| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | William Eric Ross | ||
| Date of birth | (1944-09-19) 19 September 1944 (age 80) | ||
| Place of birth | Belfast, Northern Ireland | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Inside forward, midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 0000–1962 | 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+) | |
| International career | |||
| Northern Ireland Schools | |||
| 1966 | Irish League XI | 1 | (0) |
| 1967 | Northern Ireland U23 | 1 | (0) |
| 1968 | Northern Ireland | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
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.
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.
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 a travel agent in the Vancouver area.
Career statistics
International
| Northern Ireland | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 1968 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 1 | 0 |
References
- Eric Ross at WorldFootball.net
- ^ "Eric Ross". Northern Ireland's Footballing Greats. 28 September 2007. Archived from the original on 17 August 2016. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
- ^ "Eric Ross". EU-Football.info. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
External links
- Eric Ross at National-Football-Teams.com
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- 1944 births
- Living people
- Association footballers from Belfast
- Men's association footballers from Northern Ireland
- Northern Ireland men's youth international footballers
- Northern Ireland men's international footballers
- Irish League representative players
- Expatriate men's association footballers from Northern Ireland
- Expatriate sportspeople from Northern Ireland in the United States
- Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States
- Expatriate men's footballers in England
- Men's association football inside forwards
- Men's association football midfielders
- Glentoran F.C. players
- Detroit Cougars (soccer) players
- Newcastle United F.C. players
- Northampton Town F.C. players
- Hartlepool United F.C. players
- North Shields F.C. players
- NIFL Premiership players
- United Soccer Association players
- English Football League players
- Northern Football League players
- Emigrants from Northern Ireland to Canada
- Northern Ireland association football biography stubs