Bunny Bell
 Bell in 1935 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Robert C. Bell | ||
| Date of birth | 10 April 1911 | ||
| Place of birth | Birkenhead, England | ||
| Date of death | 25 December 1988 (aged 77) | ||
| Place of death | Todmorden, England | ||
| Playing position | Centre forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| –1930 | Carlton | ||
| 1930–1936 | Tranmere Rovers | 114 | (102) |
| 1936–1939 | Everton | 14 | (9) |
| Total | 128 | (111) | |
|
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. | |||
Robert C. "Bunny" Bell (10 April 1911 – 25 December 1988) was a footballer who played for Carlton, Tranmere Rovers and Everton.[1][2]
On Boxing Day 1935, he scored nine times in Tranmere's 13–4 defeat of Oldham Athletic, at that time an English record. He might have made it 10, but missed a penalty.[3] He scored 57 goals for Tranmere during the 1933–34 season, and ended his Tranmere career with 104 goals in 114 games. Bell then signed for Everton,[4] but the outbreak of World War II effectively ended his career.[5]
References
- ↑ Upton, Gilbert; Wilson, Steve (November 1997). "Players' Data". Tranmere Rovers 1921–1997: A Complete Record. pp. 101–108. ISBN 978-0-9518648-2-1.
- ↑ "Index entry". FreeBMD. ONS. Retrieved 19 January 2016.
- ↑ "The forgotten story of ... the Football League's record scoring trio". The Guardian. 19 October 2011. Retrieved 19 January 2016.
- ↑ "Robert Bell". Everton F.C. Retrieved 19 January 2016.
- ↑ "George Audsley – Mitch Benn". Liverpool Echo. 28 August 2007. Retrieved 19 January 2016.
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