William Russell
| Place of birth | Hamilton |
| Nationality | Scottish |
| Position | Wing half |
An intelligent, defensive wing half, William Russell also had good passing ability.
Club stats
| Season | Team | Competition | Apps | Subs | Goals | Y | R |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1927-28 | Chelsea | League Division Two | 2 | ||||
| 1928-29 | Chelsea | FA Cup | 1 | ||||
| 1928-29 | Chelsea | League Division Two | 13 | ||||
| 1929-30 | Chelsea | FA Cup | 1 | ||||
| 1929-30 | Chelsea | League Division Two | 20 | ||||
| 1930-31 | Chelsea | League Division One | 17 | 1 |
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| 1931-32 | Chelsea | FA Cup | 7 | ||||
| 1931-32 | Chelsea | League Division One | 24 | 3 |
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| 1932-33 | Chelsea | League Division One | 31 | 1 |
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| 1933-34 | Chelsea | League Division One | 29 | ||||
| 1934-35 | Chelsea | FA Cup | 1 | ||||
| 1934-35 | Chelsea | League Division One | 14 | 1 |
Please note: Career stats are based on performances in the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.
Club matches
| Date | Match | Result | Competition | Round | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09 Apr 1928 | Oldham Athletic v Chelsea | L | 2-1 | League Division Two | |
| 05 May 1928 | Chelsea v Barnsley | L | 1-2 | League Division Two | |
| 03 Nov 1928 | Wolverhampton Wanderers v Chelsea | D | 1-1 | League Division Two | |
| 10 Nov 1928 | Chelsea v Preston North End | W | 2-1 | League Division Two | |
| 25 Dec 1928 | Stoke City v Chelsea | W | 0-1 | League Division Two | |
| 26 Dec 1928 | Chelsea v Stoke City | W | 3-1 | League Division Two | |
| 29 Dec 1928 | Swansea Town v Chelsea | W | 0-1 | League Division Two | |
| 05 Jan 1929 | Chelsea v Blackpool | L | 2-3 | League Division Two | |
| 20 Feb 1929 | Portsmouth v Chelsea | L | 1-0 | FA Cup | 5th round replay |
| 29 Mar 1929 | Grimsby Town v Chelsea | L | 1-0 | League Division Two | |
| 30 Mar 1929 | Chelsea v Millwall | L | 0-3 | League Division Two | |
| 01 Apr 1929 | Chelsea v Grimsby Town | W | 3-2 | League Division Two | |
| 06 Apr 1929 | Port Vale v Chelsea | L | 1-0 | League Division Two | |
| 13 Apr 1929 | Chelsea v Hull City | D | 0-0 | League Division Two | |
| 17 Apr 1929 | Chelsea v West Bromwich Albion | L | 2-5 | League Division Two | |
| 20 Apr 1929 | Tottenham Hotspur v Chelsea | L | 4-1 | League Division Two | |
| 14 Dec 1929 | Cardiff City v Chelsea | L | 1-0 | League Division Two | |
| 21 Dec 1929 | Chelsea v Preston North End | W | 5-0 | League Division Two | |
| 25 Dec 1929 | Blackpool v Chelsea | D | 1-1 | League Division Two | |
| 26 Dec 1929 | Chelsea v Blackpool | W | 4-0 | League Division Two | |
| 28 Dec 1929 | Nottingham Forest v Chelsea | D | 0-0 | League Division Two | |
| 01 Jan 1930 | Barnsley v Chelsea | D | 1-1 | League Division Two | |
| 04 Jan 1930 | Chelsea v Oldham Athletic | D | 1-1 | League Division Two | |
| 11 Jan 1930 | Arsenal v Chelsea | L | 2-0 | FA Cup | 3rd round |
| 18 Jan 1930 | Millwall v Chelsea | D | 0-0 | League Division Two | |
| 25 Jan 1930 | Chelsea v Southampton | W | 2-0 | League Division Two | |
| 01 Feb 1930 | Tottenham Hotspur v Chelsea | D | 3-3 | League Division Two | |
| 08 Feb 1930 | Chelsea v West Bromwich Albion | W | 2-0 | League Division Two | |
