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Burnell's Ironworks in March 1938, and was sacked by Shell after choosing to play for Vale ahead of the company. He scored on his debut on 30 April 1938, in a 4–1 win over
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Ellesmere Port Town,
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by one place and five points. They reached 12th in the league in
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when he was spotted playing for the works team. He joined
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campaign. He scored three goals in 31 appearances in
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season with 10 goals and, despite also guesting for
440:). He scored 46 goals (18 in the football league).
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278:(8 October 1920 – 28 April 2013) was an English
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531:and Penmaenmawr. He later worked in a factory.
507:campaign, helping them to finish sixth in the
483:, who posted 19th and 11th-place finishes in
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1374:Manchester United F.C. wartime guest players
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429:and a 'substantial fee' in January 1948 by
269:*Club domestic league appearances and goals
1379:Manchester City F.C. wartime guest players
511:. He featured in just 13 league games for
475:. After 95 league games, Bellis then left
306:. He also played for Ellesmere Port Town,
143:
20:
1414:Royal Air Force personnel of World War II
1299:at the English National Football Archive
495:. He left the "Swans" after two years at
1286:. Manchester. 13 August 1923. p. 6.
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386:seasons. On 9 October 1943, he scored a
350:, in what was the last home game of the
1369:Notts County F.C. wartime guest players
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390:for the "Red Devils" in a 3–1 win over
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1364:Rochdale A.F.C. wartime guest players
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415:Football League Third Division South
151:
14:
1344:Military personnel from Liverpool
436:. He played 158 games (84 in the
1409:English Football League players
1334:Footballers from Ellesmere Port
1282:"The lure of promotion. Bury".
479:and switched to league rivals
1:
515:'s "Spireites" and departed
1389:Swansea City A.F.C. players
1258:"Former player passes away"
1224:. Witan Books. p. 24.
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1339:Footballers from Liverpool
463:and then finished 18th in
421:, before he was traded to
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1329:English men's footballers
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348:The Old Recreation Ground
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1404:Colwyn Bay F.C. players
1301:(subscription required)
1222:Port Vale Personalities
1359:Port Vale F.C. players
95: in (1.74 m)
1126:Third Division North
784:Third Division South
750:Third Division South
519:for stays with Welsh
451:'s "Shakers" avoided
649:Third Division South
613:Third Division North
509:Third Division North
27:Personal information
1220:Kent, Jeff (1996).
124:Burnell's Ironworks
23:
443:At the end of the
397:He was the Vale's
16:English footballer
1399:Rhyl F.C. players
1384:Bury F.C. players
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1182:
543:Career statistics
372:Manchester United
316:Manchester United
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1354:Shell plc people
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1256:Parsons, Chris.
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1058:Second Division
1024:Second Division
956:Second Division
922:Second Division
888:Second Division
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493:Billy McCandless
425:in exchange for
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853:Second Division
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499:and played for
457:Second Division
438:Football League
376:Manchester City
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320:Manchester City
288:Football League
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449:Norman Bullock
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535:Personal life
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69:28 April 2013
66:Date of death
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35:Alfred Bellis
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1265:. Retrieved
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1117:Chesterfield
1015:Swansea Town
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501:Chesterfield
481:Swansea Town
473:John McNeill
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368:Notts County
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324:World War II
312:Notts County
304:Chesterfield
300:Swansea Town
284:outside left
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202:Swansea Town
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110:Youth career
104:Outside left
71:(2013-04-28)
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1324:2013 deaths
1319:1920 births
497:Vetch Field
455:out of the
260:Penmaenmawr
100:Position(s)
1313:Categories
1297:Alf Bellis
1186:References
529:Colwyn Bay
521:non-League
517:Saltergate
453:relegation
407:Luton Town
399:top-scorer
280:footballer
248:Colwyn Bay
81:5 ft
46:1920-10-08
22:Alf Bellis
603:Port Vale
559:Division
477:Gigg Lane
413:, as the
388:hat-trick
340:Port Vale
292:Port Vale
215:1953–1954
197:1951–1953
179:1948–1951
166:Port Vale
161:1938–1948
61:, England
59:Liverpool
32:Full name
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447:season,
401:for the
364:Rochdale
344:Rochdale
308:Rochdale
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608:1937–38
565:FA Cup
562:League
556:Season
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503:in the
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485:1951–52
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465:1949–50
461:1948–49
445:1947–48
431:manager
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411:1946–47
403:1944–45
392:Chester
384:1943–44
380:1942–43
356:1938–39
352:1937–38
322:during
286:in the
90:⁄
1267:5 June
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1087:Total
985:Total
813:Total
597:Goals
571:Total
568:Other
523:sides
330:Career
302:, and
78:Height
591:Goals
585:Goals
579:Goals
553:Club
336:Shell
134:Years
1269:2013
1226:ISBN
843:Bury
594:Apps
588:Apps
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576:Apps
487:and
423:Bury
382:and
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296:Bury
290:for
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184:Bury
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144:Apps
138:Team
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