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BB
Russell |
Royal Engineers
FC
3 caps, 0 goals
P 1 W 1 D 0 L 0 F 5:
A 0
100% successful
1883
disciplined: none
captaincies: none
minutes played: 90 |
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Profile |
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Full Name |
Colonel Bruce Bremner Russell D.S.O. |
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Born |
25 August 1859 in Bayswater, Kensington, London [registered in
Kensington, September 1859]. |
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Census Notes |
According to the 1861 census,
mistakenly transcribed as Pierce P., he was the second youngest of nine
children, to John A. and Laura C., living at 32 Pembridge Gardens in
Kensington. His father was a merchant in East Indies. They had
six servants. |
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According to the 1871 census,
Bruce B. was a scholar at Worthing House School on the Chaple Road in
Broadwater, Worthing. He was there with brothers, Frederick and
Edward. |
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According to Harts Army
List 1888, Bruce Bremner attained the level of Lieutenant in the Corps of
Royal Engineers on 18 December 1878. |
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Russell cannot be found on
the 1881, 1891 or 1901 census'. |
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According to the 1911 census,
still single, but head of his household in The Mount, Glenn Manga in
Leicester. He had one male boarder and three servants. |
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In Russell's trustee
report in the London Gazette, October 1942, stated his address as 49
Wilbury Road in Hove, Sussex, at the time of his address. |
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Died |
13 May 1942 in
Hove, Sussex, aged 82 years 261 days [registered in Hove, September
1942] |
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Height/Weight |
Not known |
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Source |
Douglas Lammings' An
English Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990] & FindMyPast.com |
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Club Career |
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Club(s) |
Began at the
Royal Military College in Woolwich before joining Royal Engineers FC in
1878. Also played with the Corinthians FC team at some point; |
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Club honours |
None. |
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Individual honours |
None. |
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Distinctions |
None. |
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Source |
Douglas Lammings' An English
Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990]. |
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England Career |
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Player number |
One of
four who became the 99th players to appear
for England. |
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Position(s) |
Forward |
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Only match |
No. 17, 3
February 1883, England 5 Wales 0, friendly match at
The Surrey Cricket Ground, The
Oval, Kennington, London, aged 23 years 162 days; |
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Major tournaments |
None. |
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Team honours |
None. |
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Individual honours |
None. |
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Distinctions |
With an Irish
father and a Scottish mother, Russell could have played for three of the
home countries. |
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Beyond England |
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A Royal Engineer from 1878 to 1907,
when he retired holding the rank of Colonel. He returned to serve in
the First World War. -
An English Football Internationalists' Who's Who.
Douglas Lamming (1990). Hatton Press, p.214. |
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BB Russell - Career Statistics |
| Squads |
Appearances |
Minutes |
Goals |
Goals
Ave. min |
Captain |
Discipline |
| 1 |
1 |
90 |
0 |
0 |
None |
None |
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Due to the fact that
many matches rarely stuck to exactly ninety minutes long, allowing time
for injuries, errors and substitutions. The minutes here
given can only ever be a guideline and cannot therefore be accurate, only
an approximation. |
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BB Russell
- Match Record - All Matches - By
Type of Match |
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Type |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS
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CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts
% |
W/L |
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Home
- Friendly |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
+5 |
0 |
1 |
5.00 |
0.00 |
100.0 |
+1 |
| All |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
+5 |
0 |
1 |
5.00 |
0.00 |
100.0 |
+1 |
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BB Russell
- Match History |
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Club: Royal
Engineers F.C. - 1 full cap |
Coach: FA Committee - 1
full capx
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Age 23 |
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1 |
17 |
3 February 1883 - England 5 Wales 0, The
Surrey Cricket Ground, The
Oval, Kennington, London |
Fr |
HW |
Start |
for |
Notes
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