| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | John James Bell [1] | ||
| Date of birth | 2 March 1891 | ||
| Place of birth | South Shields, England | ||
| Position(s) | Inside forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | ( 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]
Personal life
Bell served in the British Armed Forces during the First World War. [3]
Career statistics
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Plymouth Argyle | 1912–13 [4] | Southern League First Division | 14 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 8 |
| 1913–14 [4] | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | ||
| Total | 19 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 9 | ||
| Nottingham Forest | 1913–14 [5] | Second Division | 30 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 32 | 5 |
| 1914–15 [5] | 24 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 2 | ||
| Total | 54 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 57 | 7 | ||
| Hartlepools United | 1923–24 [6] | Third Division North | 12 | 4 | ― | 12 | 4 | |
| Career total | 85 | 18 | 5 | 2 | 90 | 20 | ||
References
- ^ a b Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939 (Third edition, with revisions ed.). Toton, Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 23. ISBN 978-1905891610.
- ^ Lamming, Douglas (1985). A Who's Who of Grimsby Town AFC : 1890–1985. Beverley: Hutton. p. 18. ISBN 0-907033-34-2.
- ^ "Reading FC players served in the First World War". Football and the First World War. Retrieved 14 July 2019.
- ^ a b "Jack Bell". GoS-DB. Retrieved 14 July 2019.
- ^ a b "Jack Bell". The City Ground. Retrieved 14 July 2019.
- ^ "Jack Bell". In The Mad Crowd. Retrieved 14 July 2019.
Categories:
- 1891 births
- Military personnel from Tyne and Wear
- Footballers from South Shields
- English men's footballers
- Men's association football inside forwards
- St Bartholomew's F.C. players
- Bolton Wanderers F.C. players
- Ashfield United F.C. players
- Royal Engineers A.F.C. players
- Reading F.C. players
- Plymouth Argyle F.C. players
- Nottingham Forest F.C. players
- Gateshead A.F.C. players
- Merthyr Town F.C. players
- Grimsby Town F.C. players
- Loughborough Corinthians F.C. players
- Rotherham County F.C. players
- Weymouth F.C. players
- Hartlepool United F.C. players
- English Football League players
- British military personnel of World War I