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HBT, what colour were Utd's shirts in the 1961 Jan 28th FAC 4thR V Lincoln City game, recon I won't there, playing misen.Billy Russell seemed to thrive in Cup football, and many of my best memories of him are from the great days we had in the Cup in the late 50s/early 60s. I hope the following conveys some sense of his contribution.
He came to prominence in the Amateur Cup Final in 1957, playing and scoring in his first Cup appearance for Bishop Auckland. The Amateur Cup Final regularly got crowds of around 100,000:
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And here is his goal:
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His Cup goals for Utd came thick and fast, up and down the country in all sorts of conditions, beginning with the giant-killing at Spurs:View attachment 147697
January 1958, both goals v Palace on a Siberian Saturday at the Lane:View attachment 147699
Then against the mighty Arsenal in the fog in February:
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And in the sunshine v Norwich:
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January 1961, a great giant-killing at Everton, thanks to a subtle touch from Russell, which he followed in as it trickled into the empty net:
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2 goals v Lincoln in the following round:
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And March 1961, many people’s favourite away match, a hat-trick at Newcastle in Round 6, in the first 18 minutes:
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Thanks for the great memories. RIP
Thanks, in advance.