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Alex Bell

Statistics for Manchester United
309
Career Appearances

Alex Bell (Scotland) made 309 appearances for Manchester United between 1902-1903 and 1912-1913, scoring 5 goals.

Half-Back b. 20 Oct 1882 – d. 30 Nov 1934 (aged 52) Cape Town, South Africa 1.78 m (5′10″)

Scotland · Left Manchester United in 1913

Stats
5
Goals
309
Starts
0
Sub Apps
11
Seasons
1902-1903 → 1912-1913
Honours at Manchester United
4 trophies

Counts seasons in which Alex Bell made at least one first-team appearance while the club won the trophy — squad membership, not a record of medals awarded (competitions set their own appearance thresholds for a medal). The number on each season is Alex Bell’s appearances in all competitions that year, so you can judge how big a part they played. Full honours board →

Goals & Appearances
Season by Season
Season Apps Starts Sub Goals Ast Mins xG
1912-1913 26 26 0 0 — — —
1911-1912 39 39 0 0 — — —
1910-1911 30 30 0 0 — — —
1909-1910 27 27 0 0 — — —
1908-1909 26 26 0 2 — — —
1907-1908 41 41 0 1 — — —
1906-1907 37 37 0 2 — — —
1905-1906 40 40 0 0 — — —
1904-1905 32 32 0 0 — — —
1903-1904 6 6 0 0 — — —
1902-1903 5 5 0 0 — — —
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Appearances, goals and starts span the club's full history. Minutes and assists are recorded from 1992–93 onward; xG only from 2016–17 — anything not covered shows “—”. Goals per game is not era-adjusted, so scoring rates aren't directly comparable across eras.

Appearances by Manager
4 managers
Manager Apps Starts Sub Goals
James West 6 6 0 —
Ernest Mangnall 279 279 0 5
TJ Wallworth 5 5 0 —
John Bentley 19 19 0 —
Record by Opponent
52 opponents
Opponent Apps Goals W D L
Sheffield United 13 3 8 2 3
Sunderland 11 1 5 2 4
Derby County 3 1 0 2 1
Aston Villa 14 — 9 0 5
Blackburn Rovers 14 — 6 4 4
Newcastle United 13 — 7 2 4
Bristol City 12 — 7 4 1
Everton 12 — 6 2 4
Arsenal 11 — 5 2 4
Bolton Wanderers 11 — 7 2 2
Liverpool 11 — 7 1 3
Bradford City 10 — 5 2 3
Bury 10 — 7 2 1
Middlesbrough 10 — 4 1 5
Notts County 10 — 5 2 3
Sheffield Wednesday 10 — 3 2 5
Manchester City 9 — 2 5 2
Chelsea 8 — 4 3 1
Preston North End 8 — 4 2 2
Blackpool 7 — 6 0 1
Nottingham Forest 7 — 2 0 5
Chesterfield 6 — 3 0 3
Leicester City 6 — 5 0 1
West Bromwich Albion 6 — 2 1 3
Birmingham City 5 — 3 1 1
Glossop 5 — 5 0 0
Lincoln City 5 — 4 0 1
Oldham Athletic 5 — 1 4 0
Barnsley 4 — 3 1 0
Burnley 4 — 3 0 1
Fulham 4 — 0 2 2
Gainsborough Trinity 4 — 2 2 0
Grimsby Town 4 — 4 0 0
Port Vale 4 — 3 0 1
Tottenham Hotspur 4 — 1 2 1
Burton United 3 — 3 0 0
Doncaster Rovers 3 — 3 0 0
Hull City 2 — 2 0 0
Leeds United 2 — 1 0 1
Leyton Orient 2 — 2 0 0
Portsmouth 2 — 0 1 1
Queens Park Rangers 2 — 1 1 0
Reading 2 — 1 1 0
Stockport County 2 — 2 0 0
Stoke City 2 — 2 0 0
Brighton 1 — 1 0 0
Coventry City 1 — 1 0 0
Huddersfield Town 1 — 1 0 0
Norwich City 1 — 1 0 0
Staple Hill 1 — 1 0 0
Swindon Town 1 — 1 0 0
West Ham United 1 — 0 0 1
Match Appearances
Date Comp Opponent Score Goals Role
26 Apr 1913 D1 @ Oldham Athletic D 0–0 S
19 Apr 1913 D1 Newcastle United W 3–0 S
12 Apr 1913 D1 @ Sheffield United L 1–2 S
5 Apr 1913 D1 Bolton Wanderers W 2–1 S
31 Mar 1913 D1 @ Tottenham Hotspur D 1–1 S
29 Mar 1913 D1 @ Liverpool W 2–0 S
25 Mar 1913 D1 @ Bradford City L 0–1 S
22 Mar 1913 D1 Aston Villa W 4–0 S
15 Mar 1913 D1 Sunderland L 1–3 S
8 Mar 1913 D1 @ Notts County W 2–1 S

Appearance and goal records compiled from mufcinfo.com; minutes, assists and advanced stats (xG, ratings) via Transfermarkt and FBref where available. Last updated 29 September 2026. How we compile this data →