After leaving United he had spells at Bolton Wanderers, Rochdale, Scarborough and was playing for Chorley when forced to retire through injury.
[1] After impressing in the reserve team, Russell was handed his full debut whilst still an amateur, scoring United's only goal in a 3–1 defeat by Charlton Athletic at the end of August.
[1] Following his successful transition to league football Russell signed professional terms with Rhyl in November 1957, allowing them to claim a fee of £1,000 from United, plus the gate receipts from two games played between the two sides.
[1] After missing most of the 1959–60 season with a broken leg, Russell returned to the side the following year and enjoyed the best form of his career, scoring ten goals in eleven league games.
[1] In 1966 he transferred to Rochdale,[1] then dropped into non-league with Scarborough before finishing his career with Chorley where a broken leg sustained in a pre-season friendly forced him to retire.