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Billy Russell
Personal information
Full name	William McKnight Russell
Date of birth	14 September 1959 (age 65)
Place of birth	Glasgow, Scotland
Height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Position(s)	Full-back
Team information
Current team	Hull City; (Centre of Excellence manager)
Senior career*
Years	Team
1977–1978	Everton
1978–1979	Celtic
1979–1985	Doncaster Rovers
1985–1988	Scunthorpe United
1988–1992	Rotherham United
Total
Managerial career
2000	Hull City (caretaker)
2002	Hull City (caretaker)
2002	Hull City (caretaker)
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

William McKnight Russell (born 14 September 1959) is a Scottish former footballer who previously worked as Centre of Excellence Manager at Hull City,^[3] where he has been caretaker manager on three occasions.

As a player, he was a defender, playing for Everton, Celtic, Doncaster Rovers, Scunthorpe United and Rotherham United, making over 450 league appearances.

Honours

Doncaster Rovers

Football League Fourth Division runner-up: 1983–84

Rotherham United

Football League Fourth Division: 1988–89

Individual

PFA Team of the Year: 1988–89 Fourth Division^[4]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Billy Russell". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 12 March 2017.
^ Dunk, Peter (20 August 1987). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1987–88. Queen Anne Press. p. 320. ISBN 978-0-3561435-4-5.
^ "Who's Who at the KC". Hull City A.F.C. Archived from the original on 4 May 2007.
^ Lynch. The Official P.F.A. Footballers Heroes. p. 147.

External links

Billy Russell management career statistics at Soccerbase

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