| Colin Bell | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | Colin Bell | |
| Date of birth | 26 February 1946 | |
| Place of birth | Hesleden, England | |
| Playing position | Midfielder | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | retired | |
| Youth clubs | ||
| Horden Colliery Welfare Juniors | ||
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1963-1966 1966-1979 1980 |
Bury Manchester City San Jose Earthquakes |
82 (25) 394 (117) 5 (0) |
| National team2 | ||
| 1968-1975 | England | 48 (9) |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Early career
He began his career at Bury captaining the team at a young age. Bury Football Club is an English association football team based in Bury, Greater Manchester. In 1966 he moved to Manchester City and helped the team earn promotion to the First Division that same year. TalkManchester City FC before changing verbs to singular --> Manchester City Football Club is an English professional football club When trying to sign him for Manchester City, Assistant Manager Malcolm Allison misled other clubs interested in Bell by claiming the player "can't head it, can't pass it, he's hopeless". Malcolm Alexander Allison (born 5 September 1927 in Dartford) is an English former football player and manager. Allison's stratagem succeeded as Bell signed for City. In 1968 he helped City win their second League Championship. In the same year Bell also won his first England cap against Sweden, where he was instrumental in a 3-1 victory - the last time England defeated Sweden. In 1969 Manchester City won the FA Cup with a 1-0 victory over Leicester City thanks to a goal by Neil Young. The Football Association Challenge Cup, commonly known as the FA Cup, is a knockout cup competition in English football, run by and named after PLEASE NOTE This section is the introduction Please do not add too much detail here Neil Young (born February 17th 1944 is a former Manchester City striker who famously scored the only goal in the 1969 FA Cup final That same year Bell distinguished himself in the national team, scoring England's only goal in a 1-0 victory over The Netherlands and also scoring against Brazil. In 1970, Manchester City and Bell won two trophies, the League Cup and the European Cup Winners' Cup. The Football League Cup, commonly known as the League Cup, is an English football competition
1970 World Cup
In 1970 Bell, along with Manchester City team mate Francis Lee, earned a place in the England squad for the World Cup in Mexico. Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Francis Henry Lee (born 29 April 1944 in Westhoughton, near Bolton, Lancashire) is a former professional footballer The FIFA World Cup, occasionally called the Football World Cup, but usually referred to simply as the World Cup, is an international Association football The United Mexican States ( or commonly Mexico (ˈmɛksɪkoʊ () is a federal constitutional Republic in North America. To help the players acclimatize to the heat of Mexico, the team staged an inter-squad mini-olympics which saw Bell win every event. During the tournament, Bell saw action in the quarter final when he replaced Bobby Charlton in the 2-3 defeat to Germany. Sir Robert "Bobby" Charlton, CBE (born 11 October 1937 in Ashington, Northumberland) is a former English Professional The substitution was deemed by some to be the negative (for England) turning point of the game. However, Charlton has argued that it was not the substitution which changed the game, and pointed out that Germany scored their first goal before Charlton was substituted, and also that the German team at the time had a habit of coming back in games indicates that it is wrong to blame the substitutions for England's defeat.
Later career
In total Bell won 48 caps and scored nine goals for England. He also captained the national team for a game in 1972, a defeat to Northern Ireland. Despite these successes, Bell was upset that he was unable to better make his name on the world stage when England failed to qualify for the World Cup in 1974, a failure which also forced England Alf Ramsey's departure. Sir Alfred Ernest 'Alf' Ramsey (22 January 1920 &ndash 28 April 1999 was a footballer and manager of the English national football team from 1963 to 1974 Bell's former manager at Manchester City Joe Mercer took over as caretaker of the national side and chose Bell to play in every game that he was in charge. TalkManchester City FC before changing verbs to singular --> Manchester City Football Club is an English professional football club Joseph 'Joe' Mercer, OBE ( 9 August 1914 - 9 August 1990) was an English football player and manager
Bell is regarded as one of England's finest ever midfield players, being described by one commentator as 'the most finished article in the modern game'. His finest performances for his country included scoring twice in the 7-0 demolition of Austria, and also helping England defeat World Champions Germany 2-0 in 1975 at the one hundredth international game played at Wembley Stadium. The Austria national football team is the association football team that represents the Country of Austria in international competition and is controlled The German national football team (Die deutsche Fußballnationalmannschaft From 1950 to 1990 the team was also informally called West Germany in English as since Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The team that beat the Germans in that game consisted of a forward line-up of Mick Channon, Kevin Keegan, Malcolm Macdonald, Alan Hudson and Alan Ball as well as Bell. Michael Roger 'Mick' Channon (born 28 November 1948 in Orcheston, Wiltshire, United Kingdom) is a sportsman who enjoyed a career Joseph Kevin Keegan, OBE (born 14 February 1951 is a former footballer, and former England national team coach who has been manager of various Malcolm Ian Macdonald (born 7 January 1950) is a former English footballer nicknamed "Supermac" famed for scoring goals for Alan Anthony Hudson (born 21 June, 1951 in Chelsea London) is a former English footballer. Alan James Ball Jr, MBE (12 May 1945 &ndash 25 April 2007 was an English professional footballer and football club manager Channon has commented that he did not understand why then manager Don Revie did not continue with this line-up which he considered was as good as any forward line England had had since 1970. Donald George 'Don' Revie, OBE, ( 10 July 1927 - 26 May 1989) was a football player for Leicester City, Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.
