Bunny Bell

Bunny Bell

Bell in 1935
Personal information
Full name	Robert C. Bell
Date of birth	10 April 1911
Place of birth	Birkenhead, England
Date of death	25 December 1988 (aged 77)
Place of death	Todmorden, England
Playing position	Centre forward
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
0000–1930	Carlton
1930–1936	Tranmere Rovers	114	(102)
1936–1939	Everton	14	(9)
Total		128	(111)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (goals)

Robert C. "Bunny" Bell (10 April 1911 – 25 December 1988) was a footballer who played for Carlton, Tranmere Rovers and Everton.^[1][2]

On Boxing Day 1935, he scored nine times in Tranmere's 13–4 defeat of Oldham Athletic, at that time an English record. He might have made it 10, but missed a penalty.^[3] 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,^[4] but the outbreak of World War II effectively ended his career.^[5]

References

1. Upton, Gilbert; Wilson, Steve (November 1997). "Players' Data". Tranmere Rovers 1921–1997: A Complete Record. pp. 101–108. ISBN 978-0-9518648-2-1.
2. "Index entry". FreeBMD. ONS. Retrieved 19 January 2016.
3. "The forgotten story of ... the Football League's record scoring trio". The Guardian. 19 October 2011. Retrieved 19 January 2016.
4. "Robert Bell". Everton F.C. Retrieved 19 January 2016.
5. "George Audsley – Mitch Benn". Liverpool Echo. 28 August 2007. Retrieved 19 January 2016.