John Bentley (football Manager)

John Bentley (football Manager)

John James Bentley (June 1860 – September 1918) was an English football player and manager, captain, and variously secretary, treasurer and president of Turton F.C., secretary of Bolton Wanderers, the fourth full-time secretary of Manchester United, president of the Football League and vice-president of The Football Association.

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