Dick Bell (footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Richard Bell | ||
| Place of birth | Greenock, Scotland | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Inside forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Dawdon Juniors | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1935 | Port Glasgow Athletic Juniors | ||
| 1935–1937 | Sunderland | 1 | (0) |
| 1937–1939 | West Ham United | 1 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Richard Bell was a Scottish professional footballer who played as an inside forward in the Football League for Sunderland and West Ham United.[1][2]
After a single appearance for Sunderland, Bell joined West Ham, then of the Second Division, and scored on his only League appearance for the club.[3]
Bell signed up with the Essex Regiment of the Territorial Army in April 1939 and served with the Royal Artillery during World War II. He played as a wartime guest for Clapham and Southend United.[3]
References[edit]
- ^ Dykes, Garth; Lamming, Doug (2000). All the Lads: A Complete Who's Who of Sunderland AFC. Great Britain. ISBN 9781899538157.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ Joyce, Michael (2012) [2002]. Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: SoccerData. p. 23. ISBN 978-1-905891-61-0.
- ^ a b Hogg, Tony (2005). Who's Who of West Ham United. Profile Sports Media. p. 25. ISBN 1-903135-50-8.
Categories:
- Scottish men's footballers
- Men's association football inside forwards
- Port Glasgow Athletic Juniors F.C. players
- Sunderland A.F.C. players
- West Ham United F.C. players
- English Football League players
- Southend United F.C. wartime guest players
- British Army personnel of World War II
- Essex Regiment soldiers
- Royal Artillery personnel
- Footballers from Greenock
- Military personnel from Inverclyde