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Chelsea FC Profile: Robert Russell

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Full Name: Robert Inglis Russell

Born: Saturday, 27th December 1919
Place of birth: Aberdour, Scotland
Height: 5' 7"
Died: Friday, 26th March 2004 (aged 84)
Place of death: Cowdenbeath, Fife, Scotland
Burial: Cremated - Kirkcaldy Crematorium

Involvement with Chelsea:


Men's 1st Team Player from 1944 to 1948


Playing Career:


Airdrieonians
Chelsea (Dec 1944 to Aug 1948) - cost: unknown
Notts County
Leyton Orient

Chelsea First-Team Career Summary

Competitive Debut: Saturday, 5th January 1946, Chelsea 1 - 1 Leicester City

Age on debut: 26 years 0 months 9 days

Last Competitive First-Team Appearance: Saturday, 28th December 1946, Bolton Wanderers 1 - 1 Chelsea

See full chronological appearance listing HERE

Appearances

Season League F.A. Cup Lg Cup Europe Oth* Ttl
1945 / 46 020002
1946 / 47 200002
Total220004

Goals

Season League F.A. Cup Lg Cup Europe Oth* Ttl
Total000000


* oth = other competitive matches such as Full Members Cup, Charity/Community Shield, Fifa World Club Cup.
Figures in ( ) are substitute appearances and are also included in the totals.
i.e. Robert Russell made 4 appearances for Chelsea, of which 0 were as a substitute.

Competitive Matches Played

CompDateHome  AwayAtt
F.A. Cup5th Jan 1946Chelsea11Leicester City39,678 match drawn
F.A. Cup10th Jan 1946Leicester City02Chelsea25,368 match won
League26th Dec 1946Preston North End11Chelsea40,167 match drawn
League28th Dec 1946Bolton Wanderers11Chelsea36,048 match drawn

Non-Competitive First-Team Appearances

Season Appearances
1944 / 45 1
1945 / 46 1
Total2

Non-Competitive First-Team Goals

SeasonGoals
Total0


Figures in ( ) are substitute appearances and are also included in the totals.
i.e. Robert Russell made 2 appearances for Chelsea, of which 0 were as a substitute.

Non-Competitive First-Team Matches Played

CompDateHome  AwayAtt
League South Cup Final7th Apr 1945Millwall02Chelsea90,000 match won
Friendly13th Nov 1945Chelsea33Dynamo Moscow72,926 match drawn

Non-First-Team Appearances

Season Appearances
1946 / 47 1
1947 / 48 5
Total6

Non-First-Team Goals

SeasonGoals
Total0


Figures in ( ) are substitute appearances and are also included in the totals.
i.e. Robert Russell made 6 appearances for Chelsea, of which 0 were as a substitute.

Non-First-Team Matches Played

CompDateHome  AwayAtt
Reserve League7th Dec 1946Brentford22Chelseaunknown match drawn
Reserve League14th Dec 1946Chelsea41Bristol Cityunknown match won
Friendly17th Jan 1948Wisbech Town31Chelseaunknown match lost
Friendly7th Feb 1948Ramsgate30Chelseaunknown match lost
Friendly20th Mar 1948Ramsgate21Chelseaunknown match lost
Friendly3rd Apr 1948Romsey Town05Chelseaunknown match won
Friendly17th Apr 1948Redhill42Chelseaunknown match lost

Chelsea Graves Society Info & External Research Links:


Link to the CGS Ancestry profile for Robert Inglis Russell View CGS profile for Robert Inglis Russell on Ancestry
Link to the findagrave profile for Robert Inglis Russell View CGS profile for Robert Inglis Russell on Find-A-Grave
Link to the CGS Zeemaps location for Robert Inglis Russell View location on Zeemaps for Robert Inglis Russell



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Chelsea FC Player Robert Russell

Games Won: 1
Win Percentage: 25%
Total Bookings: 0
Times Sent Off: 0

Teammates

During his Chelsea first-team career of 4 appearances, Robert Russell played alongside the following 18 players (number of appearances together in the same match-day squad in brackets)

Jimmy Bain (2)
Len Dolding (2)
Dickie Foss (1)
Len Goulden (2)
John Harris (4)
Tommy Lawton (4)
James Macaulay (2)
Alex Machin (2)
Harry Medhurst (2)
Johnny Paton (2)
Joe Payne (1)
Bill H Robertson (2)
Dick Spence (2)
Willi Steffen (2)
Albert Tennant (2)
Tommy Walker (2)
Reg Williams (2)
Danny Winter (4)