Sam Russell — Profile, Stats, Transfers

Career snapshot

8

clubs played for

01/02

debut season

0

goals / match

Forest Green Rovers

top club · 203 apps

Position rank · 20/21

#179

goals rank

#282

assists rank

0

season goals

2

season assists

Among 2,932 Goalkeepers · ≥200 mins

Born the same day

Jon Ashton

Defender - Centre-Back · Retired

Aboubacar Fofana

Midfield - Left Midfield · Retired

Grégory Christ

Midfield - Left Midfield · Retired

Jovan Damjanovic

Attack - Centre-Forward · Retired

Shares 1982-10-04 · 5 players total

509Appearances

0Goals

2Assists

19Yellow cards

0Red cards

508Full matches (90′)

Full name	Sam Russell
Name in home country	Samuel Ian Russell
Date of birth	1982-10-04 (43 yrs)
Place of birth	Middlesbrough, England
Citizenship	England
Position	Goalkeeper
Foot
Height	183.00 m
Current club	Retired
Joined	2021-02-01
Contract expires	—

Feb 2021

Transfer: Grimsby Town → Retired

20/21 · Transfer

Jul 2020

20/21 — Grimsby Town

6 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions

Jul 2019

19/20 — Grimsby Town

4 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 4 competitions

Jul 2018

Transfer: Forest Green → Grimsby Town

18/19 · Transfer

Jul 2018

18/19 — Grimsby Town

8 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 4 competitions

Jul 2017

17/18 — Forest Green Rovers

8 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 4 competitions

Jul 2016

16/17 — Forest Green Rovers

49 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions

Jul 2016

Transfer: Gateshead → Forest Green

16/17 · Transfer

Jul 2015

15/16 — Gateshead FC

44 matches · 0 G · 1 A · across 1 competition

Jul 2015

Transfer: Forest Green → Gateshead

15/16 · Transfer

Jul 2014

14/15 — Forest Green Rovers

35 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions

Jul 2013

13/14 — Forest Green Rovers

46 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition

Jul 2012

12/13 — Forest Green Rovers

47 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions

Jan 2012

Transfer: Darlington → Forest Green

11/12 · Transfer

Jul 2011

11/12 — Forest Green Rovers, Darlington FC (- 2012)

40 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition

Jul 2010

10/11 — Darlington FC (- 2012)

45 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions

Jul 2010

Transfer: Wrexham → Darlington

10/11 · Transfer

Jul 2009

09/10 — Wrexham AFC

18 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions

Jul 2009

Transfer: Rochdale → Wrexham

09/10 · Transfer

Jul 2008

08/09 — Rochdale AFC

29 matches · 0 G · 1 A · across 4 competitions

Jul 2007

07/08 — Rochdale AFC

17 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions

Jul 2007

Transfer: Darlington → Rochdale

07/08 · Transfer

Jul 2006

06/07 — Darlington FC (- 2012)

33 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions

Jul 2005

05/06 — Darlington FC (- 2012)

31 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions

Jul 2004

04/05 — Darlington FC (- 2012)

48 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions

Jul 2004

Transfer: Middlesbrough → Darlington

04/05 · Transfer

Oct 2003

Transfer: Scunthorpe Utd. → Middlesbrough

03/04 · Return from loan

Aug 2003

Transfer: Middlesbrough → Scunthorpe Utd.

03/04 · Loan

Jul 2003

03/04 — Scunthorpe United

1 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions

Jun 2003

Transfer: Darlington → Middlesbrough

02/03 · Return from loan

Jan 2003

Transfer: Middlesbrough → Darlington

02/03 · Loan

Jul 2002

02/03 — Middlesbrough FC

0 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition

May 2002

Transfer: Gateshead → Middlesbrough

01/02 · Return from loan

Mar 2002

Transfer: Middlesbrough → Gateshead

01/02 · Loan

Jul 2001

01/02 — Middlesbrough FC

0 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition

Jul 2000

Transfer: Boro U18 → Middlesbrough

00/01 · Transfer

Percentile rank vs 2287 other Goalkeepers with ≥500 minutes in 20/21. Higher = better (except cards, where lower = better — inverted automatically).

