Jack Bell (footballer, born 1891)

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Jack Bell
Personal information
Full name John James Bell [1]
Date of birth(1891-03-02)2 March 1891
Place of birth South Shields, England
Position(s) Inside forward
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1907–1908 Sherwood Foresters
1908 St Bartholomew's
1908–1909 Christ Church
1909–1910 Sutton Town
1910–1911 Royal Engineers
1911–1912 Reading
1912–1913 Plymouth Argyle 19 (8)
1913–1916 Nottingham Forest 54 (6)
1919 South Shields 4 (1)
1919–1920 Merthyr Town
1921 Grimsby Town 3 (0)
1921 Loughborough Corinthians
1921–1923 Rotherham County 15 (2)
1923 Weymouth
1923–1924 Hartlepools United 12 (4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

John James Bell (born 2 March 1891) was an English professional footballer who played as an inside forward in the Football League for Nottingham Forest, Rotherham County, Hartlepools United, South Shields and Grimsby Town. [1] [2]

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Personal life

Bell served in the British Armed Forces during the First World War. [3]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueFA CupTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Plymouth Argyle 1912–13 [4] Southern League First Division14721168
1913–14 [4] 510051
Total19821219
Nottingham Forest 1913–14 [5] Second Division 30421325
1914–15 [5] 24210252
Total54631577
Hartlepools United 1923–24 [6] Third Division North 124124
Career total8518529020

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References

  1. 1 2 Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939 (Third edition, with revisions ed.). Toton, Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 23. ISBN   978-1905891610.
  2. Lamming, Douglas (1985). A Who's Who of Grimsby Town AFC : 1890–1985. Beverley: Hutton. p. 18. ISBN   0-907033-34-2.
  3. "Reading FC players served in the First World War". Football and the First World War. Retrieved 14 July 2019.
  4. 1 2 "Jack Bell". GoS-DB. Retrieved 14 July 2019.
  5. 1 2 "Jack Bell". The City Ground. Retrieved 14 July 2019.
  6. "Jack Bell". In The Mad Crowd. Retrieved 14 July 2019.