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Moses Richard Russell (20 May 1888 – 18 December 1946) was a Welsh international footballer, who played most of his career with Plymouth Argyle. A full back, he attained 23 caps for the Wales national football team.〔 ==Early career== Russell was born in Tredegar, in Monmouthshire and after leaving school he began work as a coal-miner. In his leisure time he played both association football and rugby as well as being a boxer and competent swimmer, once rescuing a drowning child from a river. His first professional club was Ton Pentre, whom he joined in 1911 before transferring to Merthyr Town later that year.〔 Whilst with Merthyr Town, Russell helped them win the South Wales & Monmouthshire FA Cup. He made his debut for Wales playing at left half against Scotland on 2 March 1912.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Scotland 1 Wales 0 (2 March 1912) )〕 Although he was not selected for the next international, against England, he was called up to play Ireland on 13 April, this time in his preferred position at left back.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Wales 2 Ireland 3 (13 April 1912) )〕 Both matches ended in defeats, with Wales taking the "wooden spoon" in the 1912 British Home Championship. In the summer of 1912, Russell left South Wales to join Southport but with the club having financial problems, he returned to Merthyr on a free transfer in February 1913, rather than take a cut in his wages.〔 Whilst with Merthyr, he gained his third "cap", against England on 16 March 1914.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Wales 0 England 2 (16 March 1914) )〕 As a result of a bout of rheumatic fever, Russell lost most of his hair; his bald head made him appear some years older than his true age. As a result, several clubs rejected him as a "veteran".〔 It is quite possible that the rheumatic fever caused Russell to visit the spa town of Builth Wells to aid his recovery as he subsequently wrote the following to the proprietor of the Park Wells Spa dated 24 May 1927. " ...I must write to let you know the wonderful benefit I have received through taking the Builth Wells saline and sulphur waters. I was crippled with peritonitis (sic) of the knee and thought I would have to give up my career as a professional footballer, but since taking your wonderful waters I have not only played in every match last season, but am still fit and have had no recurrence of the trouble. yours faithfully, Moses Russell, 34 Bickham Park, Peverall, Plymouth." The above is quoted from A Pictorial History of Builth Wells. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Moses Russell」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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