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Billy Bentham
Personal information
Full nameWilliam Bentham
Bornunknown
Diedunknown
Playing information
PositionWing
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1919–29 Broughton Rangers 285 112
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1920–24 Lancashire
1922–26 England 2 1 0 0 3
1924 Great Britain 2 1 0 0 3
Source: [1][2][3]

William Bentham (birth unknown – death unknown), also known by the nickname of "Billy", was an English professional rugby league footballer of the 1910s and 1920s. He played at representative level for Great Britain, England, and Lancashire, and at club level for Broughton Rangers, as a wing, i.e. number 2 or 5.

International honours

Billy Bentham won caps for England while at Broughton Rangers in 1922 against Wales, in 1926 against Wales,[2] and won caps for Great Britain while at Broughton Rangers in 1924 against New Zealand (2 matches).[3]

References

  1. ^ "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  2. ^ a b "England Statistics at englandrl.co.uk". englandrl.co.uk. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  3. ^ a b "Great Britain Statistics at englandrl.co.uk". englandrl.co.uk. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.