Arthur Bell (footballer)

Arthur Bell
Personal information
Date of birth November 1882
Place of birth Burnley, England
Date of death 22 April 1923 (aged 40)
Position(s) Inside forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1902–1909 Burnley 101 (28)
International career
1907–1908 England amateur 3 (5)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Arthur A. Bell (November 1882 – 22 April 1923) was an English footballer who played as an inside forward. He started his career with Burnley Belvedere before joining Football League side Burnley in 1902. Over the next seven years, Bell made 101 league appearances and scored 28 goals for the Lancashire club.[1] During his career, he won three caps for the England national amateur football team. An architect by trade, Bell also played as an amateur cricketer for Burnley Cricket Club for 20 years, during which time he won five Lancashire League championships. He was selected to represent the Lancashire Second XI on three occasions.

  1. ^ Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888–1939. p. 22. ISBN 1-899468-67-6.