Colin Bell

Colin Bell
MBE
	Bell in 1969
Personal information
Date of birth	26 February 1946
Place of birth	Hesleden, England[1]
Date of death	5 January 2021 (aged 74)
Height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)[2]
Position(s)	Midfielder
Youth career
	Horden Colliery Welfare Juniors
Senior career*
Years	Team
1963–1966	Bury
1966–1979	Manchester City
1980	San Jose Earthquakes
Total
National team
1968	England U23
1968–1975	England
1970–1974	The Football League XI
Honours
Representing England
UEFA European Championship
	* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Colin Bell (26 February 1946 – 5 January 2021) was an English footballer. He played for England national team.

Bell was diagnosed with bowel cancer in 2005.[3] He died on 5 January 2021, aged 74.[4]

Club career statistics

Club statistics			League		Cup		League Cup		Continental		Total
Season	Club	League	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
England			League		FA Cup		Football League Cup		Europe		Total
1963–64	Bury	Second Division	10	2	0	0	0	0	-		10	2
1964–65			42	13	1	0	2	0	-		45	13
1965–66			30	10	1	0	0	0	-		31	10
1965–66	Manchester City	Second Division	11	4	0	0	0	0	-		11	4
1966–67		First Division	42	12	6	1	2	1	-		50	14
1967–68			35	14	4	2	4	1	-		43	17
1968–69			39	14	5	0	3	1	2	0	49	15
1969–70			31	11	2	0	6	5	9	5	48	21
1970–71			34	13	3	4	1	0	7	2	45	19
1971–72			33	12	2	0	1	2	-		36	14
1972–73			39	7	5	2	2	1	2	0	48	10
1973–74			41	7	2	0	11	3	-		54	10
1974–75			42	15	1	0	2	3	-		45	18
1975–76			20	6	0	0	5	1	-		25	7
1976–77			0	0	0	0	0	0	-		0	0
1977–78			17	2	2	0	2	0	-		21	2
1978–79			10	0	2	0	1	0	4	1	17	1
United States			League		U.S. Open Cup		MLS Cup Playoffs		North America		Total
1980	San Jose Earthquakes	NASL	5	0							5	0
Country	England		476	142	36	9	42	18	24	8	578	177
Country	United States		5	0							5	0
Total			481	142	36	9	42	18	24	8	583	177

Colin Bell: Reluctant Hero, p. 19 & p. 20.
Colin Bell. Romford: A&BC. p. 93.
"Manchester City's title-winning great Colin Bell dies at 74". Associated Press. 5 January 2021. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
"Colin Bell: Manchester City great dies aged 74". BBC News. 5 January 2021. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Colin Bell". www.national-football-teams.com.

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.