An apprentice with Derby County, he started his professional career with Halifax Town.
Bell had a brief loan with Sheffield Wednesday before moving to Barnsley.
After one season at Oakwell he was signed by Lincoln City for a record fee of £34,000.
Bell left Lincoln City in 1983, moving to Chesterfield for £8,500.
This biographical article related to association football in England, about a forward born in the 1950s, is a stub.