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Appearances:

37

Starts:

37

Substitute:

0

Unused:

0

Goals:

3

Games per Goal:

Assists:

Goal Involvements:

Player #102

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Midfielder

1893-94

1894-95

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George Russell

George Russell

Seasons Quick-View

Season

1893-94
1894-95

Age

24
25

Division

D1
D1

Squad #

Appearances

5
32

Starts

5
32

Subs

0
0

Unused

0
0

Goals

0
3

Assists

Bookings

Red Cards

Games / Goals

Goal

Involvements

FAC: FA Cup; FL: Football League; D1: Division 1; D2: Division 2; D3: Division 3; PL: Premier League; CH: Championship

Goalkeeping Statistics

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1893-94
1894-95

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George Quentin Russell

Birth Date

21 August 1869

Birth Place

Ayrshire

Birth Country

Scotland

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Citizenship

Scotland

Villa Youth

n/a

Previous Teams

1891-93 Ayr FC

Transfer in

Aged

24

From

Ayr FC

For

Free

On

1893

Under

George Ramsay

Promoted to First Team Squad

In

Under

Loans Out

None

Transfer Out

Aged

25

Glasgow United

To

For

Free

On

1895

Under

George Ramsay

Subsequent Clubs

1895 Glasgow United
Retired

Died

1930, Aged 61

Villa Career

1893-95 Free, 37 (3) | #102 |

Seasons | Fee |
Leagues | PL: Premier League; CH: Championship; D1: First Division; D2: Second Division; D3 Third Division.

🕒 Games | Starts (Subs) | ⚽ Goals | 🔥 Assists | 🇺 Unused | Player Number |

Appearances

Unused

37

0

Goals

3

Played Under

George Ramsay led Management Committee

Debut

Season

Date

Match

Age

Manager

(First Squad)

Manager

First Goal

1893-94

16 December 1893

Bolton Wanderers (a), Division One

24

No Substitutes in Period

3 December 1894

Appearances

Goals

37

3

Final Appearance

Season

Date

Match

1894-95

24 April 1895

Everton (h), Division One

Aged

Manager

(Final Squad)

Manager

25

No Substitutes in Period

Honours

1893-94 League Champions |
1894-95 FA Cup Winners |

Height

Foot

International Record

National Team

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Scotland

Years | Caps | Starts (Sub) | Goals |

Caps with Villa

George Russell

Player #104 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.

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