Goals0 total · 0.00/90

0

Assists0 total · 0.00/90

0

G+A0 total · 0.00/90

0

Yellow cards1 total · 0.17/90

6

Clean sheets0 total · 0.00/90

0

Minutes played by club

Grimsby Town 3.2%

Forest Green Rovers 39.9%

Gateshead FC 8.7%

Darlington FC (- 2012) 35.3%

Wrexham AFC 3.5%

Rochdale AFC 9.2%

Scunthorpe United 0.2%

Middlesbrough FC 0.0%

Club	Seasons	First	Last	Matches	Assists	Minutes
Grimsby Town	3	18/19	20/21	18	0	1,469
Forest Green Rovers	6	11/12	17/18	203	0	18,249
Gateshead FC	1	15/16	15/16	44	1	3,960
Darlington FC (- 2012)	5	04/05	11/12	179	0	16,140
Wrexham AFC	1	09/10	09/10	18	0	1,620
Rochdale AFC	2	07/08	08/09	46	1	4,200
Scunthorpe United	1	03/04	03/04	1	0	90
Middlesbrough FC	2	01/02	02/03	0	0	0

Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value

Goals by season

Assists by season

Season	Competition	Club	Matches	Assists	YC	Minutes
20/21	EFL Cup	Grimsby Town	0	0	0	0
20/21	EFL Trophy	Grimsby Town	1	0	0	90
20/21	League Two	Grimsby Town	5	0	1	450
19/20	EFL Cup	Grimsby Town	0	0	0	0
19/20	EFL Trophy	Grimsby Town	2	0	0	180
19/20	FA Cup	Grimsby Town	1	0	0	90
19/20	League Two	Grimsby Town	1	0	0	90
18/19	EFL Cup	Grimsby Town	0	0	0	0
18/19	EFL Trophy	Grimsby Town	3	0	0	270
18/19	FA Cup	Grimsby Town	0	0	0	0
18/19	League Two	Grimsby Town	5	0	0	299
17/18	EFL Cup	Forest Green Rovers	1	0	0	120
17/18	EFL Trophy	Forest Green Rovers	2	0	0	180
17/18	FA Cup	Forest Green Rovers	0	0	0	0
17/18	League Two	Forest Green Rovers	5	0	1	450
16/17	National League	Forest Green Rovers	46	0	1	4,140
16/17	National League Playoffs	Forest Green Rovers	3	0	0	270
15/16	National League	Gateshead FC	44	1	1	3,960
14/15	Conference	Forest Green Rovers	34	0	1	3,060
14/15	FA Cup	Forest Green Rovers	1	0	0	90
14/15	National League Playoffs	Forest Green Rovers	0	0	0	0
13/14	Conference	Forest Green Rovers	46	0	2	4,115
12/13	Conference	Forest Green Rovers	46	0	2	4,140
12/13	FA Cup	Forest Green Rovers	1	0	0	90
11/12	Conference	Forest Green Rovers	18	0	0	1,594
11/12	Conference	Darlington FC (- 2012)	22	0	0	1,980
10/11	Conference	Darlington FC (- 2012)	43	0	0	3,870
10/11	FA Cup	Darlington FC (- 2012)	2	0	0	180
09/10	Conference	Wrexham AFC	18	0	1	1,620
09/10	FA Cup	Wrexham AFC	0	0	0	0
08/09	EFL Trophy	Rochdale AFC	2	0	0	180
08/09	FA Cup	Rochdale AFC	3	0	0	300
08/09	League Cup	Rochdale AFC	1	0	0	120
08/09	League Two	Rochdale AFC	23	1	0	2,070
07/08	EFL Trophy	Rochdale AFC	1	0	0	90
07/08	FA Cup	Rochdale AFC	1	0	0	90
07/08	League Two	Rochdale AFC	15	0	1	1,350
06/07	FA Cup	Darlington FC (- 2012)	2	0	0	180
06/07	League Cup	Darlington FC (- 2012)	0	0	0	0
06/07	League Two	Darlington FC (- 2012)	31	0	2	2,790
05/06	FA Cup	Darlington FC (- 2012)	1	0	0	90
05/06	League Two	Darlington FC (- 2012)	30	0	1	2,700
04/05	FL Trophy	Darlington FC (- 2012)	1	0	0	120
04/05	League Cup	Darlington FC (- 2012)	1	0	0	90
04/05	League Two	Darlington FC (- 2012)	46	0	5	4,140
03/04	League Cup	Scunthorpe United	1	0	0	90
03/04	League Two	Scunthorpe United	0	0	0	0
02/03	League Cup	Middlesbrough FC	0	0	0	0
01/02	League Cup	Middlesbrough FC	0	0	0	0

