Guy Russell (footballer)

Guy Robert Russell (born 28 September 1967) is an English former professional footballer and manager who played in the Football League for Birmingham City and Carlisle United.[1] He played as a centre forward.

Guy Russell
Russell in Birmingham City kit
Personal information
Full name Guy Robert Russell
Date of birth (1967-09-28) 28 September 1967
Place of birth Shirley, England
Position(s) Centre forward
Youth career
Knowle North Star
1984–1985 Birmingham City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1985–1989 Birmingham City 11 (0)
1987 → Carlisle United (loan) 12 (2)
1989 Kemin Palloseura (0)
1989–2000 Moor Green
2000–2005 Solihull Borough
Teams managed
2004–2005 Solihull Borough
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Lfe and career

Russell was born in Shirley, West Midlands.[2] As a junior, he played for Knowle North Star[3] before joining Birmingham City as a YTS trainee in 1984. He turned professional two years later.[2] He made his debut as a 17-year-old, on 19 March 1985, playing 90 minutes as Des Bremner's deputy in a Second Division game at home to Manchester City which finished goalless.[4] He made one substitute appearance in the following season in the First Division,[5] and spent the latter part of the 1987–88 season on loan at Carlisle United, where his two goals from 12 games failed to prevent the club's relegation from the Third Division.[1] Russell made another ten first-team appearances for Birmingham, but failed to score despite being a regular scorer in the junior teams, and in April 1989 he moved to Finland to play for Kemin Palloseura,[2] where he made 16 appearances in all matches without scoring.[6] Following their relegation, he returned to England and joined Moor Green of the Southern League.[2]

Russell was to remain with Moor Green for eleven years, and captained the team.[7] In April 1999, by which time he had 135 goals from 430 appearances in all competitions, he was awarded a testimonial match between a Birmingham City All-Stars team and their Middlesbrough counterparts.[8] Manager Bob Faulkner later described him as "one of the Moor Green greats".[9]

In 2000 Russell joined Solihull Borough as a player, later becoming assistant manager and in March 2004 taking over as manager.[10] After nearly a year in post, Russell resigned, citing the time commitment and the frustration involved in managing a club unable to compete financially.[11]

References
  1. "Birmingham City: 1947/48–2007/08". UK A–Z Transfers. Neil Brown. Retrieved 29 May 2009.
  2. Matthews, Tony (1995). Birmingham City: A Complete Record. Derby: Breedon Books. p. 122. ISBN 978-1-85983-010-9.
  3. "The History of Knowle Football Club". Knowle F.C. Archived from the original on 18 June 2009. Retrieved 29 May 2009.
  4. Matthews, p. 220.
  5. Matthews, p. 221.
  6. "Edustusjoukkueen pelaajat 1932–1999" [Representative team players 1932–1999] (in Finnish). Kemin Palloseura. Retrieved 8 February 2021.
  7. "Russell op blow". Sports Argus. 2 January 1999. p. 28. Retrieved 5 February 2021 – via Gale OneFile: News.
  8. "Veteran Russell vows to keep on running". Sports Argus. 24 April 1999. p. 28. Retrieved 5 February 2021 – via Gale OneFile: News.
  9. "Moors pay tribute to retiring stalwart". NonLeague Daily. 7 June 2004. Archived from the original on 15 September 2012. Retrieved 29 May 2009.
  10. "Solihull Borough". Birmingham Post. 17 March 2004. p. 30. Retrieved 5 February 2021 – via Gale OneFile: News.
  11. "Russell quits Solihull". NonLeague Daily. 21 March 2005. Archived from the original on 15 September 2012. Retrieved 29 May 2009.
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