| Craig Russell | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | Craig Russell | |
| Date of birth | February 4 1974 | |
| Place of birth | South Shields, England | |
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | |
| Playing position | Striker | |
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1992-1997 1997-2000 1998 1999 2000 2000 2000 2000-2003 2003-2004 2004-2005 |
Sunderland Manchester City → Tranmere Rovers (loan) → Port Vale (loan) → Darlington (loan) → Oxford United (loan) → St. Johnstone (loan) St. Johnstone Carlisle United Darlington |
149 (31) 30 (2) 4 (0) 8 (1) 12 (2) 6 (0) 1 (1) 35 (2) 19 (1) 40 (2) |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Craig Russell (born February 4, 1974) is a former professional football player from South Shields, England. Russell was a centre forward who spent much of his career at Sunderland in the 1990s however he gradually fell out of favour as Sunderland became a more successful team being replaced by Kevin Phillips and Niall Quinn and left the club for Manchester City in 1997. After leaving Sunderland, Russell has had spells at Manchester City, Tranmere Rovers (loan), Port Vale (loan), Darlington (loan), Oxford United (loan), St. Johnstone (loan), St. Johnstone, Carlisle United, and Darlington. Russell has now signed for South Shields FC in the Northern League. He has now moved onto coaching as is currently a fitness coach at Newcastle United.
