Trevor William Ross (born 16 January 1957) is a former professional

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who was a

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. Ross played for English clubs

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, Everton,

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, Sheffield United and Bury. He also featured for

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of the Greek First Division. Born in England, Ross represented Scotland at under-21 level.

Career

Ross started his career at

, joining the club's academy at 12. In 1972, he became an apprentice at the club, signing professionally just two years later. He then made his first-team debut as a substitute against

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on 1 February 1975. Ross was a regular in the latter half of the 1975–76 and throughout the 1976–77 seasons. He was ousted from the side by David Price at the start of the 1977–78 season, and in November 1977 moved to Everton for £170,000. He played 67 games in all for Arsenal, scoring 9 goals. Ross made his Everton debut on 5 November 1977 in a 1–0 defeat of Derby County. He then linked up on loan with sides

and Sheffield United in the 1982–83 season. He went on to play 120 matches, scoring 16 goals for the Toffees. In the summer of 1983, Ross moved on to Sheffield. After a spell in the Greek First Division with

, he returned for a brief stint with Sheffield United. Ross went on to see out his playing days in the

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with three successful seasons at Bury, including a promotion to Division 3. He then moved into

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, first a short spell with Hyde United before

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signed him up at

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. He managed club Ashton United for the 1989–90 season until he was dismissed only three months into the next season.

Personal life

After leaving football, Ross worked as an HGV driver. In 2007, he worked as a transport supervisor and coached youngsters at

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Sports Centre in his spare time. Ross's father,

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, was a footballer who played for

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and Bradford City in the 1940s and 1950s. Ross could claim Scottish ancestry through his father and was capped once by Scotland at under-21 level, despite having played for his native England at schoolboy level.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Ross, Trevor 1957 births Living people English people of Scottish descent Scottish men's footballers English men's footballers Footballers from Ashton-under-Lyne Men's association football midfielders Scotland men's under-21 international footballers Arsenal F.C. players Everton F.C. players Portsmouth F.C. players Sheffield United F.C. players AEK Athens F.C. players Bury F.C. players Hyde United F.C. players Altrincham F.C. players English Football League players Super League Greece players National League (English football) players Scottish expatriate men's footballers English expatriate men's footballers Scottish expatriate sportspeople in Greece English expatriate sportspeople in Greece Expatriate men's footballers in Greece