Simon Russell (footballer)

Simon Russell

Russell in 2009
Personal information
Full name Simon Craig Russell[1]
Date of birth (1985-03-19) 19 March 1985[1]
Place of birth Hull, England
Height 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)[1]
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 North Ferriby United
Number 11
Youth career
0000–2002 Hull City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2002–2004 Hull City 1 (0)
2004–2008 Kidderminster Harriers 134 (14)
2008–2010 York City 24 (0)
2009 → Tamworth (loan) 11 (0)
2010 → Cambridge United (loan) 15 (0)
2010–2011 Cambridge United 31 (6)
2011–2012 Lincoln City 26 (1)
2012–2013 Alfreton Town 15 (0)
2013–2016 Gainsborough Trinity 125 (26)
2016– North Ferriby United 1 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17:59, 9 August 2016 (UTC).


Simon Craig Russell (born 19 March 1985) is an English semi-professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for National League club North Ferriby United.

He previously played for Hull City, Kidderminster Harriers, York City, Tamworth, Cambridge United, Lincoln City, Alfreton Town and Gainsborough Trinity.

Career

Born in Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, Russell began his career as a trainee at Hull City.[1] He made his first-team debut after coming on as a 60th minute substitute in a Football League Trophy match against Port Vale on 22 October 2002, which was lost 3–1.[2] He made his league debut in the Third Division in a 4–1 victory against Kidderminster Harriers on 26 April 2003.[2] He made no appearances for Hull's first team during the 2003–04 season,[3] but helped the reserve team win the East Riding Senior Cup after scoring in the final, which finished 3–0.[4] He was released by Hull in the summer of 2004 after making two substitute appearances for the club, and was signed by Kidderminster, whose manager Jan Mølby described him as, "... [having] a tremendous engine and is likely to pop up with a goal or two."[5]

He finished his first season aft Kidderminster with 29 appearances and 2 goals as the side were relegated to the Conference National.[6] He received a broken wrist in November 2005 that ruled him out for three months of 2005–06,[7] but made his return after two months when he featured as a 63rd-minute substitute against Altrincham on 2 January 2006.[8] He finished the season with 35 appearances and 2 goals.[8] After making 52 appearances and scoring six goals in 2006–07,[9] he signed a new one-year contract with the club, which saw him become their longest serving current player.[10] He picked up a thigh injury that ruled him out of the beginning of 2007–08 and returned to action in a 3–1 victory against Droylsden on 18 September 2007.[11][12] He finished the season with 36 appearances and six goals.[13]

Russell after playing for York City in the 2009 FA Trophy Final

Having made three appearances for Kidderminster up to that point in 2008–09,[14] Russell joined fellow Conference Premier side York City on a free transfer on 22 August 2008.[15] He made his debut a day later as a 54th-minute substitute in a 2–2 draw against Northwich Victoria.[16] He suffered from a tight hamstring during York's game against Grays Athletic in December,[17] which resulted in him missing the Histon game.[18] He scored his first goal for York directly from a corner kick in a 3–1 defeat to Barrow in the Conference League Cup on 20 January 2009.[16] He came on as a substitute in the 2009 FA Trophy Final at Wembley Stadium on 9 May 2009, which York lost 2–0 to Stevenage Borough.[16] Russell turned down loan moves to two Conference North teams in September, as he wanted to stay and fight for his place at York.[19]

He joined fellow Conference Premier side Tamworth on a one-month loan on 17 September,[20] after failing to play any games for York up to that point during 2009–10.[21] The loan was extended until 1 January 2010 in October.[22] He returned to York on 19 December 2009[23] and joined Cambridge United on loan until the end of 2009–10 on 22 January 2010.[24] He made his debut in a 1–0 defeat to Crawley Town on 6 February 2010.[25] He returned to York at the end of the season after making 17 appearances on loan at Cambridge,[25] and manager Martin Ling said Russell would be offered a permanent contract by the club if he was to be released by York.[26] He re-signed for Cambridge permanently on a two-year contract on 10 May.[27] Russell started 2010–11 in fine form for Cambridge, scoring his first goal in the 2–2 home draw against Crawley on 17 August[28] and adding four more to lead the club's goalscoring charts in November.

Russell signed for newly relegated Conference Premier side Lincoln City on a one-year contract on 20 July 2011 after he was made available by Cambridge.[29] He finished 2011–12 with 30 appearances and one goal for Lincoln[30] before signing for Alfreton Town on a one-year contract on 13 July 2012.[31] He joined Conference North side Gainsborough Trinity on a free transfer on 10 January 2013.[32]

Russell joined newly promoted National League club North Ferriby United on 14 June 2016.[33]

Career statistics

As of match played 6 August 2016
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Hull City 2002–03[2] Third Division 1000001[lower-alpha 1]020
2003–04[3] Third Division 0000000000
Total 1000001020
Kidderminster Harriers 2004–05[6] League Two 282100000292
2005–06[8] Conference National 31210—3[lower-alpha 2]0352
2006–07[9] Conference National 42410—9[lower-alpha 3]2526
2007–08[13] Conference Premier 30610—5[lower-alpha 4]0366
2008–09[14] Conference Premier 30———30
Total 1341440—17215516
York City 2008–09[16] Conference Premier 24020—7[lower-alpha 5]1331
2009–10[21] Conference Premier 00———00
Total 24020—71331
Tamworth (loan) 2009–10[34] Conference Premier 11010——120
Cambridge United (loan) 2009–10[25] Conference Premier 150——2[lower-alpha 3]0170
Cambridge United 2010–11[30] Conference Premier 31631—3[lower-alpha 3]1378
Total 46631—51548
Lincoln City 2011–12[30] Conference Premier 26110—3[lower-alpha 3]0301
Alfreton Town 2012–13[30] Conference Premier 15000—00150
Gainsborough Trinity 2012–13[30] Conference North 154——4[lower-alpha 3]1195
2013–14[30] Conference North 401000—004010
2014–15[30] Conference North 35710—00367
2015–16[30] National League North 35520—00375
Total 1252630—4113227
North Ferriby United 2016–17[30] National League 1000—0010
Career total 383471410037543453
  1. ↑ Appearance in Football League Trophy
  2. ↑ Two appearances in Football League Trophy, one in FA Trophy
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 Appearances in FA Trophy
  4. ↑ Three appearances in FA Trophy, two in Conference League Cup
  5. ↑ Two appearances and one goal in Conference League Cup, five appearances in FA Trophy

