Hughie Russell

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Hughie Russell
Personal information
Full name	William Hugh Russell
Date of birth	10 March 1921[1]
Place of birth	Redcar, England
Date of death	10 December 1991[1]
Place of death	Taunton, England
Height	5'10"
Playing position	Centre forward
Club information
Current club	n/a
Number	n/a
Youth clubs
unknown	unknown
Senior clubs1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
? ? ? 1946-1952	South Bank Bishop Auckland Royal Engineers (Barton Stacey) Gillingham	unknown unknown unknown 61 (8)[1]
1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21 August 2007. * Appearances (Goals)

William Hugh "Hughie" Russell (10 March 1921 – 10 December 1991) was an English professional football (soccer) player.

Shortly after World War II Russell joined Gillingham, then a non-league team. He scored 98 goals in just 126 games for the Kent side prior to their return to the Football League in 1950, including a haul of nine goals in a match against Gloucester City in the 1946–47 season, a club record for a single match which stands to this day. Contemporary newspaper reports state that he hit the post late on with a shot which could have given him double figures.^[2]

Russell remained at the club after its re-election to the Football League, but could not repeat his non-league scoring feats, registering just 8 goals in over 60 matches. He was forced to retire through injury in 1952 and later served as the club's trainer before leaving football entirely to work as a hotelier. He died in Taunton in 1991.^[1]

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