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Colin Bell (footballer, born 1946)

Colin Bell, English footballer (died 2021)

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Born
February 26, 1946
Died
January 5, 2021
Zodiac sign
Pisces
Birth year
1946

About Colin Bell (footballer, born 1946)

Colin Bell was an English professional footballer who played as a midfielder. Bell, known for his thirteen-year spell at Manchester City, is regarded as the club's greatest-ever player, and was part of the Bell–Lee–Summerbee trio in the late 1960s and 1970s. Bell made 48 appearances for the England national football team; he was an unused squad member at UEFA Euro 1968 and played in three matches at the 1970 FIFA World Cup. In the 1965–66 season, Bell helped City finish first in the Second Division, earning the team promotion to the First Division. In the 1966–67 season, Bell was City's top scorer with 14 league goals, and the team finished in 15th place in the First Division. In the 1967–68 season, Bell helped City win their second League Championship (they had won their first in 1937).

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Colin Bell (footballer, born 1946) timeline

  1. In the 1965–66 season, Bell helped City finish first in the Second Division, earning the team promotion to the First Division.
  2. In the 1966–67 season, Bell was City's top scorer with 14 league goals, and the team finished in 15th place in the First Division.
  3. In the 1967–68 season, Bell helped City win their second League Championship (they had won their first in 1937).
  4. Bell made 48 appearances for the England national football team; he was an unused squad member at UEFA Euro 1968 and played in three matches at the 1970 FIFA World Cup.

The world when Colin Bell (footballer, born 1946) was born

Colin Bell (footballer, born 1946) was born in 1946. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1946

  • #1 song"The Christmas Song" – Nat King Cole
  • Top movieThe Best Years of Our Lives
  • Best-selling bookThe King's General – Daphne du Maurier

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentFirst NBA (BAA) season begins
  • Top headlineUnited Nations General Assembly holds its first session
  • Technology milestoneENIAC — first general-purpose electronic computer
  • Defining fadBaby boom begins
  • Notable inventionTupperware
  • World population2.43 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderHarry S. Truman
  • Sports championSt. Louis Cardinals (World Series)
  • U.S. population141.4M

1946 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Colin Bell (footballer, born 1946)'s birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19462026
Gas$0.21$3.45/gal
Average home$6,600$435,000
Average income$4,300$67,500
Minimum wage$0.40$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket$0.35$11.95
Postage stamp$0.03$0.73
Population141.4M341 million

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