Russell Doig

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Russell Doig
Personal information
Full name Russell Doig [1]
Date of birth (1964-01-17) 17 January 1964 (age 60) [1]
Place of birth Millport, Cumbrae, [1] Scotland
Height 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) [2]
Position(s) Winger
Youth career
1981–1983 St Mirren
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1983–1986 East Stirlingshire 109 (9)
1986–1988 Leeds United 6 (0)
1987Peterborough United (loan) 7 (0)
1988–1990 Hartlepool United 33 (2)
Nuneaton Borough
Total155(11)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Russell Doig (born 17 January 1964) is a Scottish footballer, who played for East Stirlingshire, Leeds United, Peterborough United and Hartlepool United.

He later played for Halifax Town, Harrogate Town, Nuneaton Borough, Farsley Celtic and joined Mossley in August 1994, where he made 10 appearances and scored one goal. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Russell Doig". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 6 April 2020.
  2. Dunk, Peter, ed. (1987). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1987–88. London: Queen Anne Press. p.  206. ISBN   978-0-356-14354-5.
  3. "Complete A-Z of Mossley Players". Mossley Web. Archived from the original on 22 June 2018. Retrieved 22 November 2019.