David Russell (9 January 1871 – 8 November 1952) was a Scottish footballer who played for Broxburn, Preston North End, Heart of Midlothian and Celtic at club level, having two spells at all four teams. He also appeared six times for Scotland.[3][4][5][6][7][1]
.jpg) Russell in Scotland kit, 1895 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | David Russell | ||
| Date of birth | 9 January 1871[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Shotts, Scotland | ||
| Date of death | 8 November 1952 (aged 81) | ||
| Place of death | Fauldhouse, Scotland | ||
| Position(s) | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| – | Broxburn | ||
| 1890–1892 | Heart of Midlothian | 38 | (25) |
| 1892–1893 | Preston North End | 18 | (14) |
| 1893–1896 | Heart of Midlothian | 44 | (12) |
| 1896–1898 | Celtic | 35 | (9) |
| 1898–1899 | Preston North End | 26 | (3) |
| 1899–1902 | Celtic | 36 | (1) |
| – | Broxburn | ||
| International career | |||
| 1895–1901 | Scotland | 6 | (1) |
| 1897 | Scottish League XI[2] | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
A forward or centre half, Russell won the Scottish Football League title with both Hearts (1894–95) and Celtic (1897–98), becoming the first player to win the championship with different clubs, and similarly was the first to claim both the major domestic trophies at two clubs, lifting the Scottish Cup twice with Hearts (1891 and 1896) and once with Celtic in 1900 (followed by a defeat by his former team in the 1901 final).
References
edit- ^ a b (Hearts player) David Russell profile, London Hearts Supporters Club
- ^ "[SFL player] David Kennedy Russell". London Hearts Supporters' Club. Retrieved 17 May 2014.
- ^ (Smith 2013, p. 252)
- ^ Celtic player Russell, David, FitbaStats
- ^ (Scotland player) David Russell profile, London Hearts Supporters Club
- ^ Brown, Alan; Tossani, Gabriele (17 October 2019). "Scotland - International Matches 1901-1910". RSSSF. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
- ^ John Litster (October 2012). "A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players". Scottish Football Historian magazine.
- Sources
- Smith, Paul (2013). Scotland Who's Who. Pitch Publishing. ISBN 9781909178847.
