Colin Bell (852) | The England International Database 1872 - 2025.

Full Name:: Colin Bell
Born:: 26th February 1946, Hesleden County, Durham
Died:: 5th January 2021, aged 74
England Career:: 1968 - 1975
Positions:: Midfielder
Clubs (and caps):: Manchester City (48)
FA Legacy Number:: 852
Career Summary:: Colin Bell (26th February 1946 - 5th January 2021) was an international footballer who represented England 48 times scoring 9 goals. His first cap was against Sweden on 22nd May 1968 at 22 years old, and his last was vs Czechoslovakia on 30th October 1975 aged 29. Bell, born on 26th February 1946, in Hesleden County, Durham, has a FA Legacy Number of 852 and played as a Midfielder for his country.

England Career Statistics

Debut:: v Sweden (FR) on 22nd May 1968 aged 22 years, 2 months, 24 days
Last Cap:: v Czechoslovakia (ECQ) on 30th October 1975 aged 29 years, 8 months, 4 days
First Goal:: v Brazil (FR) on 12th June 1969 aged 23 years, 3 months, 13 days
First Captaincy:: v Northern Ireland (HC) on 23rd May 1972 aged 26 years, 2 months, 25 days
Career Length:: 7 years, 160 days
Starts:: 45
Substitute:: 3
Withdrawn:: 1
Full Games:: 44

England Match Statistics

FriendlyFR 20 4 0 0 0
British Home ChampionshipHC 13 2 1 0 0
World Cup FinalsWCF 3 0 0 0 0
European Championship QualifierECQ 8 2 0 0 0
World Cup QualifierWCQ 4 1 0 0 0
Competitive 28 5 1 0 0

Home, Away or Neutral
Caps
Goals
Captaincies

Home 23 5 1 0 0
Away 22 4 0 0 0
Neutral 3 0 0 0 0

Match Results
Caps
Goals
Captaincies

Won 26 8 0 0 0
Lost 10 1 1 0 0
Drawn 12 0 0 0 0

Playing Positions
Caps
Goals
Captaincies

Midfielder 48 9 1 0 0

Managers
Caps
Goals
Captaincies

Alf Ramsey 32 5 1 0 0
Don Revie 9 4 0 0 0
Joe Mercer 7 0 0 0 0

Totals
48
9
1
0
0

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Bobby Moore
28 Matches

Martin Peters
26 Matches

Alan Ball
26 Matches

Mick Channon
25 Matches

Norman Hunter
17 Matches

Roy McFarland
17 Matches

Colin Todd
16 Matches

Peter Shilton
16 Matches

Kevin Keegan
16 Matches

Sources

An English Football Internationals' Who's Who by Douglas Lamming (Hutton Press 1990)
England's Who's Who by Tony Matthews (Pitch Publishing 2013)
165 sources from 48 matchesSelect from match list to see sources.

