he played a key part in their first major FA Cup run for almost two decades in 1950. He scored two goals in a 3-0 fifth round win against Chesterfield while in the quarter-final against Manchester United his thunderous shot from 30 yards clinched a 2-0 win. Chelsea were eventually knocked out in the semi-finals by Arsenal, despite Bentley giving them a 2-0 lead. During his time at Chelsea, he was picked for the London XI in the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup. After another semi-final loss in 1952, again to Arsenal, Ted Drake arrived as Chelsea's new manager. Within three years, Bentley had achieved one of the highlights of his playing career, captaining Chelsea to their first League title, in 1954–55. In addition to being captain, he scored 21 league goals during the season, including two crucial strikes in a 4-3 win against principal rivals Wolverhampton Wanderers. Bentley remained with Chelsea for only one more season and was one of the first to leave as the ageing championship-winning side was gradually broken up by Drake. Bentley is currently joint third in Chelsea's all-time goalscorers list, level with Peter Osgood. He was top scorer at the club in each of his eight full seasons there. Bentley signed for Chelsea's West London neighbours Fulham in 1956. He scored 150 goals in 367 appearances, at the time a club record. At Fulham, Bentley was successfully converted into a fulltime centre-half, and they reached the FA Cup semi-finals in 1958, where he was once again on the losing side. In 1960 he left Fulham but again stayed in West London, this time moving to Queens Park Rangers, where he saw out the remainder of his playing career. Bentley was an England international for six years. He made his debut against Sweden and played for his country at the 1950 FIFA World Cup, including the infamous 1-0 defeat to the USA. He scored the winning goal against Scotland in qualifying for that tournament to deny the Scots a place, for which he was dubbed ''the man who robbed Scotland of Rio.'' In November 1954 he scored a hat-trick against Wales. He earned twelve England caps and scored nine goals. _________________ Alan Hansen wrote: How come Liverpool games are on last at the moment? Gary Lineker wrote: Midtable clashes aren't as exciting Roy BENTLEY | 1954-1955 | PES Stats Database (Golden Era Backup)