Name: Fran Bentley
Nationality: England
Date of Birth: June 26, 2001
Position: Goalkeeper
Current club: Bristol City
WSL 2 clubs played for: Manchester United, Sheffield United, Blackburn Rovers, Bristol City

Fran Bentley, the Bristol City goalkeeper, has appeared in the vast majority of the team's WSL 2 games in 2025/2026, making 16 appearances overall and playing 1,440 minutes. She has been selected in the starting XI in all 16 of these appearances across their 18 fixtures.

The last league match that Bentley played came on March 22 for Bristol City against Charlton Athletic; a meeting that she played 90 minutes in during a 2-1 victory. The 24-year-old goalkeeper has kept four clean sheets this campaign, which is tied for the third most in the competition. She has been shown one yellow card.

Bristol City play host to Birmingham City on March 29 the next time the team are in WSL 2 action.

Last season for Bristol City, Bentley made 19 WSL 2 appearances and kept six clean sheets.

Prior to linking up with Bristol City in July 2022, Bentley made one league appearance in total at Manchester United.