William John Bell (3 September 1937 – 21 March 2023) was a Scottish football player and manager.
He played as a left back for Queen's Park, Leeds United, Leicester City, Brighton & Hove Albion and represented Scotland.
The Definitive History of Leeds United published a small biography of Bell titled Willie Bell – Hewn of Scottish granite saying he was "a consistent force at left back for Leeds between 1962 and 1967"[2] as well as being "one of a clutch of old hands amongst a squad of novices as United sprinted to the top of the English game".
[3] Bell played in the 1965 FA Cup final and multiple European club competitions for Leeds.
Bell was a devout Christian and an ordained minister, who together with wife Mary founded a ministry which visits prisons in England and the United States.