[2] He made his full debut on 26 February 2005 for Bradford City in a 1–1 draw with Walsall,[2] receiving a yellow card.
[5][6] With his league appearances limited to just two hundred substitute outings in the first half of the 2007–08 season, he signed a one-month loan deal at Conference National side Farsley Celtic on 3 January 2008.
[8] The loan was extended beyond its initial one-month period, before Bentham scored his first senior goal in a 3–0 Conference victory over Woking on 16 February 2008.
[13][14] He played once more for Bradford City but was one of 13 players to be released by manager Stuart McCall at the end of the season.
[10] Six weeks after his release, he rejoined Farsley Celtic, following Tom Penford another midfielder who had been freed by Bradford City.