| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Henry Davey Bell | ||
| Date of birth | 14 October 1924 | ||
| Place of birth | Castletown, County Durham, England | ||
| Date of death | 22 April 2014 (aged 89)[1] | ||
| Place of death | Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, England | ||
| Position(s) | Wing half | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| – | Hylton Colliery Welfare | ||
| 1946–1955 | Middlesbrough | 290 | (9) |
| 1955–1959 | Darlington | 126 | (19) |
| – | Spennymoor United | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| – | Spennymoor United | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Henry Davey "Harry" Bell (14 October 1924 – 22 April 2014) was an English professional footballer, born in Castletown, County Durham, who made more than 400 appearances in the Football League playing as a wing half for Middlesbrough and Darlington.[1][2] He went on to manage Spennymoor United, taking the club from the first qualifying round of the 1963–64 FA Amateur Cup to the fourth round proper.[3] Bell had a long cricket career with Durham County Cricket Club playing in the Minor Counties Championship.[4]
His nephew Norman Bell played professional football for Wolverhampton Wanderers and Blackburn Rovers in the 1970s and 1980s.[5]