103
Legacy
Number
0
Youth
Promotion #
0
Youth
Debut #
37
Villa Appearances
3
Villa
Goals
Villa
Assists
Game
Per
George Russell
Midfielder
George Quentin Russell
Role
M George Russell | 🏴 | #103 |
Position
Born
Midfielder
21 August 1869
Birthplace
Country
Citizenship
Height
Foot
Ayrshire 🏴
Scotland 🏴
Scotland 🏴
Transfer Notes
Transfer In
Transfer In:
1893-94
Ayr FC 🏴
Free
1893
24
George Ramsay
Transfer Out
Transfer Out:
1894-95
Glasgow United 🏴
Free
1895
25
George Ramsay 🏴
Previous Clubs
George Russell
Previous Clubs:
1891-93 Ayr FC
Played Under
George Russell
George Ramsay 🏴
Loans Out
George Russell
Loans Out:
None
Subsequent Clubs
George Russell
Subsequent Clubs:
1895 Glasgow United
Retired
Career Progression
George Russell
n/a
Youth Career
George Russell
Youth Appearances
Youth
Goals
Reserve Career
George Russell
Reserve Appearances
Reserve
Goals
First Team Career
George Russell
37
Villa Appearances
3
Villa
Goals
Villa
Assists
M George Russell | 🏴 |
Aston Villa 1893-95 |
Football League First Division |
🕒 37 | ⚽ 3 | 🔥 - | #103 |
Honours
George Russell
1893-94 League Champions |
1894-95 FA Cup Winners |
First Team Debut
George Russell
Debut Squad:
1893-94
16 December 1893
George Ramsay 🏴
Debut:
1893-94
16 December 1893
George Ramsay 🏴
24
Final First Team Appearance
George Russell
Final Appearance:
1894-95
24 April 1895
George Ramsay 🏴
25
Final Squad:
1894-95
24 April 1895
George Ramsay 🏴
Villa Career
George Russell
Career Games
🕒 Games:
✅ Starter:
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🇺 Unused:
37
37
0
0
Career Goals
⚽ Goals:
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Games / Goal:
Games / Involvement:
3
Career Results
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Career Cards
🟨 Bookings:
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Games / Card:
0
0
3
Villa
Goals
George Russell
🟩 3 Dec 1894, Villa 3-1 Wednesday, Wellington Road
Scorer(s) | George Russell | 6' | Jack Devey | 2-0 | Jack Reynolds | 89' (pen) |
Division One
🟩 16 Feb 1895, Villa 7-1 Newcastle, Wellington Road
Scorer(s) | Billy Dorrell | 6' | 7-1 | Charlie Athersmith | 2-1 | 3-1 | Jack Devey | 4-1 | 5-1 | George Russell | 6-1 |
FA Cup
🟩 2 Mar 1895, Villa 6-2 Forest, Wellington Road
Scorer(s) | Bob Chatt | 2' | 23' | George Russell | 3' | Steve Smith | 4-2 | 5-2 | Jimmy Cowan | 6-2 |
FA Cup
Villa
Assists
George Russell
🟩 8 Dec 1894, Villa 3-0 Blackburn, Wellington Road
Assist(s) | George Russell | 2-0 | Bob Chatt | 3-0 |
Division One
🟩 2 Feb 1895, Villa 2-1 Derby, Wellington Road
Assist(s) | George Russell | 1-0 |
FA Cup
Competition Record
George Russell
League
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FA Cup
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League Cup
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0
0.00
0.00
Europe
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0
0.00
0.00
Season Record
George Russell
1893-94
Games
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5
5
0
0
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Games / Involvement:
0
0
Results
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Cards
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1894-95
Games
🕒 Games:
✅ Starter:
🔁 Substitute:
🇺 Unused:
32
32
0
0
Goals
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Games / Involvement:
3
0
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League Record
Premier League
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Championship
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George Russell
First Division
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Second Division
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Third Division
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League Seasons
George Russell
1893-94
First Division
Games
🕒 Games:
✅ Starter:
🔁 Substitute:
🇺 Unused:
5
5
0
Goals
⚽ Goals:
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Games / Goal:
Games / Involvement:
1894-95
First Division
Games
🕒 Games:
✅ Starter:
🔁 Substitute:
🇺 Unused:
27
27
0
Goals
⚽ Goals:
🔥 Assists:
Games / Goal:
Games / Involvement:
1
League Appearances
1893-94
🟩 16 Dec 1893, Villa 3-1 Newton Heath, Bank Street
Division One
1st
1893-94
🟨 6 Jan 1894, Villa 2-2 Wednesday, Olive Grove
Division One
1st
1893-94
🟩 18 Jan 1894, Villa 5-2 Preston, Deepdale
Division One
1st
1893-94
🟥 3 Mar 1894, Villa 2-3 Bolton, Wellington Road
Division One
1893-94
🟩 7 Apr 1894, Villa 6-3 Burnley, Turf Moor
Division One
1894-95
🟩 1 Sep 1894, Villa 2-1 Small Heath, Wellington Road
Division One
1894-95
🟩 8 Sep 1894, Villa 2-1 Liverpool, Anfield
