[3] He made his senior debut for the club on 23 September 1975 in a goalless draw with Aston Villa,[4] but appeared only a handful of times in that season, which ended in relegation from the First Division.
[5] With John Richards sidelined, Bell played regularly in the 1978–79 season,[6] until breaking his leg in an FA Cup tie at Crystal Palace in February 1979.
As a result of the injury and the addition of Andy Gray to the Molineux attack, Bell next featured in the first team more than a year later, in March 1980, when Wolves fielded a weakened side a few days before the League Cup Final.
[7][8] He found it hard to gain regular football and eventually left to join Blackburn Rovers in November 1981.
[9] Since retiring from football Bell had various sales-related jobs before working with young offenders for Blackburn with Darwen Council.