Colin Russell (footballer)

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Colin Russell
Personal information
Full name Colin Russell [1]
Date of birth (1961-01-21) 21 January 1961 (age 63) [2]
Place of birth Liverpool, England [2]
Height 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) [3]
Position(s) Striker
Youth career
Liverpool
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1977–1982 Liverpool 1 (0)
1982–1984 Huddersfield Town 66 (23)
1983–1984 → Stoke City (loan) 11 (2)
1984–1986 AFC Bournemouth 68 (14)
1986–1988 Doncaster Rovers 43 (5)
1988 Scarborough 13 (2)
1988 Wigan Athletic 8 (3)
1988–1990 Colne Dynamoes
– Bangor City
– Morecambe
– Droylsden
– Warrington Town
Total210(49)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Colin Russell (born 21 January 1961) is an English former professional footballer who played in the Football League as a striker for Liverpool, Huddersfield Town, Stoke City, AFC Bournemouth, Doncaster Rovers, Scarborough and Wigan Athletic. [2] [4]

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Career

Russell began his career as an apprentice with home-town club Liverpool, before signing professional terms at 18. [5] Russell was part of Roy Evans' Central League champions side from 1979 to 1982 and frequently captained the side. He made his debut, and his only appearance for Liverpool's first team, on 2 May 1981 as the second-half substitute for Howard Gayle in a 1–0 defeat to Sunderland. [6] In 1982 with the emergence of David Hodgson as Kenny Dalglish's understudy, Russell was transferred to Huddersfield Town where he enjoyed the most successful period of his career. He helped the Terriers gain promotion in 1982–83 scoring 16 league goals. [2] Towards the end of 1983–84 Russell joined Stoke City on loan where he played 11 times scoring twice against former club Liverpool and Queens Park Rangers. [2] The then went on to play for AFC Bournemouth, Doncaster Rovers and Scarborough followed before he ended his Football League career with Wigan Athletic in the 1988–89 season. [4] After only a couple of months at Wigan, [7] Russell moved into non-League football by joining former Liverpool teammate Alan Kennedy at Colne Dynamoes, at the time the only non-league side to offer lucrative contracts to their players. As the season got underway, financial hardship soon hit the club, and eventually the club folded. [8] He went on play for Bangor City, Morecambe, Droylsden and Warrington Town. [6]

Career statistics

Source: [9]

ClubSeasonLeagueFA CupLeague CupOther [A] Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Liverpool 1980–81 First Division 1000000010
Huddersfield Town 1982–83 Third Division 41164041004917
1983–84 Second Division 257106100328
Stoke City (loan) 1983–84 First Division112000000112
AFC Bournemouth 1984–85 Third Division3665220434711
1985–86 Third Division3284042004010
Doncaster Rovers 1986–87 Third Division375311120437
1987–88 Third Division6000201090
Scarborough 1987–88 Fourth Division 132100000142
Wigan Athletic 1988–89 Third Division83002000103
Career Total210491832157325660
A.  ^ The "Other" column constitutes appearances and goals in the Football League Trophy.

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References

  1. ↑ "Colin Russell". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 9 April 2020.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Matthews, Tony (1994). The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City. Lion Press. ISBN   0-9524151-0-0.
  3. ↑ Dunk, Peter, ed. (1987). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1987–88. London: Queen Anne Press. p.  158. ISBN   978-0-356-14354-5.
  4. 1 2 "Colin Russell". UK A–Z Transfers. Neil Brown. Retrieved 14 November 2009.
  5. ↑ "Player Profile Colin Russell". LFChistory. Retrieved 14 November 2009.
  6. 1 2 "Season Archive Liverpool 0–1 Sunderland". LFChistory. Retrieved 14 November 2009.
  7. ↑ "Latics A–Z : Mike Quinn to Colin Russell". Ye Olde Tree & Crown. Retrieved 14 November 2009.[ permanent dead link ]
  8. ↑ Neild, Andy (11 February 1999). "SOCCER: Millennium melt-down as non-league sides battle against the drop". Lancashire Evening Telegraph. Retrieved 14 November 2009.
  9. ↑ Colin Russell at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
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