Match List

TCH, 1 - 2, 30th Oct 1975 (ECQ) Manchester City, Cap: 48.
Age: 29 years, 8 months, 4 days.
SUI, 2 - 1, 3rd Sep 1975 (FR) Manchester City, Cap: 47.
Age: 29 years, 6 months, 5 days.
SCO, 5 - 1, 24th May 1975 (HC) Manchester City, Cap: 46.
Age: 29 years, 2 months, 26 days.
NIR, 0 - 0, 17th May 1975 (HC) Manchester City, Cap: 45.
Age: 29 years, 2 months, 19 days.
CYP, 1 - 0, 11th May 1975 (ECQ) Manchester City, Cap: 44.
Age: 29 years, 2 months, 13 days.
CYP, 5 - 0, 16th Apr 1975 (ECQ) Manchester City, Cap: 43.
Age: 29 years, 1 month, 18 days.
FRG, 2 - 0, 12th Mar 1975 (FR) Manchester City, Cap: 42.
Age: 29 years, 0 months, 14 days.
POR, 0 - 0, 20th Nov 1974 (ECQ) Manchester City, Cap: 41.
Age: 28 years, 8 months, 22 days.
TCH, 3 - 0, 30th Oct 1974 (ECQ) Manchester City, Cap: 40.
Age: 28 years, 8 months, 4 days.
YUG, 2 - 2, 5th Jun 1974 (FR) Manchester City, Cap: 39.
Age: 28 years, 3 months, 7 days.
BUL, 1 - 0, 1st Jun 1974 (FR) Manchester City, Cap: 38.
Age: 28 years, 3 months, 6 days.
GDR, 1 - 1, 29th May 1974 (FR) Manchester City, Cap: 37.
Age: 28 years, 3 months, 3 days.
ARG, 2 - 2, 22nd May 1974 (FR) Manchester City, Cap: 36.
Age: 28 years, 2 months, 24 days.
SCO, 0 - 2, 18th May 1974 (HC) Manchester City, Cap: 35.
Age: 28 years, 2 months, 20 days.
NIR, 1 - 0, 15th May 1974 (HC) Manchester City, Cap: 34.
Age: 28 years, 2 months, 17 days.
WAL, 2 - 0, 11th May 1974 (HC) Manchester City, Cap: 33.
Age: 28 years, 2 months, 13 days.
ITA, 0 - 1, 14th Nov 1973 (FR) Manchester City, Cap: 32.
Age: 27 years, 8 months, 16 days.
POL, 1 - 1, 17th Oct 1973 (WCQ) Manchester City, Cap: 31.
Age: 27 years, 7 months, 19 days.
AUT, 7 - 0, 26th Sep 1973 (FR) Manchester City, Cap: 30.
Age: 27 years, 7 months, 0 days.
POL, 0 - 2, 6th Jun 1973 (WCQ) Manchester City, Cap: 29.
Age: 27 years, 3 months, 8 days.
TCH, 1 - 1, 27th May 1973 (FR) Manchester City, Cap: 28.
Age: 27 years, 3 months, 1 day.
SCO, 1 - 0, 19th May 1973 (HC) Manchester City, Cap: 27.
Age: 27 years, 2 months, 21 day.
WAL, 3 - 0, 15th May 1973 (HC) Manchester City, Cap: 26.
Age: 27 years, 2 months, 17 days.
NIR, 2 - 1, 12th May 1973 (HC) Manchester City, Cap: 25.
Age: 27 years, 2 months, 14 days.
SCO, 5 - 0, 14th Feb 1973 (FR) Manchester City, Cap: 24.
Age: 26 years, 11 month, 16 days.
WAL, 1 - 1, 24th Jan 1973 (WCQ) Manchester City, Cap: 23.
Age: 26 years, 10 months, 23 days.
WAL, 1 - 0, 15th Nov 1972 (WCQ) Manchester City, Cap: 22.
Age: 26 years, 8 months, 17 days.
YUG, 1 - 1, 11th Oct 1972 (FR) Manchester City, Cap: 21.
Age: 26 years, 7 months, 13 days.
SCO, 1 - 0, 27th May 1972 (HC) Manchester City, Cap: 20.
Age: 26 years, 3 months, 1 day.
NIR, 0 - 1, 23rd May 1972 (HC) Manchester City, Cap: 19.
Age: 26 years, 2 months, 25 days.
WAL, 3 - 0, 20th May 1972 (HC) Manchester City, Cap: 18.
Age: 26 years, 2 months, 22 days.
FRG, 0 - 0, 13th May 1972 (ECQ) Manchester City, Cap: 17.
Age: 26 years, 2 months, 15 days.
FRG, 1 - 3, 29th Apr 1972 (ECQ) Manchester City, Cap: 16.
Age: 26 years, 2 months, 3 days.
GRE, 2 - 0, 1st Dec 1971 (ECQ) Manchester City, Cap: 15.
Age: 25 years, 9 months, 3 days.
FRG, 2 - 3, 14th Jun 1970 (WCF) Manchester City, Cap: 14.
Age: 24 years, 3 months, 15 days.
TCH, 1 - 0, 11th Jun 1970 (WCF) Manchester City, Cap: 13.
Age: 24 years, 3 months, 12 days.
BRA, 0 - 1, 7th Jun 1970 (WCF) Manchester City, Cap: 12.
Age: 24 years, 3 months, 8 days.
NIR, 3 - 1, 21st Apr 1970 (HC) Manchester City, Cap: 11.
Age: 24 years, 1 month, 22 days.
NED, 0 - 0, 14th Jan 1970 (FR) Manchester City, Cap: 10.
Age: 23 years, 10 months, 15 days.
POR, 1 - 0, 10th Dec 1969 (FR) Manchester City, Cap: 9.
Age: 23 years, 9 months, 11 day.
NED, 1 - 0, 5th Nov 1969 (FR) Manchester City, Cap: 8.
Age: 23 years, 8 months, 6 days.
BRA, 1 - 2, 12th Jun 1969 (FR) Manchester City, Cap: 7.
Age: 23 years, 3 months, 13 days.
URU, 2 - 1, 8th Jun 1969 (FR) Manchester City, Cap: 6.
Age: 23 years, 3 months, 9 days.
WAL, 2 - 1, 7th May 1969 (HC) Manchester City, Cap: 5.
Age: 23 years, 2 months, 8 days.
FRA, 5 - 0, 12th Mar 1969 (FR) Manchester City, Cap: 4.
Age: 23 years, 0 months, 13 days.
BUL, 1 - 1, 11th Dec 1968 (FR) Manchester City, Cap: 3.
Age: 22 years, 9 months, 12 days.
FRG, 0 - 1, 1st Jun 1968 (FR) Manchester City, Cap: 2.
Age: 22 years, 3 months, 6 days.
SWE, 3 - 1, 22nd May 1968 (FR) Manchester City, Cap: 1.
Age: 22 years, 2 months, 24 days.
* Match was concluded via extra time, penalties or both.