| 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.
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.
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.
References
- 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) . Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: SoccerData. p. 23. ISBN 978-1-905891-61-0.
- ^ Hogg, Tony (2005). Who's Who of West Ham United. Profile Sports Media. p. 25. ISBN 1-903135-50-8.
- 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