{{short description|Northern Irish footballer}} {{for|the American writer and LGBT activist|Eric Rosswood}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2020}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Eric Ross | fullname = William Eric Ross | image = | caption = | height = | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=y|1944|9|19}} | birth_place = Belfast, Northern Ireland | position = Inside forward, midfielder | youthyears1 = {{0|0000}}–1962 | youthclubs1 = Boyland F.C. | years1 = 1962–1967 | clubs1 = Glentoran | caps1 = 148 | goals1 = 32 | years2 = 1967 | clubs2 = → Detroit Cougars (guest) | caps2 = 8 | goals2 = 1 | years3 = 1967–1969 | clubs3 = Newcastle United | caps3 = 2 | goals3 = 0 | years4 = 1969–1972 | clubs4 = Northampton Town | caps4 = 57 | goals4 = 5 | years5 = 1971–1972 | clubs5 = → Hartlepool United (loan) | caps5 = 2 | goals5 = 0 | years6 = 1972–1973 | clubs6 = North Shields | caps6 = | goals6 = | totalcaps = 217+ | totalgoals = 38+ | nationalyears1 = | nationalteam1 = Northern Ireland Schools | nationalcaps1 = | nationalgoals1 = | nationalyears2 = 1966 | nationalteam2 = Irish League XI | nationalcaps2 = 1 | nationalgoals2 = 0 | nationalyears3 = 1967 | nationalteam3 = Northern Ireland U23 | nationalcaps3 = 1 | nationalgoals3 = 0 | nationalyears4 = 1968 | nationalteam4 = Northern Ireland | nationalcaps4 = 1 | nationalgoals4 = 0 }} '''William Eric Ross''' (born 19 September 1944) is a Northern Irish former footballer who played as an inside forward or midfielder and made one appearance for the Northern Ireland national team.<ref>{{WorldFootball.net}}</ref><ref name="NIFG">{{cite web |url=http://nifootball.blogspot.com/2007/09/eric-ross.html |title=Eric Ross |work=Northern Ireland's Footballing Greats |date=28 September 2007 |access-date=21 April 2020 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160817185728/http://nifootball.blogspot.com/2007/09/eric-ross.html |archive-date=17 August 2016}}</ref>
He was noted for wearing glasses while playing.<ref>{{citeweb|url=https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/football-eric-had-an-eye-for-the-game/28308014.html|title=Football: Eric had an eye for the game|publisher=Belfast Telegraph|date=17 June 2000}}</ref>
==Career== Ross earned his first and only cap for Northern Ireland on 10 September 1968 in a friendly against Israel. The away match, which was played in Tel Aviv, finished as a 3–2 win for Northern Ireland.<ref name="EUF">{{cite web |url=https://eu-football.info/_player.php?id=18047 |title=Eric Ross |website=EU-Football.info |access-date=21 April 2020}}</ref>
==Personal life== Ross was born on 19 September 1944 in Belfast. After his retirement from football, he moved to Canada in the 1970s, where he worked as a travel agent in the Vancouver area.<ref name="NIFG"/>
==Career statistics==
===International=== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |- !colspan=3|Northern Ireland<ref name="EUF"/> |- !Year!!Apps!!Goals |- |1968||1||0 |- !Total!!1!!0 |}
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Ross, Eric}} Category:1944 births Category:Living people Category:Association footballers from Belfast Category:Men's association footballers from Northern Ireland Category:Northern Ireland men's youth international footballers Category:Northern Ireland men's international footballers Category:Irish League representative players Category:Expatriate men's association footballers from Northern Ireland Category:Expatriate sportspeople from Northern Ireland in the United States Category:Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States Category:Expatriate men's footballers in England Category:Men's association football inside forwards Category:Men's association football midfielders Category:Glentoran F.C. players Category:Detroit Cougars (soccer) players Category:Newcastle United F.C. players Category:Northampton Town F.C. players Category:Hartlepool United F.C. players Category:North Shields F.C. players Category:NIFL Premiership players Category:United Soccer Association players Category:English Football League players Category:Northern Football League players Category:Emigrants from Northern Ireland to Canada Category:Northern Ireland men's under-23 international footballers Category:Expatriates from Northern Ireland in Canada
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