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Willie Ross

Biography

Willie was signed from Yoker Athletic in mid-September 1948, the centre forward having scored an incredible 93 goals the previous season, as well as playing in all Junior Scotland internationals played during the campaign. He immediately came into the team as our regular centre forward, missing just one game from his time of signing until the end of the season and returning an excellent 22 goals from 36 games. In his second season at the club, he continued to score regularly up until mid-March when he lost his centre forward place to Ernie Copland and after making just three further…Read moreRead less
Willie was signed from Yoker Athletic in mid-September 1948, the centre forward having scored an incredible 93 goals the previous season, as well as playing in all Junior Scotland internationals played during the campaign. He immediately came into the team as our regular centre forward, missing just one game from his time of signing until the end of the season and returning an excellent 22 goals from 36 games. In his second season at the club, he continued to score regularly up until mid-March when he lost his centre forward place to Ernie Copland and after making just three further appearances that campaign, he was put on the transfer list in May 1950. The following month he was signed up by Bradford City for £250, spending a year with the Valley Parade side before moving to Portadown.

Statistics

Apps
68
Goals
43
Yellow cards
-
Red cards
-
Goals/game
0.63
Minutes
6180
Seasons
2
SeasonAppsGoalsYellow cardsRed cards
1949-50322100
1948-49362200

Club spells

First Spell

Joined: 14 Sep 1948 · Left: 24 Jun 1950

Other clubs played for

Managers played under

ManagerFirst appearanceMost recent appearanceApps
Archie Anderson18 Sep 194819 Apr 194936
Alec Cheyne13 Aug 194929 Apr 195032

Timeline

  1. Born

    Glasgow

  2. Signed

  7. Recorded contract end

  8. Died

    Stockport, England

Appearances (68)

DateHomeScoreAwayCompetitionResult
29 Apr 1950 Arbroath 1–3 a.e.t. Forfar Supplementary Cup1949-50 L
24 Apr 1950 Forfar 1–1 Arbroath Supplementary Cup1949-50 D
22 Apr 1950 Arbroath 3–1 Stenhousemuir Division B1949-50 W
11 Mar 1950 Cowdenbeath 2–1 Arbroath Division B1949-50 L
18 Feb 1950 Airdrie (Old) 8–3 Arbroath Division B1949-50 L
4 Feb 1950 Arbroath 0–0 Ayr Utd Division B1949-50 D
28 Jan 1950 Third Lanark 2–1 Arbroath Scottish Cup1949-50 L
21 Jan 1950 Dundee United 3–4 Arbroath Division B1949-50 W
14 Jan 1950 Arbroath 1–3 St Johnstone Division B1949-50 L
7 Jan 1950 Alloa 2–2 Arbroath Division B1949-50 D
3 Jan 1950 Arbroath 2–3 Hamilton Accies Division B1949-50 L
2 Jan 1950 Forfar 3–1 Arbroath Division B1949-50 L
24 Dec 1949 Dumbarton 4–2 Arbroath Division B1949-50 L
3 Dec 1949 Arbroath 2–1 Cowdenbeath Division B1949-50 W
26 Nov 1949 Arbroath 1–2 Queen's Park Division B1949-50 L
19 Nov 1949 Stenhousemuir 1–1 Arbroath Division B1949-50 D
12 Nov 1949 Arbroath 2–2 Airdrie (Old) Division B1949-50 D
5 Nov 1949 Dunfermline 4–0 Arbroath Division B1949-50 L
29 Oct 1949 Ayr Utd 3–2 Arbroath Division B1949-50 L
22 Oct 1949 Arbroath 3–3 Dundee United Division B1949-50 D
15 Oct 1949 St Johnstone 2–1 Arbroath Division B1949-50 L
8 Oct 1949 Arbroath 1–2 Alloa Division B1949-50 L
24 Sep 1949 Arbroath 2–3 Forfar Division B1949-50 L
19 Sep 1949 Arbroath 6–3 Dundee United Forfarshire Cup1949-50 W
17 Sep 1949 Kilmarnock 2–2 Arbroath Division B1949-50 D
10 Sep 1949 Arbroath 1–1 Dumbarton Division B1949-50 D
3 Sep 1949 Dundee United 4–1 Arbroath Scottish League Cup1949-50 L
31 Aug 1949 Airdrie (Old) 3–1 Arbroath Scottish League Cup1949-50 L
27 Aug 1949 Arbroath 3–1 Dumbarton Scottish League Cup1949-50 W
20 Aug 1949 Arbroath 2–4 Dundee United Scottish League Cup1949-50 L

Goals scored (43)

DateHomeScoreAwayCompetitionResultMinute
29 Apr 1950 Arbroath 1–3 a.e.t. Forfar Supplementary Cup1949-50 L 57′
24 Apr 1950 Forfar 1–1 Arbroath Supplementary Cup1949-50 D 14′
22 Apr 1950 Arbroath 3–1 Stenhousemuir Division B1949-50 W 64′
18 Feb 1950 Airdrie (Old) 8–3 Arbroath Division B1949-50 L 31′
18 Feb 1950 Airdrie (Old) 8–3 Arbroath Division B1949-50 L 70′
7 Jan 1950 Alloa 2–2 Arbroath Division B1949-50 D 85′
24 Dec 1949 Dumbarton 4–2 Arbroath Division B1949-50 L 78′
3 Dec 1949 Arbroath 2–1 Cowdenbeath Division B1949-50 W 2′
12 Nov 1949 Arbroath 2–2 Airdrie (Old) Division B1949-50 D 77′
29 Oct 1949 Ayr Utd 3–2 Arbroath Division B1949-50 L 24′
29 Oct 1949 Ayr Utd 3–2 Arbroath Division B1949-50 L 32′
24 Sep 1949 Arbroath 2–3 Forfar Division B1949-50 L 83′
19 Sep 1949 Arbroath 6–3 Dundee United Forfarshire Cup1949-50 W 3′
19 Sep 1949 Arbroath 6–3 Dundee United Forfarshire Cup1949-50 W 54′
19 Sep 1949 Arbroath 6–3 Dundee United Forfarshire Cup1949-50 W 80′
17 Sep 1949 Kilmarnock 2–2 Arbroath Division B1949-50 D 67′
31 Aug 1949 Airdrie (Old) 3–1 Arbroath Scottish League Cup1949-50 L 12′
27 Aug 1949 Arbroath 3–1 Dumbarton Scottish League Cup1949-50 W 6′
27 Aug 1949 Arbroath 3–1 Dumbarton Scottish League Cup1949-50 W 30′
27 Aug 1949 Arbroath 3–1 Dumbarton Scottish League Cup1949-50 W 42′
17 Aug 1949 Arbroath 1–2 Airdrie (Old) Scottish League Cup1949-50 L 74′
2 Apr 1949 Arbroath 5–1 East Stirling Division B1948-49 W 26′
2 Apr 1949 Arbroath 5–1 East Stirling Division B1948-49 W 48′
26 Mar 1949 Hamilton Accies 3–2 Arbroath Division B1948-49 L 23′
19 Mar 1949 Arbroath 2–2 Cowdenbeath Division B1948-49 D 57′