Bunny Bell Explained

Bunny Bell
Birth Date:10 April 1911
Birth Place:Birkenhead, England
Death Place:Todmorden, England
Height:5 ft 10+1/2 in[1]
Position:Centre forward
Years1:–1930
Clubs1:Carlton
Years2:1930–1936
Clubs2:Tranmere Rovers
Caps2:114
Goals2:102
Years3:1936–1939
Clubs3:Everton
Caps3:14
Goals3:9
Totalcaps:128
Totalgoals:111

Robert C. "Bunny" Bell (10 April 1911 – 25 December 1988) was an English footballer who played for Carlton, Tranmere Rovers and Everton.

On Boxing Day 1935, he scored nine times in Tranmere's 13–4 victory over Oldham Athletic, at that time an English record. He might have made it 10, but missed a penalty. He scored 57 goals for Tranmere during the 1933–34 season, and ended his Tranmere career with 104 goals in 114 games. Bell then signed for Everton, but the outbreak of World War II effectively ended his career.

Notes and References

  1. News: Everton. Not stampeded . Sunday Dispatch Football Guide . London . 23 August 1936 . iv . Newspapers.com.