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'''Samuel Ian 'Sam' Russell''' (born 4 October 1982) is an [[England|English]] [[association football|footballer]] who plays as a [[Goalkeeper (association football)|goalkeeper]] for [[Darlington F.C.|Darlington]]. |
'''Samuel Ian 'Sam' Russell''' (born 4 October 1982) is an [[England|English]] [[association football|footballer]] who plays as a [[Goalkeeper (association football)|goalkeeper]] for [[Darlington F.C.|Darlington]]. |
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Samuel Ian Russell | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Darlington | ||
| Number | 23 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2000–2004 | Middlesbrough | 0 | (0) |
| 2002 | → Gateshead (loan) | 19 | (0) |
| 2002–2003 | → Darlington (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2003 | → Scunthorpe United (loan) | 10 | (0) |
| 2004–2007 | Darlington | 107 | (0) |
| 2007–2009 | Rochdale | 38 | (0) |
| 2009–2010 | Wrexham | 18 | (0) |
| 2010– | Darlington | 52 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:40, 18 September 2010 (UTC) | |||
Samuel Ian 'Sam' Russell (born 4 October 1982) is an English footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Darlington.
Career
Middlesbrough
Russell was born in Middlesbrough and signed as a professional on 7 July 2000 for his hometown team. He had a successful loan spell at Gateshead during the tail end of the 2001–02 season, followed by a brief period at Darlington on loan in 2002 after Mick Tait brought him in during a keeping crisis. He played in only one game, a 1–1 draw against Torquay United.
In August 2003 he was sent to Scunthorpe United on loan where he stayed for three months and made 10 appearances. He finally left Middlesbrough in the summer of 2004, moving to Darlington on a permanent basis. He never appeared in Middlesbrough's first team.
Darlington
He was brought to Darlington by David Hodgson in August 2004. With the retirement of goalkeeping legend Andy Collett, the club only had two goalkeepers on their books in Michael Price and youth team player Jack Norton. Russell was a target for Hodgson after he heard that Middlesbrough were releasing the youngster. Initially it was thought Russell would be number two to Price, but performances during pre-season meant that Russell got the nod. Assistant manager Mark Proctor said that both Price and Russell were of virtual equal quality but Russsell's distribution was slightly better.
In the opening game of the 2004–05 season Russell made his mark with a superb performance which earned him the man of the match. His superb saves kept Darlington in the game and meant Darlington hung on to an opening day victory. He was an ever-present in the first team in the 2004–05 season,[2] and signed a new two-year contract in July 2005.[3]
He seemed to have established himself as the number one until just before the start of the 2007–08 season when they brought in keeper Andy Oakes. With David Stockdale also in the squad, Russell was unable to get a game and he left the club in June 2007 after three years in which he made 107 league appearances.[4]
Rochdale
In July 2007 he signed for Rochdale, making his first start for the club in the Football League Trophy second round tie against Bury in October 2007.[5] Following an injury to regular keeper James Spencer, Russell was next called upon in the FA Cup defeat at Southend United.[6] He retained his place in the side and in December 2007, signed a contract until the end of the season having been on non-contract terms.[7] He broke a finger in the 2-1 defeat at Lincoln City in February 2008 and was expected to be out of action until April.[8]
In the 2008–09 season Russell was handed the number one shirt for Rochdale. He had made some important saves for Rochdale that season, however he made the occasional mistake, such as scoring an own goal in the Rochdale and Bury derby, and slipping in a late equaliser by Jamie Ward against Chesterfield despite a Tom Kennedy late winner. In February he was replaced by Blackburn loanee Frank Fielding after James Spencer was loaned out to Chester City.
Wrexham
After being released by Rochdale at the end of the season,[9] Russell signed for Conference National side Wrexham after impressing on trial.[10]
Return to Darlington
In May 2010 he agreed to rejoin Darlington on a one-year contract.[11]
References
- ^ "Name: Sam Russell". darlington-fc.net. Retrieved 19 September 2011.
- ^ "Hodgson unsure on Russell future". BBC Sport. 2005-06-17. Retrieved 2008-03-14.
{{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|coauthors=(help) - ^ "Darlington secure three signings". BBC Sport. 2005-07-15. Retrieved 2008-03-14.
{{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|coauthors=(help) - ^ "Darlington sign defender Austin". BBC Sport. 2007-06-26. Retrieved 2008-03-14.
{{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|coauthors=(help) - ^ "Sam Russell". Soccerbase. Racing Post. Retrieved 2008-03-15.
- ^ "Rochdale rocked by Spencer injury". BBC Sport. 2007-11-09. Retrieved 2008-03-15.
- ^ "Russell rewarded with Dale deal". BBC Sport. 2007-12-31. Retrieved 2008-03-14.
- ^ "Rochdale suffer goalkeeping blow". BBC Sport. 2008-02-22. Retrieved 2008-03-15.
- ^ "Rochdale tell 10 they can leave". BBC Sport. 2009-05-14. Retrieved 2009-08-06.
- ^ "Wrexham sign goalkeeper Russell". BBC Sport. 2009-08-06. Retrieved 2009-08-06.
- ^ "Wrexham goalkeeper Sam Russell joins Darlington". BBC Sport. 2010-05-04. Retrieved 2010-05-05.
External links
- Sam Russell at Soccerbase
- Profile at Rochdale AFC website