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Celtic signed Dumbarton-born John Bell from English giants Everton in 1898.

A Scottish international Bell had moved to the Merseyside club from his hometown side in 1892 and earned an impressive reputation for himself with his performances for the Goodison club - even scoring in the 1897 FA Cup final defeat to Aston Villa.

The ambitious Bhoys tempted Bell back home in 1898 and he made his Celtic debut in a 2-1 home defeat of Glasgow rivals Third Lanark. A superb dribbler he scored 23 goals in 46 appearances for Celtic including a strike in the 4-3 Scottish Cup final victory over Queens Park on April 14 1900.

That victory gave Bell his second winners medal as a Celtic player following the team's triumph in the same competition the previous season. He left Celtic in the summer of 1900 to return to Merseyside with New Brighton Tower FC before returning to Goddison the following year.