Career
A former England Youth international, Russell (nicknamed Rooster early in his career because of his quiff). Later to lose all his hair) was a professional football player who played for 11 clubs in a career spanning nearly 20 years. Released by Brighton after an apprenticeship Russell returned to his hometown club Portsmouth but appearances were limited He then moved on to Wrexham during the 1987 close season.
In the first of his two spells with the club he scored at a rate of just over a goal every two games.
In 1989 he joined Leicester City, but was loaned out four times. However he fought his way into the first team at the end of the 1991-1992 season and became a cult-hero, scoring several important late goals after coming off the bench as he helped fire Leicester to the play-off final, eventually losing to Blackburn Rovers.
Despite this, he went to at the end of the season. After one season at, he moved onto for a fee of £130,000.
Short spells with Bournemouth and N ottinghamshire County followed before a move back to the Racecourse Ground.
Here, at last, Russell found a permanent home – he was to play nearly 200 more league games for The Robins in a deeper role, eventually being rewarded with a testimonial against Manchester United. With the tie goalless, Russell scored a 90th minute goal to dump West Ham out of the cup at Upton Park. He remained at the club until being sacked in January 2007.
On 12 January 2011, he agreed to rejoin Peterborough United, with Darren Ferguson for a second spell.
On 18 August 2014, it was confirmed that he rejoined as a coach for the Under 21 and Under 18 sides.
