Harold Bell (footballer)
 Bell c. 1959 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 22 November 1924[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Liverpool, England | ||
| Date of death | 17 July 1994 (aged 69) | ||
| Place of death | Liverpool, England | ||
| Position(s) | Centre half | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1946–1959 | Tranmere Rovers | 595 | (11) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Harold Bell (22 November 1924 – 17 July 1994)[2] was an English footballer who holds the record for the most consecutive appearances for a British football team.[3][4]
Bell was picked for Tranmere Rovers in the first game after World War II in the 1946–47 season and did not miss a match until he was dropped on 30 August 1955, a total of 375 consecutive league matches for the team in Football League Third Division North.[4] He also played in 26 FA Cup matches, 22 Liverpool Senior Cup and 10 Cheshire Bowl games, making a grand total of 459 appearances.[5] In total he made 633 appearances, finally leaving the club for Holyhead Town in 1959.[6]
References
- ^ "Harold Bell". Neil Brown. Retrieved 30 May 2013.
- ^ "Harold Bell". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 30 March 2017.
- ^ "Record breaker". BBC News. 6 December 2005. Retrieved 4 May 2010.
- ^ a b "George Audsley - Mitch Benn". Liverpool Echo. 28 August 2007. Retrieved 30 May 2013.
- ^ Shoot Annual 1979. IPC Magazines Ltd. 1978. p. 87. ISBN 978-0-85037-477-3.
- ^ Upton, Gilbert; Wilson, Steve (November 1997). "Players' Data". Tranmere Rovers 1921–1997: A Complete Record. pp. 101–108. ISBN 978-0-9518648-2-1.