George Ross (footballer, born 1943) explained

George Ross
Birth Date:15 April 1943
Birth Place:Inverness, Scotland
Position:Full-back
Youthclubs1:Preston North End
Years1:1960–1973
Years2:1973–1974
Years3:1974
Years4:1974–19?
Clubs1:Preston North End
Clubs2:Southport
Clubs3:Washington Diplomats
Clubs4:Morecambe
Caps1:386
Caps2:31
Caps3:7
Goals1:3
Goals2:0
Goals3:1
Totalcaps:424
Totalgoals:4
Manageryears1:1983

George Ross (15 April 1943 – 7 May 2016) was a Scottish footballer who played as a full-back in the Football League during the 1960s and 1970s, most notably with Preston North End. Surprisingly, Ross never started his senior professional football career with any of the three Highland Football League Clubs in Inverness at that time, and went south to Preston as a schoolboy.[1]

He started with Preston as a junior and after making his debut for them in the early 1960s, he went on to play 386 league games for them.[1] This included a place in the 1964 FA Cup Final team.

In the early 1970s, he left to join Southport and played 31 league games for them[1] in Football League Division Four.

In April 2009, he was honoured with a Lifetime Achievement award by Preston, and he worked for them in the commercial department on matchdays.[2]

Ross died on 7 May 2016, aged 73.[3]

Honours

Preston North End

Notes and References

  1. Web site: George Ross. Football League Career Stats at Neil Brown. 8 May 2016.
  2. http://www.pnefc.net/page/NewsDetail/0,,10362~1640603,00.html Preston – Apr 09 awards
  3. Web site: George Ross 1943-2016. Preston North End F.C.. 8 May 2016. 8 May 2016.
  4. Book: Leslie . Jack . Vernon . Rollin . Rothmans Football Yearbook 1977–78 . 1977 . Brickfield Publications Ltd . London . 0354 09018 6 . 490.