Edward Bell (footballer)

Edward Inkerman Jordan Bell MC* (1886 – 24 March 1918) was a British professional footballer who played for Southampton in the early 20th century.

He went straight into the team, making two appearances at outside-right in April as a replacement for triallist J. Patten; both matches, against Queens Park Rangers and Fulham, ended in 3–0 defeats.

Bell who made four first-team appearances for Portsmouth at the start of the 1910–11 season, having previously played for Exeter City.

The citation reads:While holding a section of the front line he located and supervised the formation of forward dumps of ammunition and material.

In the Second World War, he became an acting Squadron Leader in the Royal Air Force, before being captured and imprisoned in Stalag Luft III.