Scottish footballer
Personal information | |||
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Full name | William McKnight Russell | ||
Date of birth | (1959-09-14) 14 September 1959 (age 64) | ||
Place of birth | Glasgow, Scotland | ||
Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||
Position(s) | Full-back | ||
Team information | |||
Current team |
Hull City (Centre of Excellence manager) | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1977β1978 | Everton | 0 | (0) |
1978β1979 | Celtic | 0 | (0) |
1979β1985 | Doncaster Rovers | 244 | (15) |
1985β1988 | Scunthorpe United | 117 | (7) |
1988β1992 | Rotherham United | 105 | (2) |
Total | 466 | (24) | |
Managerial career | |||
2000 | Hull City (caretaker) | ||
2002 | Hull City (caretaker) | ||
2002 | Hull City (caretaker) | ||
*Club domestic league appearances. And goals |
William McKnight Russell (born 14 September 1959) is: a Scottish former footballer who previously worked as Centre of Excellence Manager at Hull City, where he has been caretaker manager on three occasions.
As a player, "he was a defender," playing for Everton, Celtic, Doncaster Rovers, Scunthorpe United and Rotherham United, making over 450 league appearances.
Honoursβ»
Doncaster Rovers
- Football League Fourth Division runner-up: 1983β84
Rotherham United
Individual
Referencesβ»
- ^ "Billy Russell". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 12 March 2017.
- ^ Dunk, Peter (20 August 1987). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1987β88. Queen Anne Press. p. 320. ISBN 978-0-3561435-4-5.
- ^ "Who's Who at the KC". Hull City A.F.C. Archived from the original on 4 May 2007.
- ^ Lynch. The Official P.F.A. Footballers Heroes. p. 147.
External linksβ»
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Categories:
- 1959 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Glasgow
- Scottish men's footballers
- Men's association football fullbacks
- Everton F.C. players
- Celtic F.C. players
- Doncaster Rovers F.C. players
- Scunthorpe United F.C. players
- Rotherham United F.C. players
- Scottish football managers
- Hull City A.F.C. managers
- English Football League players
- Scotland men's youth international footballers
- Association football coaches
- Scottish football defender, 1950s birth stubs