Mark Bentley
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| Mark Bentley | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | Mark Bentley | |
| Date of birth | 7 January 1978 | |
| Place of birth | Hertford, England | |
| Playing position | Midfielder | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | Gillingham | |
| Number | 8 | |
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1998-1999 1999-2002 2002-2003 2003-2006 2003-2004 2006- |
Enfield Aldershot Town Gravesend & Northfleet Southend United Dagenham and Redbridge (loan) Gillingham |
26 (2) 68(14) 27(7) 99(12) 26(6) 35(4) |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Mark Bentley (born 7 January 1978 in Hertford) is an English professional footballer currently playing for Gillingham. Bentley is a midfielder.
Bentley started his playing career with Enfield in August 1998, later moving to Aldershot Town, Gravesend & Northfleet and Dagenham & Redbridge. On 15 January 2004 he stepped up to the Football League when he signed for Southend United, where he made 93 league appearances including 23 as a sub. He also scored 12 league goals including 5 in his last season at Roots Hall and was involved in two consecutive promotions.
He was offered a new one year contract to stay at Southend, but opted to go for the security of a 2 year deal at Gillingham, signing for them on 22 May 2006.
Bentley made his debut in the 2-1 home win over Huddersfield Town on 5 August and scored his first goal away to Bradford City in a 4-2 defeat on 12 August.
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| Gillingham F.C. - Current Squad |
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1 Jack | 2 Jupp | 3 Jackman | 4 Flynn | 5 Sancho | 6 Cox | 7 Crofts | 8 Bentley | 9 Mulligan | 10 McDonald | 11 Southall | 12 Easton | 13 Larrieu | 14 Johnson | 15 Howell | 16 Clohessy | 17 Pugh | 18 Stone | 19 Collin | 20 Chorley | 21 Jarvis | 22 Spiller | 23 Bastians | 24 Ndumbu-Nsungu | 26 Tonge | Manager: Jepson |
