Career
He played in the Football League for Wolverhampton Wanderers and N ottinghamshire County. Russell began his career with his the youth team of Wolverhampton Wanderers, appearing in the Final of the 1952-1953 FA Youth Cup. He made just three appearances in total for Wolves during the 1954-1955 and 1955-1956 seasons during which the club made the top three both times.
Unable to establish himself at Molineux, he moved to N ottinghamshire County in March 1956.
He made over 100 league appearances for the Magpies during four seasons before dropping to non-league football to play with Hereford United.
