Steven Bell (born 24 February 1985) is a Scottish former professional

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. Bell started his career with

Dundee United Dundee United Football Club is a Scotland, Scottish professional association football, football club based in the city of Dundee. Formed in 1909, originally as Dundee Hibernian, the club changed to the present name in 1923. United are nickname ...

, before moving on to play for Queen of the South,

Stirling Albion Stirling Albion Football Club is a Scottish football club based in the city of Stirling. The club was founded in 1945 following the demise of King's Park after World War II. The club currently competes in as a member of the Scottish Profession ...

Dunfermline Athletic Dunfermline Athletic Football Club is a Scottish professional football club based in the city of Dunfermline, Fife. Founded in 1885, the club currently compete in the after winning the 2022–23 Scottish League One title. Dunfermline play at ...

Stranraer Stranraer ( , in Scotland also ; ), also known as The Toon or The Cleyhole, is a town in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, on Loch Ryan and the northern side of the isthmus joining the Rhins of Galloway to the mainland. Stranraer is Dumfries ...

, Ayr United,

Partick Thistle Partick Thistle Football Club are a professional association football, football club from Glasgow, Scotland and currently plays in the . Despite their name, the club are based at Firhill Stadium in the Maryhill area of the city, and have not ...

and Kelty Hearts. Stephen Bell is now Annan Athletic as assistant manager as of 30/05/2024.

Career

Early career

Bell started his professional career with

, signing professional forms in 2002. Although Bell featured in matchday squads, he failed to make a first-team appearance during his time at

Tannadice Tannadice Park, officially known as The CalForth Construction Arena for sponsorship reasons, is a football stadium in Dundee, Scotland. It is the home ground of Dundee United F.C., who have played at Tannadice since the club was founded as Du ...

, making his first-team debut in a July 2004 friendly at

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and joined Queen of the South in January 2005. He was injured for much of the 2004–05 season, and before the start of the 2005–06 season he signed for

Dunfermline Athletic

On 30 January 2008, Bell signed a pre-contract agreement with

. Bell's move to Dunfermline was expected to be finalised in May 2008 after his contract with Stirling finished. He signed for the

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side on 19 May 2008. Bell's 88th-minute substitute appearance at Tannadice in October 2008 during Dunfermline's League Cup defeat was his first senior appearance at the ground he spent three years at professionally.

Stranraer

On 31 October 2013, after nearly three years out of football due to injury, Bell signed for

on a contract until January 2014, having played three matches for the club as a trialist. In January 2014, he signed a new deal until the end of the 2013–14 season. After Frank McKeown left

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for Morton, Bell was appointed Stranraer club captain for the 2015–16 season. After over four years with the side, Bell left Stranraer after the club announced it was suffering from financial difficulties.

Ayr United

On 5 January 2018, he signed for fellow

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club Ayr United until the end of the 2018–19 season. Bell left Ayr in October 2020, saying that he felt unable to combine his work outside football with training full-time.

East Kilbride

Bell signed for

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club

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on 7 October 2020.

Partick Thistle

In March 2021, Bell joined

club

on loan until the end of the season. He made ten league appearances as Thistle won the 2020–21 League One title. After spending the second half of the 2020–21 season with Thistle and winning the Scottish League One title, Bell joined the club on a permanent basis in June 2021, signing a one-year deal with the Jags.

Kelty Hearts

Bell signed for League One club Kelty Hearts in August 2022. On 24 September 2022, Bell announced his retirement from football

Career statistics

Honours

Club

;Ayr United *

: 2017–18 ;Partick Thistle *

: 2020–21

References

External links

* ''(2003–2008)'' * ''(2007–)'' {{DEFAULTSORT:Bell, Steven 1985 births Living people Dundee United F.C. players Queen of the South F.C. players Stirling Albion F.C. players Dunfermline Athletic F.C. players Stranraer F.C. players Ayr United F.C. players Scottish Football League players Men's association football utility players Scottish men's footballers Scottish Professional Football League players Men's association football midfielders Partick Thistle F.C. players East Kilbride F.C. players Lowland Football League players Kelty Hearts F.C. players 21st-century Scottish sportsmen