Lawrence Bell (31 December 1872 – 7 April 1945), sometimes known as Laurie Bell or Lawrie Bell, was a Scottish professional footballer who played as a centre forward and outside right. He is most notable for his time in the Football League with The Wednesday and Bolton Wanderers. He represented the Scottish League XI.
Club career Bell began his playing career with hometown Scottish League club Dumbarton in 1892, before transferring to Third Lanark in 1894. After joining First Division club The Wednesday in 1895, he played the remainder of his career in England. In his first season with The Wednesday, Bell was a member of the club's FA Cup-winning team. After departing Olive Grove in 1897 and then spending two seasons with Everton (one playing alongside his elder brother Jack, previously also a Dumbarton teammate), Bell's most successful goalscoring period came with First Division club Bolton Wanderers, for whom he scored 45 goals in 103 appearances between 1899 and 1903. After leaving Burnden Park, he ended his career with spells at Brentford and West Bromwich Albion.
Representative career Bell scored on his only appearance for the Scottish League XI, in a 4–1 victory over their Irish counterparts on 2 February 1895.
Personal life Bell was the younger brother of Scottish international Jack Bell.
Career statistics +Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational cupOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsDumbarton1892–93Scottish League119220013111893–94Scottish League Division One1832100204Total291243003315Third Lanark1894–95Scottish League Division One127002Appearances in Glasgow Cup2149The Wednesday1895–96First Division24763—30101896–97First Division23310—243Total471073—5413Everton1897–98First Division231253—28151898–99First Division18520—205Total411773—4820Bolton Wanderers1900–01First Division33800—3381901–02First Division17700—177Total994441—10345Brentford1903–04Southern League First Division25430—284West Bromwich Albion1904–05Second Division16610—176Career total269100261022297112
Honours Dumbarton Dumbartonshire Cup: 1892–93, 1893–94
The Wednesday FA Cup: 1895–96
See also List of Bolton Wanderers F.C. players List of Scottish football families List of Sheffield Wednesday F.C. players
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