Willie Bell

For other people of the same name, see William Bell (disambiguation).

Willie Bell

Personal information
Full name	William John Bell
Date of birth	(1937-09-03) 3 September 1937
Place of birth	Johnstone, Scotland
Position(s)	Left back
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1958–1960	Queen's Park	54	(2)
1960–1967	Leeds United	204	(15)
1967–1969	Leicester City	49	(0)
1969–1970	Brighton & Hove Albion	44	(1)
Total		351	(18)
International career
1966	Scotland	2	(0)
Managerial career
1975–1977	Birmingham City
1977–1978	Lincoln City
1979–2001	Liberty University
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

William John "Willie" Bell (born 3 September 1937) is a Scottish former footballer and manager. He played as a left back.

Bell was born in Johnstone, Renfrewshire. He played for Queen's Park in the Scottish Football League and for Leeds United, Leicester City and Brighton & Hove Albion in the English Football League. He played more than 200 league games for Leeds United in the 1960s. At international level, he represented Scotland twice. Bell managed Birmingham City and Lincoln City, and then moved to the United States, where he coached the Liberty University Flames in Lynchburg, Virginia.

Bell is a devout Christian and an ordained minister, who together with wife Mary founded a ministry which visits prisons in England and the United States.

External links

• Newcastle Fans profile
• Willie Bell at scottishfa.co.uk