Dougie Bell

Dougie Bell
Personal information
Full name Douglas Keith Bell[1]
Date of birth (1959-09-05) 5 September 1959[2]
Place of birth Paisley,[2] Scotland
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)[3]
Position Midfielder
Youth career
Cumbernauld Colts
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1978–1979 St Mirren 2 (1)
1979–1985 Aberdeen 109 (6)
1985–1987 Rangers 35 (1)
1987 → St Mirren (loan) 4 (0)
1987 Hibernian 32 (3)
1987–1989 Shrewsbury Town 50 (6)
1989 → Hull City (loan) 4 (0)
1989–1991 Birmingham City 16 (0)
1989 → Portadown (loan) 2 (0)
1991–1992 Partick Thistle 12 (0)
1992–1993 Portadown
1993–1994 Clyde 18 (0)
1994–1995 Elgin City
1995 Alloa Athletic 5 (0)
1995–1996 Albion Rovers 21 (0)
1996–1997 Linlithgow Rose
Total 310+ (17+)
International career
1980–1984 Scotland U21 2 (0)
Managerial career
1998–1999 Kilsyth Rangers
1999–2000 Vale of Clyde
2000–2001 Baillieston Juniors
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Douglas Keith Bell (born 5 September 1959) is a Scottish former professional footballer.

Playing career

Bell played for Cumbernauld Colts, St Mirren (two spells[4]), Aberdeen, Rangers, Hibernian, Shrewsbury Town, Hull City, Birmingham City, Portadown (two spells[5]), Partick Thistle, Clyde, Elgin City, Alloa Athletic, Albion Rovers and Linlithgow Rose.[6] He played twice for Scotland at under-21 level.[7]

During his time with Aberdeen, Bell won the Scottish League three times[8] and the Scottish Cup twice,[9] as well as the European Super Cup in 1983 (missing other trophy wins earlier that year due to injury). In those days, only those on the team-sheet for the final received a medal, but, in April 2023, Bell, manager Alex Ferguson, and four others were retrospectively given winners' medals for the victory in the European Cup Winners' Cup.[10] He was a league champion again with Rangers in 1986–87.[11]

Managerial career

Bell took temporary charge of Clyde in January 2008, after Colin Hendry resigned from his position of manager.[12] Bell was in control of the team for the matches against Dundee and Hamilton Academical. He was sent from the dugout to the stand in both matches,[13] and received a 10-match touchline ban.

Bell took charge of the Clyde reserve team for the 2007–08 campaign, and won the Reserve League Cup.[14] He was promoted to the position of assistant manager in June 2008.[15][16]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] League cup[b] Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
St Mirren 1977–78[17] Scottish Premier Division 210000—21
1978–79[17] Scottish Premier Division 000000—00
Total 210000—21
Aberdeen 1979–80[3] Scottish Premier Division 1005020—170
1980–81[3] Scottish Premier Division 17120614[c]0292
1981–82[3] Scottish Premier Division 13140822[d]0273
1982–83[3] Scottish Premier Division 23140438[e]1395
1983–84[3] Scottish Premier Division 243208110[f]0444
1984–85[3] Scottish Premier Division 22050101[c]0290
Total 109622029725118514
Rangers 1985–86[18] Scottish Premier Division 23000402[d]0290
1986–87[18] Scottish Premier Division 12100003[d]0151
Total 351004050441
St Mirren (loan) 1986–87[17] Scottish Premier Division 400020—60
Hibernian 1986–87[19] Scottish Premier Division 1621000—172
1987–88[19] Scottish Premier Division 1610020—181
Total 3231020—353
Shrewsbury Town 1988–89[1] Second Division 152200000172
1989–90[1] Second Division 26110001[g]0281
1990–91[1] Second Division 93—40—133
Total 506304010586
Hull City (loan) 1988–89[20] Second Division 40———40
Birmingham City 1989–90[21] Third Division 15040002[h]0210
1990–91[22] Third Division 1000000010
Total 160400020220
Portadown (loan) 1989–90[23][24] Irish League 2010——30
Partick Thistle 1991–92[17] Scottish First Division 12000002[i]0140
Clyde 1993–94[17] Scottish First Division 180000000180
Alloa Athletic 1994–95[17] Scottish Third Division 50———50
Albion Rovers 1995–96[17] Scottish Third Division 210100000220
Career total 3101732039735141625
  1. ↑ Includes Scottish Cup, FA Cup, Irish Cup
  2. ↑ Includes Scottish League Cup, Football League Cup
  3. 1 2 Appearance(s) in European Cup
  4. 1 2 3 Appearances in UEFA Cup
  5. ↑ Appearances in European Cup Winners' Cup
  6. ↑ Eight appearances in European Cup Winners' Cup, two in European Super Cup
  7. ↑ Appearance in Full Members' Cup
  8. ↑ Appearances in Associate Members' Cup
  9. ↑ Appearances in Scottish League Challenge Cup

