Charlie Bell (born 14 November 1958) is an English former footballer who played in

the Football League The English Football League (EFL) is a league of professional football clubs from England and Wales. Founded in 1888 as the Football League, the league is the oldest such competition in the world. It was the top-level football league in Engla ...

for

Middlesbrough Middlesbrough ( ) is a town on the southern bank of the River Tees in North Yorkshire, England. It is near the North York Moors national park. It is the namesake and main town of its local borough council area. Until the early 1800s, the a ...

and

Mansfield Town Mansfield Town Football Club is a professional association football, football club based in the town of Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, England. The team competes in , the fourth tier of the English football league system. Nicknamed 'The Stags', they ...

Career

Born in

, Bell was an apprentice at his hometown club, signing for them as a senior player in 1977. However, after only ten league appearances in four years, he signed for

. He left Mansfield after two seasons, dropping into non-League football with

Scarborough Scarborough or Scarboro may refer to: People * Scarborough (surname) * Earl of Scarbrough Places Australia * Scarborough, Western Australia, suburb of Perth * Scarborough, New South Wales, suburb of Wollongong * Scarborough, Queensland, su ...

and becoming a policeman in Nottingham in April 1984.Respected and Long Serving Officer to Retire
Cleveland Police In 1987 he joined

Cleveland Police Cleveland Police is the territorial police force responsible for the policing area corresponding to the former county of Cleveland in Northern England. As of September 2017, the force had 1,274 police officers, 278 police staff, 124 police com ...

, playing for the work cricket and football team, as well as the England national police cricket and football teams. He subsequently became player-manager at

Marske United Marske United Football Club is a football club based in Marske-by-the-Sea, North Yorkshire, England. They are currently members of the and play at Mount Pleasant. History The club was established in 1956 by members of Marske Cricket Club.

. He left the club during the 2001–02 season to concentrate on his police career, but returned as manager in 2005.Charlie back to take the reins
Gazette Live, 25 October 2005 He left the club in January 2008.Charlie leaves Marske hotseat
Gazette Live, 25 January 2008

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Bell, Charlie English men's footballers English Football League players 1958 births Living people Middlesbrough F.C. players Mansfield Town F.C. players Scarborough F.C. players Marske United F.C. players Marske United F.C. managers Footballers from Middlesbrough British police officers Men's association football midfielders English football managers