Duncan Russell
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Duncan Russell | ||
| Date of birth | 12 March 1958 | ||
| Place of birth | London, England | ||
| Date of death | 18 August 2017 (aged 59)[1] | ||
| Place of death | Derby, Derbyshire, England | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| Years | Team | ||
| 2010 | Mansfield Town (caretaker) | ||
| 2010–2011 | Mansfield Town | ||
| 2013 | Hucknall Town | ||
Duncan Russell (12 March 1958 – 18 August 2017) was an English football manager who was in charge of
Career
Coaching
Russell began his coaching career at
Management
In May 2010 Russell joined Mansfield Town as assistant manager to David Holdsworth. Following Holdsworth's sacking in November of that year, Russell was placed as caretaker manager, before taking control of the team on a permanent basis.[2] Russell's contract was not renewed at the end of the 2010/11 season and he subsequently left Field Mill.Duncan's final game as Mansfield Town manager came at Wembley Stadium in the FA Trophy Final on 7 May 2011 which Mansfield lost extremely late in extra time to Darlington 1-0.[3]
On 30 May 2013 he was appointed manager of Hucknall Town, although less than six weeks later he left the club as he was not prepared to drop two leagues.
Death
Duncan died on 18 August 2017 age 59 in a Derby Hospice after a short battle with cancer.[4]
Statistics
Managerial stats
- Competitive matches only - Correct as of 17 July 2013
| Team | Nat | From | To | Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W% | ||||
| Mansfield Town (caretaker) | 
|
19 November 2010 | 21 December 2010 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 3 | +6 | 66.7 |
| Mansfield Town |
|
21 December 2010 | 12 May 2011 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 31 | 29 | +2 | 40.0 |
| Hucknall Town |
|
30 May 2013 | 17 July 2013 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | — |
| Total | 18 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 40 | 32 | +8 | 44.4 | |||
References
- ^ "Duncan Russell: Former Mansfield Town boss dies aged 59". BBC. Retrieved 19 August 2017.
- ^ "Mansfield Town name Duncan Russell as manager". BBC Sport. 21 December 2010. Retrieved 21 December 2010.
- ^ "Mansfield Town let manager Duncan Russell leave". BBC Sport. 12 May 2011. Retrieved 12 May 2011.
- ^ Former Stags boss Russell dies