Alf Bellis
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Alfred Bellis | ||
| Date of birth | 8 October 1920 | ||
| Place of birth | Liverpool, England | ||
| Date of death | 28 April 2013 (aged 92) | ||
| Playing position | Outside left | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Shell Juniors | |||
| Burnell's Ironworks | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1938–1948 | Port Vale | 82 | (18) |
| 1948–1951 | Bury | 95 | (18) |
| 1951–1953 | Swansea Town | 41 | (11) |
| 1953–1954 | Chesterfield | 13 | (3) |
| Rhyl Athletic | |||
| Colwyn Bay | |||
| Penmaenmawr | |||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Alfred Bellis (8 October 1920 – 28 April 2013) was an English footballer who played at outside left in the Football League for Port Vale, Bury, Swansea Town, and Chesterfield. He also played for Ellesmere Port Town, Rochdale, Notts County, Manchester United and Manchester City during World War II.
Bellis was working as a laboratory assistant at Shell when he was spotted playing for the works team. He joined Port Vale from 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 Rochdale at The Old Recreation Ground, in what was the last home game of the 1937–38 campaign. He scored three goals in 31 appearances in 1938–39. During the war he played for the "Valiants", as well as guesting for Ellesmere Port Town, Rochdale, Notts County, Manchester United and Manchester City. He was particularly active for Manchester Untied in the 1942–43 and 1943–44 seasons. On 9 October 1943, he scored a hat-trick for the "Red Devils" in a 3–1 win over Chester. For his wartime duties he loaded bombs onto planes.
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