John Bell (1920s Scottish footballer)
Appearance
Personal information | |||
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Full name | John James Bell | ||
Date of birth | 1891 | ||
Place of birth | Dundee, Scotland | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1919–1922 | Dundee | ||
1922 | Albion Rovers | ||
1922–1923 | Hamilton Academical | ||
1923–1924 | Newport County | 21 | (9) |
1924–1926 | Watford | 20 | (6) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
John James Bell (born 1891; date of death unknown) is a Scottish former professional association footballer, who played as a forward. Born in Dundee,[1] the start of his playing career coincided with the First World War, and Bell played army football during the war. Following the resumption of peacetime football, Bell played in the Scottish Leagues for Dundee, Albion Rovers and Hamilton Academical, before moving to Wales to play for Newport County, and later to England with Hertfordshire-based Watford. He made 20 Football League and one FA Cup appearance while at Watford, scoring 6 goals.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ John Bell at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
- ^ Jones, Trefor (1996). The Watford Football Club Illustrated Who's Who. p. 38. ISBN 0-9527458-0-1.
Categories:
- 1891 births
- Dundee F.C. players
- Albion Rovers F.C. players
- Hamilton Academical F.C. players
- Newport County A.F.C. players
- Watford F.C. players
- Scottish men's footballers
- English Football League players
- Men's association football forwards
- Footballers from Dundee
- 20th-century Scottish sportsmen
- Scottish football forward stubs