Leanne Ross

Leanne Ross
Personal information
Date of birth (1981-07-08) 8 July 1981 (age 43)
Place of birth Falkirk, Scotland
Height 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Glasgow City (head coach)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1996–1998 Falkirk Girls
1998–2007 Newburgh Ladies
2007–2021 Glasgow City
International career‡
2006–2017 Scotland[1] 133 (9[2])
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12:00, 26 August 2009 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20:16, 22 December 2017 (UTC) (UTC)

Leanne Ross (born 8 July 1981) is a Scottish former football player and current coach who is in charge of Glasgow City.

Primarily a midfielder who was also utilised in defence and attack at different stages of her career, Ross played at club level for Glasgow City between 2007 and 2021.[3] She then moved into a coaching role at the club, being interim head coach in December 2022 after Eileen Gleeson stepped down, and being formally appointed in March 2023.[4]

Between her debut in 2006 and her retirement from international duties in 2017, Ross amassed 133 caps for Scotland.

  1. ^ "Leanne Ross - Women's A Squad". The Scottish FA. Retrieved 28 February 2011.
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  4. ^ Glasgow City: Leanne Ross appointed permanent head coach after winning 10 of 11 interim matches, Sky Sports, 8 March 2023