Harold_Bell_(footballer)

Harold Bell (footballer)

Harold Bell (footballer)

English footballer

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]

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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 401 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]

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References

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    "Harold Bell". Neil Brown. Retrieved 30 May 2013.
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    "Harold Bell". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 30 March 2017.
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    "Record breaker". BBC News. 6 December 2005. Retrieved 4 May 2010.
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    Shoot Annual 1979. IPC Magazines Ltd. 1978. p. 87. ISBN 978-0-85037-477-3.
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    Upton, Gilbert; Wilson, Steve (November 1997). "Players' Data". Tranmere Rovers 1921–1997: A Complete Record. pp. 101–108. ISBN 978-0-9518648-2-1.
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