| 22 Feb 1930 | Chelsea v Notts County | W | 3-1 | League Division Two | |
| 01 Mar 1930 | Reading v Chelsea | L | 3-1 | League Division Two | |
| 12 Mar 1930 | Bradford Park Avenue v Chelsea | W | 1-3 | League Division Two | |
| 15 Mar 1930 | Hull City v Chelsea | W | 1-3 | League Division Two | |
| 22 Mar 1930 | Chelsea v Stoke City | W | 3-2 | League Division Two | |
| 29 Mar 1930 | Wolverhampton Wanderers v Chelsea | W | 0-1 | League Division Two | |
| 05 Apr 1930 | Chelsea v Bradford City | W | 3-2 | League Division Two | |
| 12 Apr 1930 | Swansea Town v Chelsea | L | 3-0 | League Division Two | |
| 18 Apr 1930 | Chelsea v Bristol City | W | 2-1 | League Division Two | |
| 30 Aug 1930 | Grimsby Town v Chelsea | W | 0-1 | League Division One | |
| 03 Sep 1930 | Newcastle United v Chelsea | L | 1-0 | League Division One | |
| 06 Sep 1930 | Chelsea v Manchester United | W | 6-2 | League Division One | |
| 08 Sep 1930 | Sheffield Wednesday v Chelsea | D | 1-1 | League Division One | |
| 13 Sep 1930 | West Ham United v Chelsea | L | 4-1 | League Division One | |
| 15 Sep 1930 | Chelsea v Sheffield Wednesday | D | 0-0 | League Division One | |
| 20 Sep 1930 | Chelsea v Bolton Wanderers | L | 0-1 | League Division One | |
| 27 Sep 1930 | Liverpool v Chelsea | L | 3-1 | League Division One | |
| 04 Oct 1930 | Chelsea v Middlesbrough | W | 4-0 | League Division One | |
| 11 Oct 1930 | Huddersfield Town v Chelsea | D | 1-1 | League Division One | |
| 18 Oct 1930 | Chelsea v Sheffield United | W | 1-0 | League Division One | |
| 06 Dec 1930 | Derby County v Chelsea | L | 6-2 | League Division One | |
| 25 Dec 1930 | Chelsea v Aston Villa | L | 0-2 | League Division One | |
| 26 Dec 1930 | Aston Villa v Chelsea | D | 3-3 | League Division One | |
| 27 Dec 1930 | Chelsea v Grimsby Town | W | 5-0 | League Division One | |
| 03 Jan 1931 | Manchester United v Chelsea | L | 1-0 | League Division One | |
| 18 Feb 1931 | Chelsea v Huddersfield Town | L | 1-2 | League Division One | |
| 07 Nov 1931 | Chelsea v Derby County | W | 2-1 | League Division One | |
| 14 Nov 1931 | Everton v Chelsea | L | 7-2 | League Division One | |
| 19 Dec 1931 | Chelsea v Birmingham City | W | 2-1 | League Division One | |
| 25 Dec 1931 | Blackpool v Chelsea | W | 2-4 | League Division One | |
| 26 Dec 1931 | Chelsea v Blackpool | W | 4-1 | League Division One | |
| 01 Jan 1932 | Bolton Wanderers v Chelsea | L | 1-0 | League Division One | |
| 02 Jan 1932 | Chelsea v Middlesbrough | W | 4-0 | League Division One | |
| 09 Jan 1932 | Tranmere Rovers v Chelsea | D | 2-2 | FA Cup | 3rd round |
| 13 Jan 1932 | Chelsea v Tranmere Rovers | W | 5-3 | FA Cup | 3rd round replay |
| 23 Jan 1932 | Chelsea v West Ham United | W | 3-1 | FA Cup | 4th round |
| 30 Jan 1932 | Aston Villa v Chelsea | W | 1-3 | League Division One | |
| 06 Feb 1932 | Chelsea v Leicester City | W | 1-0 | League Division One | |
| 13 Feb 1932 | Sheffield Wednesday v Chelsea | D | 1-1 | FA Cup | 5th round |
| 17 Feb 1932 | Chelsea v Sheffield Wednesday | W | 2-0 | FA Cup | 5th round replay |
| 20 Feb 1932 | Chelsea v Grimsby Town | W | 4-1 | League Division One | |
| 27 Feb 1932 | Liverpool v Chelsea | W | 0-2 | FA Cup | Quarter-final |
| 02 Mar 1932 | Chelsea v Sunderland | D | 2-2 | League Division One | |
| 05 Mar 1932 | Blackburn Rovers v Chelsea | D | 2-2 | League Division One | |
| 12 Mar 1932 | Chelsea v Newcastle United | L | 1-2 | FA Cup | Semi-final |
