Neil Ross (footballer)
Neil Ross (born 10 August 1982) is an English football coach and former professional footballer who was most recently manager of Farsley Celtic. He currently serves as assistant coach at Bruno's Magpies, where he is also in charge of their U23 team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 10 August 1982 | ||
| Place of birth | West Bromwich, England | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Bruno's Magpies (first team coach) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1999–2000 | Leeds United | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2000–2003 | Stockport County | 9 | (2) |
| 2001 | → Bristol Rovers (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 2003–2004 | Macclesfield Town | 14 | (0) |
| 2003 | → Northwich Victoria (loan) | 3 | (1) |
| 2004 | → Tamworth (loan) | 7 | (2) |
| 2004–2005 | Halifax Town | 12 | (4) |
| 2005–2006 | Alfreton Town | ? | (?) |
| 2006 | Bradford Park Avenue | ? | (?) |
| 2006–2007 | Ossett Town | ? | (?) |
| 2007 | Ilkeston Town | ? | (?) |
| 2007–2008 | Buxton | ? | (?) |
| 2008–2009 | FC Halifax Town | ? | (?) |
| 2009–2011 | Harrogate Railway Athletic | ? | (?) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2013–2014 | Leeds United Women | ||
| 2021–2022 | Farsley Celtic | ||
| 2022– | Bruno's Magpies U23 | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career edit
Born in West Bromwich, Ross began his career as a trainee at Leeds United in 1999 but made no appearances for the club and joined Stockport County on a free transfer in April 2000.[1] He made nine league appearances, scoring two goals, and had a loan spell at Bristol Rovers, in two-and-a-half seasons at Stockport.[1] He joined Macclesfield Town in January 2003, after initially failing to agree personal terms,[2] and was allowed to go to Conference National side Northwich Victoria on a one-month loan in September 2003 to get match practice.[3] He made 14 appearances for Macclesfield Town without scoring,[1] but did not form part of manager Brian Horton's plans for the 2004–05 season and was placed on the transfer list in August 2004.[4] He joined Tamworth on a one-month loan in the same month, where he scored twice in seven games.[5]
Ross joined Conference National club Halifax Town in November 2004 until the end of the 2004–05 season.[6] He later played for Alfreton Town,[7] Bradford Park Avenue,[7] Ossett Town,[8] Ilkeston Town,[8] and Buxton[9] before returning to Halifax Town, now playing in the Northern Premier League Division One North, in July 2008.[10]
In November 2021 he was appointed first team manager at Farsley Celtic, having been the club's under-19 and under-23 manager since 2018.[11] However, he left the club in January 2022.[12] He subsequently moved to Gibraltar to assist newly appointed Nathan Rooney at Bruno's Magpies, helping the club achieve European football for the first time. During the 2022–23 season, he combined his senior coaching duties with managing the Magpies U23 side in the Gibraltar Intermediate League.
References edit
- ^ a b c "Neil Ross". Soccerbase. Racing Post. Retrieved 12 July 2008.
- ^ "Trio in at Macclesfield". BBC Sport. 8 January 2008. Retrieved 12 July 2008.
- ^ "Vics seal Ross loan". BBC Sport. 20 September 2008. Retrieved 12 July 2008.
- ^ "Striker Ross faces exit". BBC Sport. 9 August 2004. Retrieved 12 July 2008.
- ^ "Ross back at Macclesfield". BBC Sport. 16 September 2004. Retrieved 12 July 2008.
- ^ "Striker Ross completes Town move". BBC Sport. 11 November 2004. Retrieved 12 July 2008.
- ^ a b "Sharpe returns for Ross". Non League Daily. 5 June 2006. Retrieved 12 July 2008.
- ^ a b "Jemson continues recruiting". Non League Daily. 23 July 2007. Retrieved 12 July 2008.
- ^ "Ross leaves Bucks". Non League Daily. 5 July 2008. Retrieved 12 July 2008.
- ^ "New Shaymen revealed". Non League Daily. 11 July 2008. Retrieved 12 July 2008.
- ^ Farsley Celtic appoint Neil Ross as permanent new manager West Leeds Dispatch, 9 November 2021
- ^ "Farsley Celtic manager Neil Ross leaves role". West Leeds Dispatch. 27 January 2022.
External links edit
- Neil Ross at Soccerbase