Career
On Boxing Day 1935, he scored nine times in Tranmere"s 13–4 defeat of Oldham Athletic, at that time an English record. He might have made it 10, but missed a penalty. He scored 57 goals for Tranmere during the 1933-1934 season, and ended his Tranmere career with 104 goals in 114 games.
Bell then signed for Everton, but the outbreak of World World War II effectively ended his career.