Moses Russell
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Moses Richard Russell | ||
| Date of birth | 20 May 1888 | ||
| Place of birth | Tredegar, Wales | ||
| Date of death | 18 December 1946 (aged 58) | ||
| Place of death | Chepstow, Wales | ||
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | ||
| Playing position | Full back | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1911 | Ton Pentre | ||
| 1911–1912 | Merthyr Town | ||
| 1912–1913 | Southport | ||
| 1913–1914 | Merthyr Town | ||
| 1914–1930 | Plymouth Argyle | 375 | (5) |
| 1930–1931 | Thames | 13 | (0) |
| 1931 | Llanelli | ||
| National team | |||
| 1912–1928 | Wales | 23 | (1) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Moses Richard Russell (20 May 1888 – 18 December 1946) was a Welsh international footballer, who played most of his career with Plymouth Argyle. A full back, he attained 23 caps for the Wales national football team.
Russell was born in Tredegar, in Monmouthshire and after leaving school he began work as a coal-miner. In his leisure time he played both association football and rugby as well as being a boxer and competent swimmer, once rescuing a drowning child from a river. His first professional club was Ton Pentre, whom he joined in 1911 before transferring to Merthyr Town later that year. Whilst with Merthyr Town, Russell helped them win the South Wales & Monmouthshire FA Cup.
He made his debut for Wales playing at left half against Scotland on 2 March 1912. Although he was not selected for the next international, against England, he was called up to play Ireland on 13 April, this time in his preferred position at left back. Both matches ended in defeats, with Wales taking the "wooden spoon" in the 1912 British Home Championship.
In the summer of 1912, Russell left South Wales to join Southport but with the club having financial problems, he returned to Merthyr on a free transfer in February 1913, rather than take a cut in his wages. Whilst with Merthyr, he gained his third "cap", against England on 16 March 1914.
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