Jack Russell (footballer)

Jack Russell

Personal information
Full name	Cecil John Russell
Date of birth	(1904-06-19)19 June 1904
Place of birth	Birmingham, England
Date of death	1995 (aged 90–91)
Height	5 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1.74 m)
Position(s)	Forward
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
–	Northfield
–	Bournville
–	Bromsgrove Rovers
1924–1927	Birmingham	26	(1)
1927–1928	Bristol Rovers	22	(6)
1928–1930	Worcester City
1930–1934	Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic	138	(43)
1934	Luton Town	8	(1)
1934–1936	Norwich City	56	(23)
1936–1937	Worcester City
1937–1939	Shirley Town
1939–19??	Solihull Town
Managerial career
1936–1937	Worcester City
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Cecil John "Jack" Russell (19 June 1904 – 1995) was an English professional footballer who scored 74 goals in 250 appearances in the Football League playing for Birmingham, Bristol Rovers, Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic, Luton Town and Norwich City. He played as a forward.

Life and career

Russell was born in the Northfield district of Birmingham. He began his football career with local clubs before joining Birmingham of the First Division in February 1924. He made his debut on 18 April 1924, in a 1–0 defeat at Manchester City, but apart from a run of a dozen games at outside left in the 1925–26 season, his Birmingham career consisted of occasional appearances as the replacement for an injured player. In the 1927 close season Russell joined Bristol Rovers. A year later he dropped back into non-league football with Worcester City, and after another two years returned to the Football League with Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic of the Third Division South. For Bournemouth Russell scored goals at a rate approaching one every three games, and twice in a month scored four goals in a game, a club record. In May 1934 he signed for Luton Town, and five months later joined Norwich City. For the 1936–37 season, Russell returned to Worcester City as player-manager, He later played for Shirley Town and Solihull Town.

Russell died in 1995.