Honours

Aberdeen

Rangers

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Player search: Bell, DK (Doug)". English National Football Archive (ENFA). Retrieved 10 April 2023.
  2. 1 2 "Dougie Bell". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Archived from the original on 8 June 2024. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Doug Bell". Aberdeen FC Heritage Trust. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
  4. ↑ "Past Saints: B". StMirren.info. Retrieved 14 April 2023.
  5. ↑ Colquhoun, Andy (20 April 1990). "Bell to ring in Irish double". Evening Mail. Birmingham. p. 64 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Doug Bell". UK A–Z Transfers. Neil Brown. Retrieved 14 April 2023.
  7. ↑ "Scotland U21 Player Dougie Bell Details". Fitbastats. Bobby Sinnet & Thomas Jamieson. Retrieved 14 April 2023.
  8. ↑ Pye, Steven (9 March 2016). "When Aberdeen ruled Scottish football". The Guardian. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
  9. ↑ Reynolds, Jim (24 May 1982). "Dons run riot as tension melts". The Glasgow Herald. p. 15.
  10. 1 2 "Sir Alex Ferguson gets medal for Aberdeen Cup win 40 years later". ESPN. 3 April 2023. Retrieved 6 April 2023.
  11. 1 2 Berry, Gavin (26 June 2017). "Alex Ferguson couldn't even stop me from quitting Aberdeen for my dream move to Rangers". Daily Record. Glasgow. Retrieved 14 April 2023.
  12. ↑ "Hendry resigns as Clyde manager". BBC Sport. 18 January 2008. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
  13. ↑ "Touchline bans and appeal". Clyde F.C. 28 January 2008. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
  14. ↑ "McKay fires Clyde to Reserve Trophy". Clyde F.C. 5 May 2008. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
  15. ↑ "Assistant manager position confirmed". Clyde F.C. 13 June 2008. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
  16. ↑ "Staff Profile: Dougie Bell". Clyde F.C. Archived from the original on 11 October 2008. Retrieved 18 August 2013.
  17. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Litster, John (2018). A Record of Post-War Scottish League Players 1946/47 to 2017/18 (CD Rom). Version 7. Scottish Football Historian magazine.
  18. 1 2 "Rangers Player Dougie Bell Details". Fitbastats. Bobby Sinnet & Thomas Jamieson. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
  19. 1 2 "Hibernian Player Dougie Bell Details". Fitbastats. Bobby Sinnet & Thomas Jamieson. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
  20. ↑ "Player Profile: Doug Bell". TigerBase. Matt Wales. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
  21. ↑ Matthews, Tony (2010). Birmingham City: The Complete Record. Derby: DB Books. pp. 414–415, 480. ISBN 978-1-85983-853-2.
  22. ↑ Matthews, Tony (2010). Birmingham City: The Complete Record. Derby: DB Books. pp. 416–417, 480. ISBN 978-1-85983-853-2.
  23. ↑ Van Dort, Patrick (29 April 2020). "Portadown captain Brian Strain on the day everything changed". News Letter. Belfast. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
  24. ↑ "Jackson giants lift cup". Ireland's Saturday Night. Belfast. 29 April 2020 – via British Newspaper Archive. McFall made two substitutions, Joey Cunningham taking over from Mills in the 63rd minute and five minutes later the Scot Dougie Bell replaced McKeever.
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