Personal information | |||
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Full name | Robert Cochrane Ross | ||
Date of birth | (1941-09-09)9 September 1941 | ||
Place of birth | Edinburgh, Scotland | ||
Date of death | 28 May 2022(2022-05-28) (aged 80) | ||
Place of death | Grimsby, England | ||
Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1958–1959 | Arniston Rangers | ||
1959–1962 | East Fife | ||
1962–1965 | St Mirren | ||
1965–1971 | Grimsby Town | 212 | (18) |
1971–197? | Gainsborough Trinity | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Robert Cochrane Ross (9 September 1941 – 28 May 2022) was a Scottish professional footballer who played as a midfielder.
Early and personal life
Ross was from Edinburgh. He grew up in a working-class family of miners and expected to follow in their footsteps before discovering his talent for football. He moved to Lincolnshire for his career where he lived until his death.
Football career
Beginning his career in Scotland he played for Arniston Rangers, East Fife and St Mirren before a notable six-year spell with Grimsby Town. He finished his career with non-league side Gainsborough Trinity.
Death
Ross died at Diana Princess of Wales Hospital in Grimsby on 28 May 2022.
References
- "Bobby Ross". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 11 April 2017.
- Lamming, Douglas (1985). A who's who of Grimsby Town AFC : 1890–1985. Beverley: Hutton. p. 100. ISBN 0-907033-34-2.
- Craig Parkinson (19 March 2020). "Two Shot Podcast #TSP118 George Robinson" (Podcast). Retrieved 25 August 2021.
- Fowlie, Brian (6 December 2020). "Bobby's bingo helped to get his family a full house". The Sunday Post. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
- "Click here to view the tribute page for Robert ROSS".
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- 1941 births
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- Scottish men's footballers
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- Men's association football midfielders
- English Football League players
- Arniston Rangers F.C. players
- East Fife F.C. players
- St Mirren F.C. players
- Gainsborough Trinity F.C. players
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