Division One
1894-95
🟥 15 Sep 1894, Villa 1-2 Sunderland, Wellington Road
Division One
1894-95
🟩 22 Sep 1984, Villa 2-0 Derby, Racecourse Ground
Division One
1894-95
🟥 29 Sep 1894, Villa 1-4 Stoke, Victoria Ground
Division One
1894-95
🟩 13 Oct 1894, Villa 3-1 Albion, Wellington Road
Division One
1894-95
🟨 20 Oct 1894, Villa 2-2 Small Heath, Muntz Street
Division One
1894-95
🟥 22 Oct 1894, Villa 1-2 Sheffield United, Bramall Lane
Division One
1894-95
🟩 27 Oct 1894, Villa 5-0 Liverpool, Wellington Road
Division One
1894-95
🟥 3 Nov 1894, Villa 0-1 Wednesday, Olive Grove
Division One
1894-95
🟩 10 Nov 1894, Villa 4-1 Preston, Wellington Road
Division One
1894-95
🟩 12 Nov 1894, Villa 5-0 Sheffield United, Wellington Road
Division One
1894-95
🟥 17 Nov 1894, Villa 2-3 Albion, Stoney Lane
Division One
1894-95
🟩 24 Nov 1894, Villa 4-1 Forest, Wellington Road
Division One
1894-95
🟩 1 Dec 1894, Villa 3-1 Blackburn, Ewood
Division One
1894-95
🟩 3 Dec 1894, Villa 3-1 Wednesday, Wellington Road
Division One
2nd
1894-95
🟩 8 Dec 1894, Villa 3-0 Blackburn, Wellington Road
Division One
2nd
1894-95
🟩 22 Dec 1894, Villa 4-0 Wolves, Molineux
Division One
2nd
1894-95
🟩 26 Dec 1894, Villa 6-0 Stoke, Wellington Road
Division One
2nd
1894-95
🟨 2 Jan 1895, Villa 4-4 Sunderland, Newcastle Road
Division One
2nd
1894-95
🟩 5 Jan 1895, Villa 4-0 Derby, Wellington Road
Division One
1st=
1894-95
🟩 12 Jan 1895, Villa 1-0 Preston, Deepdale
Division One
1st=
1894-95
🟥 17 Jan 1895, Villa 2-4 Everton, Goodison
Division One
1st=
1894-95
🟨 23 Feb 1895, Villa 3-3 Burnley, Turf Moor
Division One
2nd=
1894-95
🟩 6 Apr 1895, Villa 5-0 Burnley, Wellington Road
Division One
1894-95
🟨 15 Apr 1895, Villa 2-2 Wolves, Wellington Road
Division One
1894-95
🟨 24 Apr 1895, Villa 2-2 Everton, Wellington Road
Division One
FA Cup Seasons
George Russell
1893-94
FA Cup
Games
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1894-95
FA Cup
Games
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✅ Starter:
🔁 Substitute:
5
5
Goals
⚽ Goals:
🔥 Assists:
Games / Goal:
Games / Involvement:
2
FA Cup Appearances
1894-95
🟩 2 Feb 1895, Villa 2-1 Derby, Wellington Road
FA Cup
1st Round
1894-95
🟩 16 Feb 1895, Villa 7-1 Newcastle, Wellington Road
FA Cup
1st Round
1894-95
🟩 2 Mar 1895, Villa 6-2 Forest, Wellington Road
FA Cup
3rd Round
1894-95
🟩 16 Mar 1895, Villa 2-1 Sunderland, Ewood Park
FA Cup
Semi Final
1894-95
🟩 20 Apr 1895, Villa 1-0 Albion, Crystal Palace
FA Cup
Final
League Cup Seasons
George Russell
1893-94
League Cup
Games
🕒 Games:
✅ Starter:
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0
0
0
Goals
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Games / Involvement:
0
0
0.00
0.00
1894-95
League Cup
Games
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0
0
0
Goals
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0
0
0.00
0.00
League Cup Appearances
European Seasons
George Russell
1893-94
n/a
Games
🕒 Games:
✅ Starter:
🔁 Substitute:
0
0
0
Goals
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Games / Goal:
Games / Involvement:
0
0
0.00
0.00
1894-95
n/a
Games
🕒 Games:
✅ Starter:
🔁 Substitute:
0
0
0
Goals
⚽ Goals:
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0
0
0.00
0.00
European Appearances
0
Unused
Sub
Unused Substitute Appearances
George Russell
0
Red
Cards
Sendings Off
George Russell
International Career
George Russell
Full International Record
Villa International Record
Career Notes
George Russell
Biography
George Russell
Player #103 for Aston Villa, George Quentin Russell, known as George Russell played as a midfielder for the club in a position then known as a left half.
George represented Villa between 1893-94 and 1894-95 making a total of 37 appearances.
George was born in Ayrshire on 21st August 1869 and made his debut as a 24 year old on 16th December 1893.
Villa had signed George from Ayr FC and he went on to help Villa secure the 1893-94 League Championship and 1894-95 FA Cup.
George appeared in 5 games during the title winning 1893-94 league season with a record of 3 wins, 1 draw and 1 defeat.
In the following season George scored 2 goals in the victorious 1894-95 FA Cup run as well as being an ever present including the final hosted at Crystal Palace, London where a crowd of 42,562 saw Villa vanquish West Bromwich Albion once again.
George’s final game for Villa came on 24th April 1895 at the age of 25 after which George returned to his native Scotland to play for Glasgow United.
George played under the George Ramsay led Management Committee.
George passed away in Glasgow in 1930 aged 61.
1930, Aged 61