Injury and Retirement
Tragically, in 1975 at the age of 29 Bell severely injured his right knee against Manchester United in a challenge from Martin Buchan during a League Cup match at Maine Road. Martin McLean Buchan (born March 6, 1949 in Aberdeen) was a Scottish football player He attempted a return in 1977, but called time on a magical career in 1979 having never recaptured the form which guided Manchester City to the 1968 League Title, 1969 FA Cup, 1970 League Cup and 1970 European Cup Winners' Cup and a second League Cup victory in 1976, after collecting a runners up medal in the same competition two years earlier. The Football League First Division was the highest division of The Football League between 1993 and 2004 and the highest division of English football overall between The Football Association Challenge Cup, commonly known as the FA Cup, is a knockout cup competition in English football, run by and named after Then Manchester City Chairman Peter Swales described Bell as the 'finest tuned athlete' and 'irreplaceable'. TalkManchester City FC before changing verbs to singular --> Manchester City Football Club is an English professional football club Peter Swales ( 25 December 1932 &ndash 2 May 1996) was Chairman of Manchester City F This latter sentiment turned out to be true as Malcolm Allison who managed Manchester City again in the late 1970s was not able to find a trio of talented players the calibre of Bell, Summerbee and Lee like he had done in the past with Joe Mercer. Malcolm Alexander Allison (born 5 September 1927 in Dartford) is an English former football player and manager. Joseph 'Joe' Mercer, OBE ( 9 August 1914 - 9 August 1990) was an English football player and manager In 1980 Bell tried to resurrect his career with NASL side San Jose Earthquakes. North American Soccer League (NASL was a professional soccer League with teams in the United States of America (U The San Jose Earthquakes professional soccer team is located in San Jose California and participates in the top level soccer league in the United States The move didn't succeed as he only played 5 games for the club.
After football
Bell later continued his service with the Maine Road club by working with the youth team, but left before returning during the 1990s as an ambassador for the club. In 2004 the West Stand at Manchester City's new stadium, The City of Manchester Stadium, was renamed "The Colin Bell Stand" in honour of their greatest ever player. The City of Manchester Stadium, which is also known as COMS or Eastlands, is a sports venue in Manchester, England. This is a unique honour, as the East, North and South stands all remain nameless, although one of the roads leading to the stadium is called "Joe Mercer Way" in honour of Manchester City's most successful manager. Joseph 'Joe' Mercer, OBE ( 9 August 1914 - 9 August 1990) was an English football player and manager Bell was inducted into the English Football Hall of Fame in 2005 in recognition of his contribution to the English game. The Hall of Fame is housed at The National Football Museum in Preston, England. He was also awarded an MBE that year in recognition of his work for charity. The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British Order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by King George V. He also released his autobiography entitled 'Colin Bell: Reluctant Hero' in 2005. In the book, Bell reveals how his mother died of bowel cancer when he was too young to remember. Colorectal cancer, also called colon cancer or large bowel cancer, includes Cancerous growths in the colon, Rectum and She was only 39. Colin Bell's son, a surgeon, gave the book to his boss who, when reading about Colin's mother, suggested that the football legend be examined as the disease may be hereditary. Colin was examined and it was discovered that he had early symptoms of the disease. He has subsequently been treated.
Legacy
England and Manchester City fans alike have fond memories of the football talents of Colin Bell, and many other great players have highlighted Bell as one of the best. In his foreword to Colin Bell's autobiography, Bobby Charlton has stated that 'Colin Bell was unquestionably a great player'. Sir Robert "Bobby" Charlton, CBE (born 11 October 1937 in Ashington, Northumberland) is a former English Professional [1] Alan Mullery, another of Bell's former England team mates stated that Bell would 'still be a star in today's football' and 'would fit into any team'. Alan Patrick Mullery MBE (born 23 November 1941, Notting Hill, London) is a former English football player and [2] Yet another England team mate of Bell's, Kevin Keegan, has stated that Bell 'had it all'. Joseph Kevin Keegan, OBE (born 14 February 1951 is a former footballer, and former England national team coach who has been manager of various [3] Former England legend Tom Finney stated that 'Colin Bell was as good as anything I've ever seen'. Sir Thomas Finney, OBE (born 5 April 1922, Preston, Lancashire) is a former English footballer famous for his Some current fans and pundits in the game, have compared City midfielder Michael Johnson to Bell. Michael Johnson (born 24 February 1988 in Urmston Manchester) is a professional footballer with Man City and has made appearances at an international level [4]
Honours won
As a player
- FA Cup winner 1969
- English League title 1967-68
- League Cup 1970
- European Cup Winner's Cup 1970
References
Bell, Colin; Cheeseman, Ian Colin Bell: Reluctant Hero, Mainstream Publishing
Notes
- ^ Colin Bell: Reluctant Hero, 7. TalkManchester City FC before changing verbs to singular --> Manchester City Football Club is an English professional football club The 1969 FA Cup Final took place on Saturday 26 April 1969, at Wembley Stadium, London between Leicester City and Manchester City
- ^ Colin Bell: Reluctant Hero, 16.
- ^ Colin Bell: Reluctant Hero, 15.
- ^ Colin Bell: Reluctant Hero, 16.
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