Jack Bell
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | John Bell | ||
| Date of birth | 6 October 1869 | ||
| Place of birth | Dumbarton, Scotland | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1890–1893 | Dumbarton[1] | 52 | (46) |
| 1893–1898 | Everton | 130 | (41) |
| 1898–1900 | Celtic | 35 | (19) |
| 1900–1901 | New Brighton Tower | 22 | (9) |
| 1901–1903 | Everton | 45 | (19) |
| 1903-1908 | Preston NE | 108 | (29) |
| National team | |||
| 1890–1900 | Scotland[2] | 10 | (5) |
| 1892-1899 | Scottish League XI | 2 | (1) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. | |||
John Bell (born 6 October 1869 in Dumbarton) was an early Scottish football player and manager. He was instrumental in organising the Association Footballers' Union in February 1898.
A winger or inside-forward, Bell played with Dumbarton Union, Dumbarton, Everton, Celtic, New Brighton Tower and Preston North End.[3][4] He also represented the Scottish national team ten times between 1890 and 1900 and the Scottish League twice, and between 1888 and 1890 he played representative matches for Dumbartonshire (4 caps), scoring two goals. During his time with Everton he helped organise the Association Footballers' Union and later served as its president.
In 1909, Bell was appointed manager/coach of former club Preston.
References
- ↑ McAllister, Jim (2002). The Sons of the Rock - The Official History of Dumbarton Football Club. Dumbarton: J&J Robertson Printers.
- ↑ Lamming, Douglas (1987). A Scottish Soccer Internationalists Who’s Who, 1872–1986. Hutton Press. ISBN 0-907033-47-4.
- ↑ Emms, Steve; Wells, Richard (2007). Scottish League Players' Records Division One 1890/91 to 1938/39. Beeston, Nottingham: Tony Brown. ISBN 978-1-899468-66-9.
- ↑ Litster, John. Record of Pre-War Scottish League Players. Norwich: PM Publications.
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