John Watson Bell (6 October 1868 – 12 April 1956) was a Scottish football player and manager.
Career
A winger or inside-forward born in Dumbarton, Bell played with Dumbarton Union, Dumbarton,[3][4]Everton, Tottenham Hotspur, Celtic, New Brighton Tower and Preston North End.[5] During his time with Everton, he was one of a group of five men who were the first to be selected for Scotland while playing for an English club (although Bell had been capped already at Dumbarton), in the process becoming the club's first international for that nation.[6] As well as playing for one season alongside his younger brother Laurie, previously also a Dumbarton teammate, he also helped organise the Association Footballers' Union and later served as its president; his activities in this area caused Everton to end his contract, and he switched to non-league Tottenham for a short period before returning to Scotland with Celtic, though he later returned to Goodison Park.[1]
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