Willie Bell

Willie Bell
Personal information
Full nameWilliam John Bell
Date of birth3 September 1937
Place of birthJohnstone, Scotland
Playing positionLeft back
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
1958–1960Queen's Park54(2)
1960–1967Leeds United204(15)
1967–1969Leicester City49(0)
1969–1970Brighton & Hove Albion44(1)
Total351(18)
National team
1966Scotland2(0)
Teams managed
1975–1977Birmingham City
1977–1978Lincoln City
1979–2001Liberty University
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (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.[1]

References

  1. ↑ Brown, Eric (1 February 2009). "Freeing the captive: Former LU soccer coach finds purpose in prison ministry". Liberty Journal. Liberty University. Retrieved 8 February 2009.

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