John Bell was a former Scottish professional association footballer who played as a forward. Bell played in the Scottish Leagues for Beith

Beith F.C.

Beith F.C. were a Scottish football club based at Bellsdale Park in Beith. The club were members of the Scottish Football League from 1923 to 1926.The club was initially formed in 1875 but closed down in 1883 and did not re-emerge fully until 1888...

 and Queen of the South

Queen of the South

For other uses see Queen of the South Queen of the South is an alternative title for the Queen of Sheba. The phrase Queen of the South is used in the New Testament and is attributed to Jesus Christ....

 before joining Preston North End.

Beith

John Bell was signed to Beith before leaving at the start of the 1932/33 season to join Queen of the South.

Queen of the South

Scoring 14 goals in his first season at Queens, Bell was part of the promotion winning Queen of the South side who gained their first promotion to the top division in Scotland. The promotion was by finishing the 1932/33 season as runners up to Hibernian.

Bell scored the first ever top division goal for the Dumfries

Dumfries

Dumfries is a market town and former royal burgh within the Dumfries and Galloway council area of Scotland. It is near the mouth of the River Nith into the Solway Firth. Dumfries was the county town of the former county of Dumfriesshire. Dumfries is nicknamed Queen of the South...

 club when he scored the first goal of Queens' first top division game. Lining up beside Willie Savage

Willie Savage

Willie Savage from Burnbank was a former Scottish footballer, best known with Dumfries club Queen of the South.-Early days:Savage was a native of Burnbank who began his football as an inside forward at the local St Cuthbert School and representing Lanarkshire elementary schools against Glasgow...

 and Willie Ferguson

Willie Ferguson

William Copeland Ferguson was a Scottish footballer and manager best known for his time at Chelsea and Dumfries side Queen of the South. His position was usually as a left winger.-Early years:...

, the game was against Celtic at Palmerston Park

Palmerston Park

Palmerston Park is a multi-purpose stadium on Terregles Street in Dumfries, south west Scotland. The site of the ground was formerly a farm called Palmers Toun. This is on the Maxwelltown side of the River Nith in Dumfries. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home ground of...

. Bell scored in the third minute when Kennaway in Celtic goal could only parry a shot by Wales. Bell scored a second goal, three minutes into the second half. This was the winner in a 3-2 victory.

When he was transferred from Palmerston the undisclosed fee was believed to be around £1,500 surpassing the previous QoS transfer fee paid for Billy Halliday

Billy Halliday

Billy Halliday was a Scottish footballer. He played for home town club Queen of the South, Newcastle United, Third Lanark, Exeter City, Stockport County and St. Cuthbert Wanderers F.C. Born in Dumfries, his position was inside left....

. Moving clubs mid season, he was on nine goals for the season at that point.