Percy Bentley

For the British soldier, see Percy Bentley (soldier).

Percy Bentley
Personal information
Full name	Percy Bentley
Date of birth	(1906-12-13)13 December 1906
Date of death
Original team(s)	Burnley Methodists
Height/Weight	183cm / 88kg
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 1941–1955 Total	Richmond Carlton	133 (86–46–1) 281 (167–110–4) 414 (253–156–5)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1940 season. 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

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 honors:

• 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.

References

• Hogan P: The Tigers of Old, Richmond FC, Melbourne 1996
• AFL: Hall of Fame