Russell Milton

Russell Milton (born 12 January 1969) is an English former professional footballer, born in Folkestone, who played as a midfielder in the Hong Kong First Division League for Instant-Dict and in The J League alongside Brazilian legends Socrates and Serginho. He scored 14 goals from 117 games in the Football League for Cheltenham Town and played over 200 times for them in total. He began his football career at Arsenal, where he stayed until the age of 21 being a first team squad member for 3 years. He also played non-league football for Dover Athletic and Bath City, for whom he made 51 appearances (40 in the league) and scored 8 goals. Milton is a qualified PE teacher and previously took a degree in sports science, ran a football coaching school with Arsenal FC, commentated on Cheltenham Town matches for local BBC radio and lectured at the University of Gloucestershire. He has also worked ...