Richard Bell was a Scottish professional footballer who played as an inside forward in the Football League for Sunderland and West Ham United.
[1][2] After a single appearance for Sunderland, Bell joined West Ham, then of the Second Division, and scored on his only League appearance for the club.
[3] Bell signed up with the Essex Regiment of the Territorial Army in April 1939 and served with the Royal Artillery during World War II.
He played as a wartime guest for Clapham and Southend United.
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