Eric Ross
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | William Eric Ross | ||
| Date of birth | 19 September 1944 | ||
| Place of birth | Belfast, Northern Ireland | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Inside forward, midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –1962 | Boyland F.C. | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1962–1967 | Glentoran | 148 | (32) |
| 1967 | → Detroit Cougars (guest) | 8 | (1) |
| 1967–1969 | Newcastle United | 2 | (0) |
| 1969–1972 | Northampton Town | 57 | (5) |
| 1971–1972 | → Hartlepool United (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 1972–1973 | North Shields | ||
| Total | 217+ | (38+) | |
| National team | |||
| Northern Ireland Schools | |||
| 1966 | Irish League XI | 1 | (0) |
| 1967 | Northern Ireland U23 | 1 | (0) |
| 1968 | Northern Ireland | 1 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
William Eric Ross (born 19 September 1944) is a Northern Irish former footballer who played as an inside forward or midfielder and made one appearance for the Northern Ireland national team.[1][2]
Career[]
Ross earned his first and only cap for Northern Ireland on 10 September 1968 in a friendly against Israel. The away match, which was played in Tel Aviv, finished as a 3–2 win for Northern Ireland.[3]
Personal life[]
Ross was born on 19 September 1944 in Belfast. After his retirement from football, he moved to Canada in the 1970s, where he worked as an estate agent in the Vancouver area.[2]
Career statistics[]
International[]
| Northern Ireland[3] | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 1968 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 1 | 0 |
References[]
- ^ Eric Ross at WorldFootball.net
- ^ a b "Eric Ross". Northern Ireland's Footballing Greats. 28 September 2007. Archived from the original on 17 August 2016. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
- ^ a b "Eric Ross". EU-Football.info. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
External links[]
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