Brian Ross (footballer)

Brian Ross
Personal information
Date of birth (1967-08-15) 15 August 1967 (age 57)
Place of birth Stirling, Scotland
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
Gairdoch United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1984–1988 Airdrieonians 31 (0)
1988–1991 Ayr United 25 (0)
1991–2000 East Stirlingshire 201 (3)
Total 257 (3)
Managerial career
2001–2002 East Stirlingshire
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Brian Ross (born 15 August 1967) is a Scottish football player and manager. He played for Airdrieonians, Ayr United and East Stirlingshire as a defender, then became manager of East Stirlingshire for a year. He was appointed manager in February 2001, when he was promoted after manager George Fairley left East Stirlingshire to become general manager of Clyde.[1] Ross made several changes to the squad in the summer of 2001, particularly bringing in younger players from junior and youth clubs,[2] but he left East Stirlingshire in February 2002.

  1. ^ "Ross takes over at Shire". BBC Sport. BBC. 12 February 2001. Retrieved 10 July 2015.
  2. ^ "Shire's summer ins and outs". BBC Sport. BBC. 4 August 2001. Retrieved 10 July 2015.