Season	Date	From	To	Type	Fee
00/01	2000-07-01	Boro U18	Middlesbrough	Transfer	—
01/02	2002-03-01	Middlesbrough	Gateshead	Loan	—
01/02	2002-05-01	Gateshead	Middlesbrough	Return from loan	—
02/03	2003-01-01	Middlesbrough	Darlington	Loan	—
02/03	2003-06-30	Darlington	Middlesbrough	Return from loan	—
03/04	2003-08-01	Middlesbrough	Scunthorpe Utd.	Loan	—
03/04	2003-10-01	Scunthorpe Utd.	Middlesbrough	Return from loan	—
04/05	2004-07-01	Middlesbrough	Darlington	Transfer	—
07/08	2007-07-01	Darlington	Rochdale	Transfer	—
09/10	2009-07-01	Rochdale	Wrexham	Transfer	—
10/11	2010-07-01	Wrexham	Darlington	Transfer	—
11/12	2012-01-01	Darlington	Forest Green	Transfer	—
15/16	2015-07-01	Forest Green	Gateshead	Transfer	—
16/17	2016-07-01	Gateshead	Forest Green	Transfer	—
18/19	2018-07-09	Forest Green	Grimsby Town	Transfer	—
20/21	2021-02-01	Grimsby Town	Retired	Transfer	—

No recorded injuries.

No market value history.

No national team data.

Teammate	PPG played with	Joint goals
James Norwood	1	2
Chris Stokes	1	0
Matty Taylor	2	0
Clark Keltie	1	0
Aarran Racine	2	0
Brian Close	1	0
Kieron Forbes	2	0
Rob Sinclair	2	0

Every loan spell across this player's career.

Season	Date	From	To	Type	Fee	Value at transfer
03/04	2003-10-01	Scunthorpe Utd.	Middlesbrough	Return from loan	—	—
03/04	2003-08-01	Middlesbrough	Scunthorpe Utd.	Loan	—	—
02/03	2003-06-30	Darlington	Middlesbrough	Return from loan	—	—
02/03	2003-01-01	Middlesbrough	Darlington	Loan	—	—
01/02	2002-05-01	Gateshead	Middlesbrough	Return from loan	—	—
01/02	2002-03-01	Middlesbrough	Gateshead	Loan	—	—

Teams faced most often by Sam Russell's clubs during seasons he played in those competitions (team-level results, not personal head-to-head goals — see disclaimer above).

Opponent	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Macclesfield Town	56	18	18	20	69	69	0	32%
Bury FC	54	24	16	14	72	58	+14	44%
Cheltenham Town	54	22	18	14	74	55	+19	41%
Lincoln City	53	14	17	22	64	79	-15	26%
Notts County	53	17	16	20	64	59	+5	32%
Chesterfield FC	52	23	14	15	90	68	+22	44%
Bradford City	51	14	18	19	59	75	-16	27%
Shrewsbury Town	50	21	16	13	65	54	+11	42%
Walsall FC	49	16	17	16	71	57	+14	33%
Leyton Orient	49	21	10	18	75	65	+10	43%
Port Vale FC	48	21	15	12	68	54	+14	44%
Oldham Athletic	47	18	16	13	62	63	-1	38%

Yellow / second-yellow / red cards per season. Only seasons with at least one card are shown.

Season	Matches	Mins	YC	Cards / 90′
20/21	6	540	1	0.17
17/18	8	750	1	0.12
16/17	49	4,410	1	0.02
15/16	44	3,960	1	0.02
14/15	35	3,150	1	0.03
13/14	46	4,115	2	0.04
12/13	47	4,230	2	0.04
09/10	18	1,620	1	0.06
07/08	17	1,530	1	0.06
06/07	33	2,970	2	0.06
05/06	31	2,790	1	0.03
04/05	48	4,350	5	0.1

Goalkeeper-specific aggregates: clean sheets and goals conceded by season.

Season	Matches	Mins	Clean sheets	CS %	Goals conceded	GC / 90′
20/21	6	540	0	0%	10	1.67
19/20	4	360	0	0%	8	2
18/19	8	569	4	50%	9	1.42
17/18	8	750	1	13%	14	1.68
16/17	49	4,410	17	35%	58	1.18
15/16	44	3,960	12	27%	63	1.43
14/15	35	3,150	7	20%	42	1.2
13/14	46	4,115	10	22%	65	1.42
12/13	47	4,230	11	23%	52	1.11
11/12	40	3,574	13	33%	40	1.01
10/11	45	4,050	15	33%	43	0.96
09/10	18	1,620	6	33%	16	0.89
08/09	29	2,670	3	10%	36	1.21
07/08	17	1,530	6	35%	24	1.41
06/07	33	2,970	11	33%	42	1.27
05/06	31	2,790	9	29%	31	1
04/05	48	4,350	16	33%	51	1.06
03/04	1	90	0	0%	3	3