Russell Irving

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Russell Irving
Personal information
Date of birth (1964-01-04) 4 January 1964 (age 59)
Place of birth Wallsend, England
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
Wallsend Boys Club
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1981–1984 Ipswich Town 0 (0)
1984–1986 Colchester United 50 (9)
1986 Sudbury Town
1987–1988 New Plymouth Old Boys 43 (32)
1989 Moturoa AFC 19 (11)
1990 New Plymouth Old Boys 9 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Russell Irving (born 4 January 1964) is an English former professional footballer.

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Biography

Born in Wallsend, Irving played for the Wallsend Boys Club, before joining Ipswich Town. He failed to make a first team appearance for the club, and joined Colchester United in 1984. After 50 league appearances, he signed for non-League Sudbury Town in 1986. [1]

In 1987 Irving moved to New Plymouth, New Zealand to play for the New Plymouth Old Boys in the Central League. He returned to England in 1988. In 1989 Irving signed a one-year contract with Moturoa AFC, scoring 13 goals and helping the club gain promotion to the Central League First Division. In 1990 Irving returned to New Plymouth Old Boys, who had gained promotion to the New Zealand National League. Irving also represented the Taranaki provincial team in inter-regional tournaments of the time while living in New Zealand. [2]

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References

  1. Colchester United Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database
  2. "Countrymen rivals in NZ", The Daily News (Taranaki), 6 April 1989