Michael Russell (born 20 April 1965) is a Scottish amateur

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who officiates in all four leagues of the

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having made his debut as a referee in 2001. He represents

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. On 29 December 2012, he gave two yellow cards to Sheffield Wednesday's Jérémy Hélan, which is supposed to result in a sending off. It was later reported that Russell had inadvertently noted the first yellow card as being for Michail Antonio and hence did not realise that Hélan had had two yellow cards. He was taken off duty for his next scheduled fixture as a result. In March 2015, he refereed the

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at Wembley between Bristol City and Walsall.

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Russell, Mick 1965 births Living people English football referees English Football League referees Place of birth missing (living people)