- Billy Bell (footballer)
Infobox Football biography
playername = Billy Bell
fullname = William John Bell
dateofbirth = 1904
cityofbirth =Backworth ,North Tyneside
countryofbirth =England
dateofdeath =
cityofdeath =
countryofdeath =
height =
weight =
nickname =
position = Outside-Left
youthyears =
youthclubs = Chopwell Institute
years = -1924
1924
1924-1925
1925-1929
1930-1931
clubs = Blyth Spartans
Lincoln City
Mansfield Town
Leicester City
Torquay United
caps(goals) =
20 (3)
41 (5)
28 (6)William John Bell (born 1904 in
Backworth ) was an English professional football left winger.Billy Bell began his career with Chopwell Institute, later moving to Blyth Spartans. In 1923 he had an unsuccessful trial with Aston Villa and the following year joined Lincoln City. He scored 3 times in 20 league games for Lincoln before joining non-league Mansfield Town.
In 1925 he joined Leicester City, playing 41 times (5 goals) over the next five years before joining Torquay United in 1930. He started the season as first choice on the wing for Torquay, but lost his place due to the emergence of future England international
Ralph Birkett in the side. Bell scored 6 times in 28 leagues, with a further goal in fourFA Cup ties that season, which was to be his only at Torquay and his last in league football.
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