39 Facts About Cammy Bell

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Cameron Bell was born on 18 September 1986 and is a Scottish football coach and former player.

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Cammy Bell played as a goalkeeper for several Scottish clubs and once for the Scotland national team.

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Cammy Bell began his senior career with Kilmarnock and, after loan spells with Montrose and Queen of the South, went on to play over 100 matches for the club and win the Scottish League Cup in 2012.

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Cammy Bell joined Rangers in 2013, helping them to the Scottish League One title in his first season.

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Cammy Bell then had short spells with Kilmarnock, Hibernian, Partick Thistle, St Johnstone, Falkirk and Queen's Park before his retirement.

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Cammy Bell briefly worked as Director of Football at hometown club Annan Athletic.

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Cammy Bell was born in Dumfries and was on the books of local club Queen of the South as a youngster and was part of the youth set up at Annan Athletic.

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Kilmarnock manager Jim Jefferies said in November 2007 that he was prepared to allow Cammy Bell to go out on loan once he had fully recovered from a cruciate injury.

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Cammy Bell recalled how this injury affected his career, saying that the club doctor at Kilmarnock believed he might never play again.

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In July 2008, Cammy Bell was loaned out by Kilmarnock to his home town club Queen of the South, having been in the Queens squad as a trialist for their two previous pre-season matches.

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Cammy Bell soon suffered an injury, damaging discs in his back.

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Mark Brown was then brought in on loan from Celtic to cover for Combe, but when he returned to his parent club in January 2010, Cammy Bell then became the established first choice goalkeeper for Kilmarnock.

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In November 2010, manager Mixu Paatelainen said he had started negotiating a new contract for Cammy Bell and said he believed Cammy Bell should stay and remain as a first choice goalkeeper, rather than move on, believing his career would greatly decline, having been linked with Aberdeen and Rangers.

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Cammy Bell then returned to the line-up and would keep his place until the end of the season.

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In May 2011, with Paatelainen having left Kilmarnock, Cammy Bell said he made amend with the club and was ready to sign a new deal.

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Cammy Bell spoke about how he felt that being dropped by Paatelainen had cost him his place in the Scotland squad and that he wasn't treated fairly at the club.

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Cammy Bell said his decision to sign wasn't a financial one, having rejected clubs in South Africa, Denmark and England.

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Cammy Bell was awarded the Man of the Match award, pulling off several stunning saves.

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Week after making a recovery, Cammy Bell was in goal on 28 October 2012, when Kilmarnock earned a historic win at Celtic Park against Celtic, the victory was Kilmarnock's first win in the East End of Glasgow for 57 years.

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Kenny shiels then claimed that English club Ipswich Town were interested in signing Cammy Bell, this was denied by their manager Mick McCarthy however.

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On 7 April 2013, Cammy Bell signed a pre-contract with Rangers.

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Cammy Bell made his Rangers debut on 31 August 2013, against East Fife playing as a trialist as the club's new signings couldn't be registered until 1 September 2013, due to their transfer embargo.

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Cammy Bell became the first choice goalkeeper and played regularly as Rangers won the Scottish League One title.

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Cammy Bell made an error for the first Motherwell goal in the second leg of the tie.

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Cammy Bell did not make any first team appearances for Rangers during the season and left the club by mutual consent during the close season.

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Cammy Bell signed for Dundee United on 22 June 2016 on a two-year contract.

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Cammy Bell returned to Kilmarnock in August 2017, signing a two-year contract.

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Cammy Bell left by mutual consent in January 2018, having made no first team appearance in his second spell at the club.

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Cammy Bell was released by Hibs in May 2018, at the end of his contract.

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In June 2018, Cammy Bell signed a two-year contract with Scottish Championship club Partick Thistle.

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Cammy Bell started as first choice goalkeeper, but subsequently fell behind Conor Hazard and Jamie Sneddon in the pecking order.

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In January 2019, Cammy Bell was loaned to St Johnstone, where he was made second choice goalkeeper, behind Zander Clark.

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Cammy Bell signed for League One club Falkirk in June 2019.

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Cammy Bell was initially the first choice goalkeeper, but he suffered an injury and then lost his place to Robbie Mutch.

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Cammy Bell struggled with injury and was then unable to earn a place in the club's starting lineup.

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Cammy Bell announced his retirement from playing football on 1 December 2020.

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Cammy Bell was first called up to the senior Scotland squad on 4 October 2010 for the European Championship qualifiers against the Czech Republic and Spain, after Matt Gilks dropped out through injury.

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Cammy Bell injured his arm during October 2011 in Spain after he saved from a David Goodwillie shot in training and later complained about pain.

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Cammy Bell was again called up to the Scotland squad for a friendly against Luxembourg in November 2012.