Fred Dell (10 December 1915 – 1970) was an

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who played as an

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for

Dartford Dartford is the principal town in the Borough of Dartford, Kent, England. It is located south-east of Central London and is situated adjacent to the London Borough of Bexley to its west. To its north, across the Thames estuary, is Thurrock in ...

and 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

West Ham United West Ham United Football Club is an English professional football club that plays its home matches in Stratford, East London. The club competes in the Premier League, the top tier of English football. The club plays at the London Stadium, hav ...

and

Doncaster Rovers Doncaster Rovers Football Club is a professional association football club based in Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England. The team compete in League Two, the fourth tier of the English football league system. The club play their home games at ...

Club career

Born in

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, Dell joined his hometown club

. Signed by West Ham in 1935 for a reported fee of £2,000, he played only four games with his debut coming on 14 December 1936 in a 2–0 home defeat by

Sheffield United Sheffield United Football Club is a professional football club in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England, which compete in the . They are nicknamed "the Blades" due to Sheffield's history of cutlery production. The team have played home games at ...

. Dell moved to Doncaster Rovers in 1938 along with Albert Walker in exchange for Rovers

Arthur Banner Arthur Banner (28 June 1918 – April 1980) was an English footballer who played as a defender for Doncaster Rovers, West Ham United, Leyton Orient and Sittingbourne where he was also the player-manager. Playing career Doncaster Rovers Born i ...

. He made 33 appearances in league and cup games, including two in the 1939–40 season before war broke out and he left for the forces. In addition to his 12 league goals he scored 4 in the

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Dell, Fred 1915 births 1970 deaths Association football forwards West Ham United F.C. players Dartford F.C. players Doncaster Rovers F.C. players Sportspeople from Dartford Date of death missing English footballers English Football League players