Nyal Bell

Nyal Aston Nathanial Bell (born 17 January 1997) is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward for National League club Stockport County.

Nyal Bell

Personal information
Full name	Nyal Aston Nathanial Bell[1]
Date of birth	18 January 1997[2]
Place of birth	Manchester, England
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[2]
Position(s)	Forward
Club information
Current team	Stockport County
Number	20
Youth career
0000–2014	Rochdale
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2014–2016	Rochdale	3	(0)
2015	→ Droylsden (loan)	4	(0)
2016	→ Chester (loan)	3	(0)
2016–2018	Gateshead	9	(2)
2016	→ Altrincham (loan)	3	(0)
2017–2018	→ Chester (loan)	13	(1)
2018	→ Alfreton Town (loan)	4	(2)
2018–	Stockport County	88	(18)
2020–2021	→ Halifax Town (loan)	7	(3)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 10:53, 5 January 2021 (UTC)

Career

Rochdale

A Rochdale youth graduate, Bell made his first team debut on 20 September 2014, coming on as a late substitute in a 1–0 home win against Coventry City.[3] On 23 October he was included in LFE's XI for October, due to his good performances with the Academy.[4]

Droylsden

Nyal spent 1 month on loan at semi-pro club Droylsden after an unsuccessful second season spell at Rochdale not managing to get a start thus far in the 2015/16 season.

Chester

Bell joined Chester on loan for initially a month.

Gateshead

On 15 June 2016, Bell joined Gateshead following his release by Rochdale.[5]

Altrincham

Bell joined Altrincham on a one-month loan on 19 August.[6] He made his debut the following day in a 0–2 defeat to Gainsborough Trinity.[7]

Stockport County

In June 2018, Bell joined hometown team, Stockport County from Gateshead.[8] Bell was a regular member of the Stockport starting eleven in their championship winning 2018/19 season, scoring 9 goals in 35 league appearances. Despite a slow start to the season Bell's performances quickly improved, toward the end of the season he became manager Jim Gannon's first choice striker over teammate Frank Mulhern.

FC Halifax Town

On 23 November 2020, Bell joined Halifax Town on a short-term loan deal.[9] On 4 January 2021, Bell was recalled by his parent club Stockport County after scoring three goals from seven league games for Halifax Town.[10]

Career statistics

As of match played 8 August 2017

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Rochdale	2014–15[11]	League One	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
	2014–16[11]		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Rochdale total		3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
Droylsden (loan)	2015–16[12]	NPL Division One North	4	0	0	0	0	0	1[lower-alpha 1]	0	5	0
Chester (loan)	2015–16[11]	National League	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
Gateshead	2016–17[11]	National League	9	2	1	0	0	0	2[lower-alpha 2]	0	12	2
	2017–18[11]		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Gateshead total		9	2	1	0	0	0	2	0	12	2
Altrincham (loan)	2016–17[11]	National League North	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
Chester (loan)	2017–18[11]	National League North	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Career total			23	2	1	0	0	0	3	0	27	2

1. Appearance in Manchester Premier Cup
2. Appearances in FA Trophy

References

1. "The Football League Limited: Club list of registered players as at 16th May 2015" (PDF). The Football League. 16 May 2015. p. 57. Retrieved 19 July 2015.
2. "Nyal Bell". 11v11. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
3. Rochdale 1–0 Coventry; BBC Sport, 20 September 2014
4. Nyal Bell Named In LFE XI; Rochdale XI, 23 October 2014
5. "Nyal Bell: Gateshead sign ex-Rochdale striker on two-year deal". BBC Sport. 15 June 2016. Retrieved 6 September 2016.
6. "Loan Move For Bell". Gateshead FC. 19 August 2016. Retrieved 6 September 2016.
7. "ALTRINCHAM FC MATCH REPORTS GAINSBOROUGH TRINITY (0) 2 ALTRINCHAM (0) 0". Altrincham FC. 20 August 2016. Retrieved 6 September 2016.
8. "Stockport swoop to sign Nyal Bell". The Non-League Football Paper. Retrieved 1 August 2018.
9. "Nyal Bell signs". FC Halifax Town. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
10. "Bell recalled by Stockport". FC Halifax Town. 4 January 2021. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
11. "N. Bell". Soccereway. Retrieved 17 March 2017.
12. Appearances and goals for Droylsden are taken from:
    "OSSETT ALBION, Away 19/09/15". Droylsden F.C. Retrieved 18 March 2017.
    "Trafford Away 06/10/15". Droylsden F.C. Retrieved 18 March 2017.
    "Glossop North End, Home 20/10/15". Droylsden F.C. Retrieved 18 March 2017.
    "New Mills, Away 24/10/15". Droylsden F.C. Retrieved 18 March 2017.
    "Mossley Away 27/10/15". Droylsden F.C. Retrieved 18 March 2017.

External links

• Nyal Bell at Soccerbase
• Nyal Bell at Soccerway