Ross Weatherstone (born 16 May 1981) is a former English professional

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who played in

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for

Oxford United Oxford United Football Club is a professional football club in the city of Oxford, England. The team plays in League One, the third tier of the English football league system. The chairman is Grant Ferguson, the manager is Karl Robinson and ...

and

Boston United Boston United Football Club is a semi-professional association football club based in Boston, Lincolnshire, England. The club participates in the National League North, at the sixth tier of the English football league system. The club is know ...

. He is currently the manager of

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Playing career

Weatherstone started his career at

, making his debut live on Sky TV against

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. His brother

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was also an Oxford player and they became the first brothers to play for Oxford United since

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and

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in a competitive fixture. In February 2001 Weatherstone and his brother signed for

. They helped Boston United win the

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in 2002, earning promotion to the Football League, with Ross captained the side for a handful of games. Weatherstone left Boston United and joined

Nuneaton Borough Nuneaton Borough Football Club is an English football club that is based in Nuneaton, Warwickshire. The men's 1st team competes in the , the seventh tier of English football. In 1889, Nuneaton St. Nicholas FC was the first team in Nuneaton t ...

for a short spell at the end of the 2002–03 season. At the start 2003–04 season he signed for

Farnborough Town Farnborough Football Club is a semi-professional football club based in Farnborough, Hampshire, England. Founded in 1967 as Farnborough Town, they are currently members of the , the sixth tier of English football and play at Cherrywood Road. H ...

, before joining Stevenage Brough midway through the season. He retired from the professional game in 2005 after multiple operations to his left lateral meniscus. He made a brief comeback in 2006 when he signed for

Didcot Town Didcot Town Football Club are a football club based in Didcot in Oxfordshire, England. The club is affiliated to the Berks & Bucks Football Association They won the FA Vase in 2005 and are currently members of Division One Central of the Southe ...

, officially retiring from playing the game in 2007.

Coaching career

Having coached at

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and

, in May 2022 Weatherstone was appointed joint manager of

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alongside Ty Newton. The management duo resigned from their roles on 20 October 2022. On 22 December 2023 he was announced as the new manager of

.Club Statement: New first team manager
Binfield F.C.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Weatherstone, Ross 1981 births Living people Footballers from Reading, Berkshire Men's association football defenders English men's footballers Oxford United F.C. players Chesterfield F.C. players Boston United F.C. players Nuneaton Borough F.C. players Stevenage F.C. players Farnborough F.C. players Didcot Town F.C. players English Football League players Hartley Wintney F.C. managers Southern Football League managers Binfield F.C. managers