Vaughan Russell Explained

Vaughan Russell
Fullname:Joseph Vaughan Russell
Birth Date:13 January 1890[1]
Birth Place:Kinning Park, Scotland
Death Date:1979 (aged 89)
Death Place:Glasgow, Scotland
Position:Centre forward
Years1:1913–1915
Clubs1:Queen's Park
Caps1:0
Goals1:0
Years2:1919–1920
Clubs2:Queen's Park
Caps2:12
Goals2:1

Joseph Vaughan Russell (13 January 1890 – 1979) was a Scottish amateur footballer who played as a centre forward in the Scottish League for Queen's Park.[2]

Personal life

Russell worked as a commercial traveller. He served as a private in the Scottish Horse and as a sergeant in the Royal Engineers during the First World War,[3] which included service in Egypt.[4] Russell later had a successful business career, becoming a director of Charles Tennant & Co and managing the Lochaline optical glass mine during the Second World War.[5]

Career statistics

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SeasonLeagueScottish CupTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Queen's Park1919–20Scottish First Division12100121
Career total12100121

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 1890 Russell, Joseph Vaughan (Statutory registers Births 644/14 127) . subscription . 10 June 2018 . ScotlandsPeople . National Records of Scotland.
  2. Web site: Russell, Joseph Vaughan . 24 October 2016 . QPFC.com – A Historical Queen's Park FC Website.
  3. Web site: The Queen's Park Men Who Served And Survived As At April 2017 – Appendix 2 . 24 October 2016 . 11–12.
  4. Medal card of Russell, Joseph V Corps: Scottish Horse Regiment, The National Archives, Kew
  5. Book: Companies, Tennant Group of . Enterprise: An Account of the Activities and Aims of the Tennant Group of Companies . 1945 . Adprint . en.