Dick Bell | |
Fullname: | Richard Bell |
Birth Place: | Greenock, Scotland |
Height: | 5inchesft10inchesin (ftin) |
Position: | Inside forward |
Youthclubs1: | Dawdon Juniors |
Years1: | 1935 |
Clubs1: | Port Glasgow Athletic Juniors |
Years2: | 1935–1937 |
Clubs2: | Sunderland |
Caps2: | 1 |
Goals2: | 0 |
Years3: | 1937–1939 |
Clubs3: | West Ham United |
Caps3: | 1 |
Goals3: | 1 |
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]