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Alexander Russell (18 January 1923 – 24 February 2014) was a Northern Irish footballer who played as a goalkeeper.

Alex Russell

Personal information
Full name	Alexander Russell
Date of birth	(1923-01-18)18 January 1923
Place of birth	Kells, Northern Ireland
Date of death	24 February 2014(2014-02-24) (aged 91)
Place of death	Antrim, Northern Ireland
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Youth career
	Ballymena Tech
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
0000–1941	Summerfield F.C.
1941–1944	Cliftonville
1944–1960	Linfield
National team
1946	Ireland (IFA)	1	(0)
1950–1958	Irish League XI	11	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

Russell made over 600 appearances for Linfield, winning 39 medals.[2]

He earned one cap for Northern Ireland in 1946.[3]

Personal life

Russell was born on 18 January 1923 in Kells, County Antrim. He is the uncle of footballer Jackie Fullerton, who later worked as reporter and football commentator for BBC Northern Ireland.[4] Russell died on 24 February 2014 in Antrim at the age of 91.[1]

References

External links

• Alex Russell at WorldFootball.net
• Alex Russell at FootballDatabase.eu
• 2007 interview with Alex Russell at the Wayback Machine (archived 27 November 2007)

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