Dick Bell (footballer)
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Full name
Richard Bell
Place of birth
Greenock, Scotland
Height
5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Position(s)
Inside forward
| 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]