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Cecil John "Jack" Russell as an English professional footballer who scored 74 goals in 250 appearances in the Football League playing for Birmingham, Bristol Rovers, Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic, Luton Town and Norwich City. He played as a forward. He was 5 foot 9 inches tall.
Russell was born in the Northfield district of Birmingham. He began his football career with local clubs, playing for Bournville Athletic in the 1922/23 season, before joining Bromsgrove Rovers at the start of the 1923/24 campaign. He made his Rovers debut against Lichfield City United on 23 August 1923. At the time he worked for Cadbury.
He then joined Birmingham of the First Division in February 1924. In March 1924 he was selected by the Birmingham F.A. to play in a trial match for place in the a side to play the Scottish Junior Internationals as part of the Birmingham F.A. Golden Jubilee celebrations.
He made his first team debut for the Birmingham on 18 April 1924, in a 1–0 defeat at Manchester City, but apart from a run of a dozen games at outside left in the 1925–26 season, his Birmingham career consisted of occasional appearances as the replacement for an injured player. In the 1927 close season Russell joined Bristol Rovers. A year later he dropped back into non-league football with Worcester City, and after another two years returned to the Football League with Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic of the Third Division South. For Bournemouth Russell scored goals at a rate approaching one every three games, and twice in a month scored four goals in a game, a club record. In May 1934 he signed for Luton Town, and five months later joined Norwich City. For the 1936–37 season, Russell returned to Worcester City as player-manager. He later played for Shirley Town and Solihull Town.
Russell died in 1995.
Rovers stats:
1923/24: 13 appearances, 1 goal
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D.O.B:
19/06/1904
Born:
Northfield
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