'He was shy... very quiet - you wouldn't see him out in Manchester much': The shy, humble King so quiet he was stopped entering a stand named after him
straight to your inboxAnyone who watched Colin Bell play football and knew him will probably agree on two things: he remains the greatest player to have pulled on a Manchester City shirt, and he would almost certainly be too humble to accept that compliment.Nearly 500 club appearances and 48 England caps speak for themselves, but more than 40 years after his retirement City's finest is adored by football fans across the country.Bell was an outstanding midfield in a golden era for City and England, inspiring his club to win the First Division for just the second time in their history in 1968 as well as triumphs soon after in the FA Cup, league cup and European Cup Winners’ Cup.As part of a formidable attacking trio including Franny Lee and