Darel Francis Roy G. Russell (born 22 October 1980) is an English former footballer who played as a midfielder.
Born in Mile End, Russell began his career as a youth player at Norwich City making his debut on the last day of the 1997–98 season in a 1–0 victory against Reading.
[3] Hamilton was sacked in December 2000 with the side in relegation trouble, he was replaced by Nigel Worthington who guided them to a safe position of 15th with Russell making 47 appearances in 2000–01.
[4] At the end of the season Russell was linked with a move to East Anglia rivals Ipswich Town.
[5] He made 26 appearances in 2001–02 as Norwich reached the 2002 Football League First Division play-off final where they lost on penalties to Birmingham City.
[20] Roeder was sacked in January 2009 and replaced by Bryan Gunn but he was unable to prevent Norwich being relegated to League One.
[22] He remained at Carrow Road and helped the side gain an instant return to the Championship in 2009–10 winning the League One title with a club record 95 points.
[34] On 14 February, Russell joined Canadian Major League Soccer side Toronto FC on a trial basis.
[36] He made his debut for the club on 9 March in a 2–1 home victory over Sporting Kansas City, he came on as a second half sub for John Bostock.
[43] His sister Shar Alexander (real name Sharlene Russell), is a singer in the band 'Miss Frank' who competed in the sixth series of X Factor.