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Duncan Russell Personal information Full name Duncan Russell Date of birth 12 March 1958 Place of birth London, England Teams managed Years Team 2010 Mansfield Town (caretaker) 2010–2011 Mansfield Town Duncan Russell (born 12 March 1958 in London, England) was the manager of Conference National side Mansfield Town until 12 May 2011 when they decided not to renew his contract any further.
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Career
Coaching
Russell began his coaching career at Derby County and subsequently joined Walsall where he enjoyed promotion to the old Division One in 2001. Promotions were also gained at Wolverhampton Wanderers in 2003 and at MK Dons when they also completed the double by claiming the Football League Trophy in 2008. He followed Paul Ince to Blackburn Rovers soon after and has coached some of England's top players in recent times including Matthew Le Tissier and Paul Gascoigne.
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.[1] 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 May, 7th 2011 which Mansfield lost extremely late in extra time to Darlington 1-0. [2]
Statistics
Managerial stats
- Competitive matches only - Correct as of 5 March 2011
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 Total 18 8 6 4 40 32 +8 44.4 References
- ^ "Mansfield Town name Duncan Russell as manager". BBC Sport. 21 December 2010. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/m/mansfield_town/9309475.stm. Retrieved 21 December 2010.
- ^ "Mansfield Town let manager Duncan Russell leave". BBC Sport. 12 May 2011. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/13375255.stm. Retrieved 12 May 2011.
External links
Duncan Russell managerial positions Categories:- 1958 births
- Living people
- People from London
- English football managers
- Mansfield Town F.C. managers
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