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Albert Ross
Personal information
Full name Albert Cyril Ross[1]
Date of birth (1916-10-07)7 October 1916
Place of birth York, England
Date of death 1998 (aged 81–82)
Place of death York, England
Position(s) Full back
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1933–1934 Arsenal 0 (0)
1934–1935 Gainsborough Trinity
1935–1937 Middlesbrough 11 (0)
1937–1938 Bradford (Park Avenue)
1938 Chelmsford City 0 (0)
1938–1939 Chester City 1 (0)
Scarborough
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Albert Cyril Ross (7 October 1916 – 1998) was an English footballer who played as a full back.

Career

In 1933, at the age of 17, Ross began his career at Arsenal, playing for the club's reserves.[2] The following year, Ross returned north to sign for Gainsborough Trinity.[3] In 1935, Ross joined Middlesbrough. At the club, Ross made eleven Football League appearances, before departing in March 1937 to sign for Bradford (Park Avenue).[4] Ahead of the 1938–39 season, Ross signed for newly formed Chelmsford City, before joining Chester City before the start of the season.[5] At Chester, Ross made a singular appearance,[6] before joining Scarborough in July 1939.[7]

References

  1. ^ Ancestry.com. England & Wales, Civil Registration Birth Index, 1916-2007 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2008.
  2. ^ "Albert Ross". World Football. Retrieved 24 March 2022.
  3. ^ "Player search". English National Player Archive. Retrieved 24 March 2022.
  4. ^ "Albert Ross". 11v11. Retrieved 24 March 2022.
  5. ^ "Football", Chelmsford Chronicle, 3 June 1938, p. 8
  6. ^ Sumner, Chas (2011). 125 Years on the Borderline: The Complete History of Chester City F.C. 1885-2010. Yore Publications. ISBN 978-0956984821.
  7. ^ "Sportsman's Daily Log", Grimsby Daily Telegraph, 20 July 1939, p. 7


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