| Harold Bell | |
| Birth Date: | 1924 11, df=y[1] |
| Birth Place: | Liverpool, England |
| Death Place: | Liverpool, England |
| Position: | Centre half |
| Years1: | 1946–1959 |
| Clubs1: | Tranmere Rovers |
| Caps1: | 595 |
| Goals1: | 11 |
Harold Bell (22 November 1924 – 17 July 1994) was an English footballer who holds the record for the most consecutive appearances for a British football team.[2] [3]
Bell was picked for Tranmere Rovers in the first game after World War II in the 1946–47 season and did not miss a match until he was dropped on 30 August 1955, a total of 401 consecutive league matches for the team in Football League Third Division North.[3] He also played in 26 FA Cup matches, 22 Liverpool Senior Cup and 10 Cheshire Bowl games, making a grand total of 459 appearances.[4] In total he made 633 appearances, finally leaving the club for Holyhead Town in 1959.[5]