Lawrence Bell (footballer)
Bell while with West Bromwich Albion in 1904. | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Lawrence Bell[1] | ||
Date of birth | 31 December 1872 | ||
Place of birth | Dumbarton, Scotland | ||
Date of death | 7 April 1945 72) | (aged||
Place of death | Dumfries, Scotland | ||
Playing position | Centre forward, outside right | ||
Youth career | |||
Langbank | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1892–1894 | Dumbarton | 29 | (12) |
1894–1895 | Third Lanark | 13 | (7) |
1895–1897 | The Wednesday | 46 | (13) |
1897–1899 | Everton | 41 | (16) |
1899–1903 | Bolton Wanderers | 99 | (43) |
1903–1904 | Brentford | 25 | (4) |
1904–1905 | West Bromwich Albion | 16 | (6) |
1905 | Hibernian | ||
Total | 269 | (100) | |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
Lawrence Bell (31 December 1872 – 7 April 1945), sometimes known as Laurie Bell or Lawrie Bell, was a Scottish professional football centre forward and outside right, most notable for his time in the Football League with The Wednesday and Bolton Wanderers.[2][3]
Career
Bell began his playing career with hometown Scottish League First Division club Dumbarton in 1892, before transferring to Third Lanark in 1894.[4][5][6] After joining First Division club The Wednesday in 1895, he played the remainder of his career in England.[1] In his first season with The Wednesday, he was a member of the club's FA Cup-winning team.[7] After departing Olive Grove in 1897 and then spending two seasons with Everton,[8][3] Bell's most successful goalscoring period came with First Division club Bolton Wanderers, for whom he scored 45 goals in 103 appearances between 1899 and 1903.[2] After leaving Burnden Park, he saw out his career with spells at Brentford and West Bromwich Albion.[9][10]
Honours
- Dumbarton
- The Wednesday
Career statistics
Club | Season | League | National Cup | Other | Total | |||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Dumbarton | 1892–93[4] | Scottish League | 11 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 11 |
1893–94[4] | Scottish League First Division | 18 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 4 | |
Total | 29 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 15 | ||
Third Lanark | 1894–95[6] | Scottish League First Division | 12 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 2 | 14 | 9 |
The Wednesday | 1895–96[8] | First Division | 24 | 7 | 6 | 3 | — | 30 | 10 | |
1896–97[8] | 23 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | 24 | 3 | |||
Total | 47 | 10 | 7 | 3 | — | 54 | 13 | |||
Everton | 1897–98[3] | First Division | 23 | 12 | 5 | 3 | — | 28 | 15 | |
1898–99[3] | 18 | 5 | 2 | 0 | — | 20 | 5 | |||
Total | 41 | 17 | 7 | 3 | — | 48 | 20 | |||
Bolton Wanderers | Total | 99 | 44 | 4 | 1 | — | 103 | 45 | ||
Brentford | 1903–04[9] | Southern League First Division | 25 | 4 | 3 | 0 | — | 28 | 4 | |
West Bromwich Albion | 1904–05[10] | Second Division | 16 | 6 | 1 | 0 | — | 17 | 6 | |
Career total | 269 | 100 | 26 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 297 | 112 |
- ↑ Appearances in Glasgow Cup.
References
- 1 2 Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 23. ISBN 190589161X.
- 1 2 "Page Title". Archived from the original on 15 March 2012. Retrieved 23 June 2017.
- 1 2 3 4 "Laurie Bell | Everton Football Club". www.evertonfc.com. Retrieved 23 June 2017.
- 1 2 3 "Lawrence Bell – Player Statistics (The Sons Archive – Dumbarton Football Club History)". sonsarchive.com. Retrieved 23 June 2017.
- ↑ Emms, Steve; Wells, Richard (2007). Scottish League Players' Records Division One 1890/91 to 1938/39. Beeston, Nottingham: Tony Brown. ISBN 978-1-899468-66-9.
- 1 2 "Third Lanark Player L Bell Details". www.fitbastats.com. Retrieved 11 January 2017.
- 1 2 "FA Cup Final 1896". 11 March 2007. Archived from the original on 11 March 2007. Retrieved 31 July 2015.
- 1 2 3 "Lawrence Bell". www.adrianbullock.com. Retrieved 23 June 2017.
- 1 2 White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. p. 357. ISBN 0951526200.
- 1 2 "SEASON ARCHIVE : PLAYER STATS – 1904/05". Retrieved 2 December 2017.
- ↑ McAllister, Jim (2002). The Sons of the Rock – The Official History of Dumbarton Football Club. Dumbarton: J&J Robertson Printers.
- ↑ Litster, John. Record of Pre-War Scottish League Players. Norwich: PM Publications.