John Russell "Jackie" Bell (17 October 1939 – 1991) was an English

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby le ...

. He played for

Newcastle United Newcastle United Football Club is an English professional football club, based in Newcastle upon Tyne, that plays in the Premier League – the top flight of English football. The club was founded in 1892 by the merger of Newcastle East End ...

, Norwich City and Colchester United.

Career

Bell joined

straight from school. He turned professional in 1957. He played as a wing-back for the club from 1956 until 1962, making 117 appearances and scoring 8 goals. After playing for Newcastle United since 1957, Bell was transferred to Norwich City in July 1962 for £100,000. This transfer became the subject of a dispute on which the League management committee heard evidence. Norwich City alleged that Newcastle United had asked too high a transfer for a player they knew to be diabetic. Newcastle denied they had tricked Norwich City and their explanation was accepted. They returned half the transfer fee to Norwich. While playing for Colchester United, Bell was found to be suffering from diabetes so retired on medical advice from League football, joining Gainford Town.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Bell, Jackie 1939 births 1991 deaths English footballers Association football midfielders Newcastle United F.C. players Norwich City F.C. players Colchester United F.C. players