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Russell Irving (born 4 January 1964) is an English former professional footballer.
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Born in Wallsend, Irving played for the Wallsend Boys Club, before joining Ipswich Town. He failed to make a first team appearance for the club, and joined Colchester United in 1984. After 50 league appearances, he signed for non-League Sudbury Town in 1986.
In 1987 Irving moved to New Plymouth, New Zealand to play for the New Plymouth Old Boys in the Central League. He returned to England in 1988. Coming back to New Zealand in 1989, Irving signed for Moturoa, again in the Central League, before returning to New Plymouth Old Boys again for the 1990 season in the National League. While in New Zealand, Irving also represented the Taranaki provincial team in inter-regional tournaments of the time.