Harold Bell (footballer)
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Bell c. 1959
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| Personal information | |||
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| Date of birth | 22 November 1924[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Liverpool, England | ||
| Date of death | 1994 (aged 69–70) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1946–1959 | Tranmere Rovers | 595 | (11) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Harold Bell (1924 – 1994[2]) was an English footballer who holds the record for the most consecutive appearances for a British football team.[3]
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.[2] He also played in 26 FA Cup matches, 22 Liverpool Senior Cup and 10 Cheshire Bowl games, making a grand total of 459 appearances.[4] In total he made 633 appearances, finally leaving the club for Holyhead Town in 1959.[5]
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