Jim Bentley

Jim Bentley
Personal information
Full nameJames Graham Bentley[1]
Date of birth11 June 1976
Place of birthLiverpool, England
Height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Playing positionDefender
Club information
Current team
Morecambe (Manager)
Youth career
Manchester City
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1997–2002Telford United161
2002–2011Morecambe328(29)
Teams managed
2011–Morecambe
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 00:00, 30 April 2011 (UTC).
† Appearances (Goals).

James Graham Bentley (born 11 June 1976 in Liverpool) is an English footballer, currently manager of League Two club Morecambe.

Bentley, who debuted for Telford United in 1997, moved to Morecambe in 2002.[2] He plays as a defender.

In June 2010, Bentley was appointed player-coach, having spent the previous season in a coaching role with the reserve team.

On 13 May 2011, Bentley was appointed the player-manager of Morecambe on a two-year contract, but since then (as of February 2013) he has concentrated on the managerial role and has not played a competitive match since taking on that post. He signed a two-year contract extension with the Shrimps on 10 October 2013.[3]

Managerial statistics

As of 25 April 2015
Team From To Record
GWDLWin %
Morecambe 13 May 2011 Present 202 64 57 81 31.68

Honours

Club

Play-Off Winner 2007

Notes

  1. "List of Players under Written Contract Registered Between 01/07/2011 and 31/07/2011" (PDF). The Football Association. Retrieved 7 February 2012.
  2. http://www.morecambefc.com/page/ProfilesDetail/0,,10866~20867,00.html
  3. "New Shrimps Deal For Jim Bentley". League Clubs. 10 October 2013. Retrieved 10 October 2013.

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