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Hugman, Barry J., ed. (2003). The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2003/2004. Queen Anne Press. p. 372. ISBN 978-1-85291-651-0.
  2. 1 2 3 "Games played by Simon Russell in 2002/2003". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 13 December 2012.
  3. 1 2 "Games played by Simon Russell in 2003/2004". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 13 December 2012.
  4. ↑ "Tigers Victorious in East Riding Senior Cup Final". Hull City A.F.C. 17 November 2004. Retrieved 11 April 2011.
  5. ↑ "Harriers snap up trio". BBC Sport. 20 July 2004. Retrieved 17 May 2016.
  6. 1 2 "Games played by Simon Russell in 2004/2005". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 13 December 2012.
  7. ↑ "Harriers must do without Russell". BBC Sport. 8 November 2005. Retrieved 17 May 2016.
  8. 1 2 3 "Games played by Simon Russell in 2005/2006". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 13 December 2012.
    "Altrincham 3–0 Kidderminster". BBC Sport. 2 January 2006. Retrieved 17 May 2016.
    "Kidderminster Harriers 0(0) v (0)1 Grays Athletic". St@tto's Kidderminster Harriers Site. Retrieved 13 December 2012.
  9. 1 2 Williams, Mike; Williams, Tony, eds. (2007). Non-League Club Directory 2008. Kingsbridge: Tony Williams Publications. pp. 118–119. ISBN 978-1-869833-57-2.
  10. ↑ "Russell signs new Harriers deal". BBC Sport. 1 June 2007. Retrieved 17 May 2016.
  11. ↑ "Russell steps up comeback efforts". BBC Sport. 6 September 2007. Retrieved 17 May 2016.
  12. ↑ "Scholesy's Back in Action". Kidderminster Harriers F.C. 20 September 2007. Archived from the original on 19 March 2012.
  13. 1 2 Williams, Mike; Williams, Tony, eds. (2008). Non-League Club Directory 2009. Tony Williams Publications. pp. 96–97. ISBN 978-1-869833-59-6.
  14. 1 2 Williams, Tony; Wright, James, eds. (2009). Non-League Club Directory 2010. Tony Williams Publications. pp. 110–111. ISBN 978-1-869833-66-4.
  15. ↑ "City land Harriers winger". The Press. York. 22 August 2008. Retrieved 17 May 2016.
  16. 1 2 3 4 Williams; Wright (eds.). Non-League Club Directory 2010. pp. 162–163.
  17. ↑ Flett, Dave (8 November 2008). "York City boss Martin Foyle admits "we've got problems" after Grays Athletic defeat". The Press. York. Retrieved 17 May 2016.
  18. ↑ Carroll, Steve (9 November 2008). "Brodie and Sodje add to York City's striking options". The Press. York. Retrieved 17 May 2016.
  19. ↑ Flett, Dave (2 September 2009). "York City winger Simon Russell turns down switch to Blue Square North". The Press. York. Retrieved 11 April 2011.
  20. ↑ "Tamworth seal Russell loan deal". BBC Sport. 17 September 2009. Retrieved 17 May 2016.
  21. 1 2 "Games played by Simon Russell in 2009/2010". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 17 May 2016.
  22. ↑ Flett, Dave (27 October 2009). "York City winger Craig Nelthorpe in loan move request". The Press. York. Retrieved 22 November 2009.
  23. ↑ "'Scholesy' is hoping for a January return". Tamworth Herald. 23 December 2009. Retrieved 17 May 2016.
  24. ↑ "York City sign Courtney Pitt on loan from Cambridge". BBC Sport. 22 January 2010. Retrieved 17 May 2016.
  25. 1 2 3 Williams; Wright (eds.). Non-League Club Directory 2011. pp. 50–51.
  26. ↑ "Nine players shown Cambridge United door". BBC Sport. 26 April 2010. Retrieved 17 May 2016.
  27. ↑ "Cambridge United swoop for four new players". BBC Sport. 11 May 2010. Retrieved 17 May 2016.
  28. ↑ "Cambridge vs Crawley Town". Cambridge United F.C. 17 August 2010. Archived from the original on 13 March 2012.
  29. ↑ "Imps Snap Up Midfielder Russell". Lincoln City F.C. 20 July 2011. Retrieved 20 July 2011.
  30. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "S. Russell". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
  31. ↑ "Alfreton sign Lincoln City midfielder Simon Russell". BBC Sport. 13 July 2012. Retrieved 17 May 2016.
  32. ↑ "Trinity pick up Russell". Non-League Daily. 11 January 2013. Retrieved 11 January 2013.
  33. ↑ Withers, Phil (14 June 2016). "Second new signing and two familiar faces". North Ferriby United A.F.C. Retrieved 14 June 2016.
  34. ↑ Williams, Tony; Wright, James, eds. (2010). Non-League Club Directory 2011. Tony Williams Publications. pp. 148–149. ISBN 978-1-869833-68-8.
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