| 16 Mar 1932 | Chelsea v Portsmouth | D | 0-0 | League Division One | |
| 19 Mar 1932 | Derby County v Chelsea | L | 1-0 | League Division One | |
| 25 Mar 1932 | Chelsea v Bolton Wanderers | W | 3-0 | League Division One | |
| 26 Mar 1932 | Chelsea v Everton | D | 0-0 | League Division One | |
| 02 Apr 1932 | Arsenal v Chelsea | D | 1-1 | League Division One | |
| 06 Apr 1932 | Liverpool v Chelsea | L | 2-1 | League Division One | |
| 09 Apr 1932 | Chelsea v Sheffield United | D | 1-1 | League Division One | |
| 14 Apr 1932 | Chelsea v Newcastle United | W | 4-1 | League Division One | |
| 16 Apr 1932 | Manchester City v Chelsea | D | 1-1 | League Division One | |
| 23 Apr 1932 | Chelsea v West Bromwich Albion | L | 0-2 | League Division One | |
| 30 Apr 1932 | Birmingham City v Chelsea | L | 4-0 | League Division One | |
| 07 May 1932 | Chelsea v West Ham United | W | 3-2 | League Division One | |
| 27 Aug 1932 | Chelsea v Blackburn Rovers | D | 2-2 | League Division One | |
| 31 Aug 1932 | Portsmouth v Chelsea | L | 2-0 | League Division One | |
| 03 Sep 1932 | Huddersfield Town v Chelsea | L | 2-0 | League Division One | |
| 07 Sep 1932 | Chelsea v Portsmouth | D | 4-4 | League Division One | |
| 10 Sep 1932 | Chelsea v Sheffield United | W | 3-0 | League Division One | |
| 17 Sep 1932 | Wolverhampton Wanderers v Chelsea | W | 1-2 | League Division One | |
| 24 Sep 1932 | Chelsea v Newcastle United | L | 0-1 | League Division One | |
| 01 Oct 1932 | Aston Villa v Chelsea | L | 3-1 | League Division One | |
| 08 Oct 1932 | Chelsea v Middlesbrough | W | 2-1 | League Division One | |
| 15 Oct 1932 | Bolton Wanderers v Chelsea | W | 2-3 | League Division One | |
| 22 Oct 1932 | Chelsea v Derby County | L | 1-3 | League Division One | |
| 12 Nov 1932 | West Bromwich Albion v Chelsea | L | 3-2 | League Division One | |
| 19 Nov 1932 | Chelsea v Sheffield Wednesday | L | 0-2 | League Division One | |
| 26 Nov 1932 | Leeds United v Chelsea | L | 2-0 | League Division One | |
| 03 Dec 1932 | Chelsea v Everton | W | 1-0 | League Division One | |
| 10 Dec 1932 | Arsenal v Chelsea | L | 4-1 | League Division One | |
| 17 Dec 1932 | Chelsea v Manchester City | W | 3-1 | League Division One | |
| 24 Dec 1932 | Sunderland v Chelsea | L | 2-1 | League Division One | |
| 26 Dec 1932 | Liverpool v Chelsea | L | 3-0 | League Division One | |
| 31 Dec 1932 | Blackburn Rovers v Chelsea | W | 1-3 | League Division One | |
| 28 Jan 1933 | Chelsea v Wolverhampton Wanderers | W | 3-1 | League Division One | |
| 04 Feb 1933 | Newcastle United v Chelsea | L | 2-0 | League Division One | |
| 11 Feb 1933 | Chelsea v Aston Villa | L | 0-1 | League Division One | |
| 01 Mar 1933 | Middlesbrough v Chelsea | L | 2-1 | League Division One | |
| 08 Apr 1933 | Chelsea v Leeds United | W | 6-0 | League Division One | |
| 14 Apr 1933 | Chelsea v Leicester City | W | 4-1 | League Division One | |
| 15 Apr 1933 | Everton v Chelsea | L | 3-2 | League Division One | |
| 18 Apr 1933 | Leicester City v Chelsea | D | 1-1 | League Division One | |
| 22 Apr 1933 | Chelsea v Arsenal | L | 1-3 | League Division One | |
| 03 May 1933 | Manchester City v Chelsea | W | 1-4 | League Division One | |
| 06 May 1933 | Chelsea v Sunderland | D | 1-1 | League Division One | |
| 26 Aug 1933 | Stoke City v Chelsea | L | 1-0 | League Division One | |
