Bobby Ross (footballer, born 1941)

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Bobby Ross
Personal information
Full name Robert Cochrane Ross[1]
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.[2]

Early and personal life[edit]

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.[3] He moved to Lincolnshire for his career where he lived until his death.[4]

Football career[edit]

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[edit]

Ross died at Diana Princess of Wales Hospital in Grimsby on 28 May 2022.[5]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Bobby Ross". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 11 April 2017.
  2. ^ Lamming, Douglas (1985). A who's who of Grimsby Town AFC : 1890–1985. Beverley: Hutton. p. 100. ISBN 0-907033-34-2.
  3. ^ Craig Parkinson (19 March 2020). "Two Shot Podcast #TSP118 George Robinson" (Podcast). Retrieved 25 August 2021.
  4. ^ Fowlie, Brian (6 December 2020). "Bobby's bingo helped to get his family a full house". The Sunday Post. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
  5. ^ "Click here to view the tribute page for Robert ROSS".