Nyal Bell
Bell in January 2022
Personal information
Full name Nyal Aston Nathanial Bell[1]
Date of birth (1997-01-18) 18 January 1997[2]
Place of birth Manchester, England
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[2]
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Hyde United
Youth career
0000–2014 Rochdale
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2016 Rochdale 3 (0)
2015 → Droylsden (loan) 7 (0)
2016 → Chester (loan) 3 (0)
2016–2018 Gateshead 9 (2)
2016 → Altrincham (loan) 6 (0)
2017–2018 → Chester (loan) 13 (1)
2018 → Alfreton Town (loan) 12 (4)
2018–2021 Stockport County 74 (15)
2020–2021 → Halifax Town (loan) 7 (3)
2021 → Altrincham (loan) 9 (0)
2021–2022 Kidderminster Harriers 8 (0)
2021 → Curzon Ashton (loan) 4 (0)
2021–2022 → Tamworth (loan) 15 (3)
2022–2023 Southport 0 (0)
2023– Hyde United 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:13, 2 January 2024 (UTC)

Nyal Aston Nathanial Bell (born 17 January 1997) is an English footballer who plays as a forward for Hyde United.

Playing 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.

Chester (loan)

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.

In September 2018, Bell scored a goal against Leamington and celebrated in the corner with a man dressed as a bride. The moment was captured the following week in a match program entitled 'Ding Dong Bell'

FC Halifax Town (loan)

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]

Altrincham (second spell on loan)

On 16 March 2021, Bell returned to Altrincham on loan for the remainder of the 2020-21 season.[11]

Kidderminster Harriers

On 28 June 2021, Bell agreed to join National League North side Kidderminster Harriers following his release from Stockport.[12] Following the conclusion of the 2021-22 season, he was released by the club.[13]

Tamworth (loan)

On 24 December 2021, Bell signed on loan for Southern League Premier Central side Tamworth on a deal running until 6 February 2022.[14]

Southport

On 2 July 2022, Bell signed for Southport.[15] Upon the expiry of his contract, he was released at the end of the season after an injury prevented him ever making an appearance for the club. Hyde United 30/09/23 Bell signed for Hyde united

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
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Rochdale 2014–15[16] League One 3000000030
2014–16[16] 0000000000
Rochdale total 3000000030
Droylsden (loan) 2015–16[17] NPL Division One North 4000001[lower-alpha 1]050
Chester (loan) 2015–16[16] National League 3000000030
Gateshead 2016–17[16] National League 9210002[lower-alpha 2]0122
2017–18[16] 0000000000
Gateshead total 92100020122
Altrincham (loan) 2016–17[16] National League North 3000000030
Chester (loan) 2017–18[16] National League North 1000000010
Career total 232100030272
  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. 1 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. 14 June 2018. 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. ↑ "Phil rings the changes with Bell loan signing". Altrincham FC. 16 March 2021. Retrieved 16 March 2021.
  12. ↑ "Boss bags Bell as first new recruit". harriers.co.uk. 28 June 2021. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
  13. ↑ "Harriers squad update". harriers.co.uk. 17 May 2022. Retrieved 17 May 2022.
  14. ↑ "BELL SIGNS ON LOAN FROM KIDDERMINSTER HARRIERS". TamworthFC.co.uk. 24 December 2021. Retrieved 24 December 2021.
  15. ↑ "Nyal Bell Signs!". Southport FC. 2 July 2022. Retrieved 2 July 2022.
  16. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "N. Bell". Soccereway. Retrieved 17 March 2017.
  17. ↑ 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.
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