| Alex Russell | |
| Fullname: | Alexander Russell |
| Birth Date: | 18 January 1923 |
| Birth Place: | Kells, Northern Ireland |
| Death Place: | Antrim, Northern Ireland |
| Height: | 5inchesft10inchesin (ftin)[1] |
| Position: | Goalkeeper |
| Youthclubs1: | Ballymena Tech |
| Years1: | –1941 |
| Clubs1: | Summerfield F.C. |
| Years2: | 1941–1944 |
| Clubs2: | Cliftonville |
| Years3: | 1944–1960 |
| Clubs3: | Linfield |
| Nationalyears1: | 1946 |
| Nationalteam1: | Ireland (IFA) |
| Nationalcaps1: | 1 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Nationalyears2: | 1950–1958 |
| Nationalteam2: | Irish League XI |
| Nationalcaps2: | 11 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 0 |
Alexander Russell (18 January 1923 – 24 February 2014) was a Northern Irish footballer who played as a goalkeeper.
Russell made over 600 appearances for Linfield, winning 39 medals.[2]
He earned one cap for Northern Ireland in 1946.
Russell was born on 18 January 1923 in Kells, County Antrim. He is the uncle of footballer Jackie Fullerton, who later worked as reporter and football commentator for BBC Northern Ireland.[3] Russell died on 24 February 2014 in Antrim at the age of 91.[1]