Roy Bentley - International Career

International Career

Bentley was an England international for six years. He made his debut against Sweden and played for his country at the 1950 FIFA World Cup, including the infamous 1-0 defeat to the USA. He scored the winning goal against Scotland in qualifying for that tournament to deny the Scots a place, for which he was dubbed "the man who robbed Scotland of Rio." In November 1954 he scored a hat-trick against Wales. He earned twelve England caps and scored nine goals.

International appearances and goals
# Date Venue Opponent Result Competition Goal
1
 13 May 1949 Råsunda Stadium, Stockholm Sweden
1–3
 International Match
2
 25 May 1950 Hampden Park, Glasgow Scotland
1–0
 1950 BHC 1
3
 14 May 1950 Estádio Nacional, Lisbon Portugal
5–3
 International Match
4
 18 May 1950 Heysel Stadium, Brussels Belgium
4–1
 International Match 1
5
 25 June 1950 Estádio do Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro Chile
2–0
 1950 FIFA World Cup
6
 19 June 1950 Estádio Independência, Belo Horizonte United States
0–1
 1950 FIFA World Cup
7
 12 November 1952 Wembley Stadium, London Wales
5–2
 1953 BHC 1
8
 26 November 1952 Wembley Stadium, London Belgium
5–0
 International Match
9
 10 November 1954 Wembley Stadium, London Wales
3–2
 1955 BHC 3
10
 1 December 1954 Wembley Stadium, London West Germany
3–1
 International Match 1
11
 18 May 1955 Santiago Bernabéu, Madrid Spain
1–1
 International Match 1
12
 22 May 1955 Estádio das Antas, Porto Portugal
1–3
 International Match 1

Read more about this topic:  Roy Bentley

Famous quotes containing the word career:

    “Whether lawyer, politician or executive, the American who knows what’s good for his career seeks an institutional rather than an individual identity. He becomes the man from NBC or IBM. The institutional imprint furnishes him with pension, meaning, proofs of existence. A man without a company name is a man without a country.”
    —Lewis H. Lapham (b. 1935)