Lawrence Bell (footballer)
Lawrence Bell (31 December 1872 – 7 April 1945), sometimes known as Laurie Bell or Lawrie Bell, was a Scottish professional footballer who played as a centre forward and outside right. He is most notable for his time in the Football League with The Wednesday and Bolton Wanderers. He represented the Scottish League XI.
| Bell while with West Bromwich Albion in 1904. | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Lawrence Bell[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 31 December 1872 | ||
| Place of birth | Dumbarton, Scotland | ||
| Date of death | 7 April 1945 (aged 72)[2] | ||
| Place of death | Dumfries, Scotland | ||
| Position(s) | 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) | |
| International career | |||
| 1895 | Scottish League XI | 1 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Club career edit
Bell began his playing career with hometown Scottish League club Dumbarton in 1892, before transferring to Third Lanark in 1894.[3][4][5] 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, Bell was a member of the club's FA Cup-winning team.[6] After departing Olive Grove in 1897 and then spending two seasons with Everton (one playing alongside his elder brother Jack, previously also a Dumbarton teammate),[7][8] 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.[9] After leaving Burnden Park, he ended his career with spells at Brentford and West Bromwich Albion.[10][11]
Representative career edit
Bell scored on his only appearance for the Scottish League XI, in a 4–1 victory over their Irish counterparts on 2 February 1895.[12]
Personal life edit
Bell was the younger brother of Scottish international Jack Bell.[2]
Honours edit
- Dumbarton
- The Wednesday
Career statistics edit
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Dumbarton | 1892–93[3] | Scottish League | 11 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 11 |
| 1893–94[3] | Scottish League Division One | 18 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 4 | |
| Total | 29 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 15 | ||
| Third Lanark | 1894–95[5] | Scottish League Division One | 12 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2[a] | 2 | 14 | 9 |
| The Wednesday | 1895–96[7] | First Division | 24 | 7 | 6 | 3 | — | 30 | 10 | |
| 1896–97[7] | 23 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | 24 | 3 | |||
| Total | 47 | 10 | 7 | 3 | — | 54 | 13 | |||
| Everton | 1897–98[8] | First Division | 23 | 12 | 5 | 3 | — | 28 | 15 | |
| 1898–99[8] | 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[10] | Southern League First Division | 25 | 4 | 3 | 0 | — | 28 | 4 | |
| West Bromwich Albion | 1904–05[11] | Second Division | 16 | 6 | 1 | 0 | — | 17 | 6 | |
| Career total | 269 | 100 | 26 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 297 | 112 | ||
- ^ Appearances in Glasgow Cup
See also edit
References edit
- ^ a b Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 23. ISBN 978-1905891610.
- ^ a b "Union Jack". Everton FC Heritage Society. 8 May 2020. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
- ^ a b c "Lawrence Bell – Player Statistics". The Sons Archive – Dumbarton Football Club History. 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.
- ^ a b "Third Lanark Player L Bell Details". www.fitbastats.com. Retrieved 11 January 2017.
- ^ a b . 11 March 2007. Archived from the original on 11 March 2007. Retrieved 31 July 2015.
- ^ a b c "Lawrence Bell". www.adrianbullock.com. Retrieved 23 June 2017.
- ^ a b c . Everton Football Club. Archived from the original on 6 March 2019. Retrieved 23 June 2017.
- ^ "Page Title". Retrieved 23 June 2017.
- ^ a b White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. p. 357. ISBN 0951526200.
- ^ a b "Season Archive : Player Stats – 1904/05". Retrieved 2 December 2017.
- ^ "Laurie Bell – Scotland Football League Record from 02 Feb 1895 to 02 Feb 1895 clubs – Third Lanark". www.londonhearts.com. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
- ^ 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.