| 02 Sep 1933 | Chelsea v Wolverhampton Wanderers | W | 5-2 | League Division One | |
| 04 Sep 1933 | Huddersfield Town v Chelsea | L | 6-1 | League Division One | |
| 09 Sep 1933 | Sheffield United v Chelsea | L | 4-1 | League Division One | |
| 13 Sep 1933 | Chelsea v Huddersfield Town | L | 2-3 | League Division One | |
| 16 Sep 1933 | Chelsea v Aston Villa | W | 1-0 | League Division One | |
| 23 Sep 1933 | Leicester City v Chelsea | D | 1-1 | League Division One | |
| 30 Sep 1933 | Chelsea v Tottenham Hotspur | L | 0-4 | League Division One | |
| 07 Oct 1933 | Liverpool v Chelsea | L | 3-0 | League Division One | |
| 14 Oct 1933 | Chelsea v Middlesbrough | L | 2-3 | League Division One | |
| 25 Nov 1933 | Chelsea v Birmingham City | D | 1-1 | League Division One | |
| 02 Dec 1933 | Everton v Chelsea | L | 2-1 | League Division One | |
| 09 Dec 1933 | Chelsea v Manchester City | L | 1-2 | League Division One | |
| 10 Feb 1934 | Tottenham Hotspur v Chelsea | L | 2-1 | League Division One | |
| 21 Feb 1934 | Chelsea v Liverpool | W | 2-0 | League Division One | |
| 24 Feb 1934 | Middlesbrough v Chelsea | D | 2-2 | League Division One | |
| 03 Mar 1934 | Chelsea v Blackburn Rovers | W | 3-0 | League Division One | |
| 10 Mar 1934 | Newcastle United v Chelsea | D | 2-2 | League Division One | |
| 17 Mar 1934 | Chelsea v Sheffield Wednesday | L | 0-1 | League Division One | |
| 24 Mar 1934 | Derby County v Chelsea | L | 1-0 | League Division One | |
| 30 Mar 1934 | Portsmouth v Chelsea | W | 0-2 | League Division One | |
| 31 Mar 1934 | Chelsea v West Bromwich Albion | W | 3-2 | League Division One | |
| 02 Apr 1934 | Chelsea v Portsmouth | W | 4-0 | League Division One | |
| 07 Apr 1934 | Birmingham City v Chelsea | W | 0-3 | League Division One | |
| 14 Apr 1934 | Chelsea v Everton | W | 2-0 | League Division One | |
| 21 Apr 1934 | Manchester City v Chelsea | L | 4-2 | League Division One | |
| 23 Apr 1934 | Chelsea v Leicester City | W | 2-0 | League Division One | |
| 28 Apr 1934 | Chelsea v Arsenal | D | 2-2 | League Division One | |
| 05 May 1934 | Leeds United v Chelsea | L | 3-1 | League Division One | |
| 25 Aug 1934 | Derby County v Chelsea | L | 3-0 | League Division One | |
| 29 Aug 1934 | Chelsea v Sheffield Wednesday | L | 1-2 | League Division One | |
| 01 Sep 1934 | Chelsea v Leicester City | W | 3-1 | League Division One | |
| 03 Sep 1934 | Sheffield Wednesday v Chelsea | L | 3-1 | League Division One | |
| 08 Sep 1934 | Sunderland v Chelsea | L | 4-0 | League Division One | |
| 15 Sep 1934 | Chelsea v Tottenham Hotspur | L | 1-3 | League Division One | |
| 22 Sep 1934 | Preston North End v Chelsea | L | 2-0 | League Division One | |
| 13 Oct 1934 | Chelsea v Huddersfield Town | W | 2-1 | League Division One | |
| 20 Oct 1934 | Birmingham City v Chelsea | W | 0-1 | League Division One | |
| 27 Oct 1934 | Chelsea v Stoke City | L | 0-2 | League Division One | |
| 03 Nov 1934 | Leeds United v Chelsea | L | 5-2 | League Division One | |
| 16 Jan 1935 | Luton Town v Chelsea | L | 2-0 | FA Cup | 3rd round replay |
| 22 Apr 1935 | Wolverhampton Wanderers v Chelsea | L | 6-1 | League Division One | |
| 27 Apr 1935 | Chelsea v Manchester City | W | 4-2 | League Division One | |
| 04 May 1935 | Middlesbrough v Chelsea | D | 2-2 | League Division One | |
Please note: Match history is complete for the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.