Derek Bell (footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Derek Martin Bell | ||
| Date of birth | 30 October 1956 | ||
| Place of birth | Wyberton, England | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Derby County | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1975–1979 | Halifax Town | 112 | (21) |
| 1975 | → Sheffield Wednesday (loan) | 5 | (1) |
| 1979–1980 | Barnsley | 46 | (20) |
| 1980–1983 | Lincoln City | 83 | (33) |
| 1983–1984 | Chesterfield | 17 | (3) |
| 1984–1985 | Scunthorpe United | 22 | (7) |
| Total | 285 | (85) | |
|
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. | |||
Derek Martin Bell (born 30 October 1956 in Wyberton, Lincolnshire) was an English footballer who played for Lincoln City football club.
An apprentice with Derby County, he started his professional career with Halifax Town. Bell had a brief loan with Sheffield Wednesday before moving to Barnsley. After one season at Oakwell he was signed by Lincoln City for a record fee of £34,000. In his first season with the Imps, he scored 20 goals in 46 games. At the beginning of his second season he broke his leg, which then leg to a succession of injury problems.
Bell left Lincoln City in 1983, moving to Chesterfield for £8,500. He then drifted through lower league football with (amongst others) Boston United, Spalding United and Lincoln United.
External links
- Derek Bell career at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Database
- Brief Biography