Harry Bell (footballer, born 1924)

Henry Davey "Harry" Bell (14 October 1924 – 22 April 2014) was an English professional footballer, born in Castletown, County Durham, who made more than 400 appearances in the Football League playing as a wing half for Middlesbrough and Darlington.[1][2] He went on to manage Spennymoor United, taking the club from the first qualifying round of the 1963–64 FA Amateur Cup to the fourth round proper.[3] Bell had a long cricket career with Durham County Cricket Club playing in the Minor Counties Championship.[4]

Harry Bell
Personal information
Full name Henry Davey Bell
Date of birth (1924-10-14)14 October 1924
Place of birth Castletown, County Durham, England
Date of death 22 April 2014(2014-04-22) (aged 89)[1]
Place of death Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, England
Position(s) Wing half
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
– Hylton Colliery Welfare
1946–1955 Middlesbrough 290 (9)
1955–1959 Darlington 126 (19)
– Spennymoor United
Teams managed
– Spennymoor United
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

His nephew Norman Bell played professional football for Wolverhampton Wanderers and Blackburn Rovers in the 1970s and 1980s.[5]

References
  1. Sampson, Lindsey (25 April 2014). "Harry Bell Tributes as tough-tackling former Boro midfielder dies aged 89". Gazette Live. Retrieved 4 May 2014.
  2. "Harry Bell". UK A–Z Transfers. Neil Brown. Retrieved 10 January 2010.
  3. Ackland, Norman (July 1964). "Spennymoor Youngsters Aim For The Top" (reprint). Charles Buchan's Football Monthly. Picture Spennymoor History. Retrieved 10 January 2010.
  4. "Harry Bell". Cricket Archive. Retrieved 10 January 2010.
  5. "The Many Moves Of Norman Bell". Wolves Heroes. 14 May 2009. Retrieved 10 January 2010.
  • Harry Bell at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Database


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