Craig Bentham
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| Craig Bentham | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | Craig Bentham | |
| Date of birth | 7 March 1985 | |
| Place of birth | England | |
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | |
| Playing position | Midfielder | |
| Youth clubs | ||
| 2001–2004 | Bradford City | |
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 2004–2008 2008 |
Bradford City → Farsley Celtic (loan) |
30 (0) 16 (1) |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Craig Bentham (born 7 March 1985) is an English footballer who plays in a midfield. He is currently unattached after being released by Bradford City, where he had been from 2001 to 2008. He has also played in the Conference National for Farsley Celtic.
[edit] Playing career
Bentham graduated from the Bradford City youth team in 2004 and regularly captained the reserves side in 2004–05.[1] He made his full debut on 26 February 2005 for Bradford City in a 1–1 draw with Walsall,[1] receiving a yellow card.[2] He made only one more appearance that season and has continued to struggle to hold down a first team place. An injury in pre-season prevented Bentham from playing until an FA Cup game in November of the 2006–07 season,[3] before he became a first team regular during the latter half of the season when City were relegated to League Two, playing in 18 games.[4][5]
With his league appearances limited to just two substitute outings in the first half of the 2007–08 season, he signed a one month loan deal at Conference National side Farsley Celtic on 3 January 2008.[6] Two days later he made a "very good" debut for Farsley but they lost 3–1 to Histon after taking a first-half lead.[7] The loan was extended beyond its initial one-month period, before Bentham scored his first senior goal in a 3–0 Conference victory over Woking on 16 February 2008.[8] He returned to Bradford City in April 2008 after he played 16 league games for Farsley Celtic,[9][10] but was one of 13 players to be released by Bradford manager Stuart McCall.[11]
[edit] References
- ^ a b "Bentham latest to put pen to paper on new deal", Telegraph & Argus, 2005-03-12. Retrieved on 2008-01-04.
- ^ "Walsall 1-1 Bradford", BBC Sport, 2005-02-25. Retrieved on 2008-01-20.
- ^ Parker, Simon. "Bentham return a big boost for City", Telegraph & Argus, 2007-01-10. Retrieved on 2008-01-20.
- ^ Craig Bentham. Soccerbase. Retrieved on 2008-04-17.
- ^ Bradford 2006/2007 player appearances. Soccerbase. Retrieved on 2008-04-17.
- ^ "Bentham makes Farsley switch", Sporting Life, 2008-01-03. Retrieved on 2008-01-03.
- ^ Whiting, Ian. "Bentham can't quite rescue Celts", Telegraph & Argus, 2008-01-06. Retrieved on 2008-01-08.
- ^ "Farsley Celtic 3-0 Woking", BBC Sport, 2008-02-16. Retrieved on 2008-02-18.
- ^ Walker, Wendy. "Farsley Celtic boss: I want Craig Bentham back", Farsley Today, 2008-04-05. Retrieved on 2008-04-08.
- ^ Craig Bentham. Soccerbase. Retrieved on 2008-04-08.
- ^ Parker, Simon. "Johnson one of 13 axed by City", Telegraph & Argus, 2008-04-29. Retrieved on 2008-04-29.
