Jimmy Ross
| Jimmy Ross | ||
| Personnel | ||
|---|---|---|
| Surname | James Daniel Ross | |
| birthday | March 28, 1866 | |
| place of birth | Edinburgh , Scotland | |
| date of death | June 12, 1902 | |
| Place of death | Manchester , England | |
| position | striker | |
| Men's | ||
| Years | station | Games (goals) 1 |
| FC St. Bernard's | ||
| 1883-1894 | Preston North End | 130 (85) |
| 1894-1897 | Liverpool FC | 73 (37) |
| 1897-1898 | Burnley FC | 51 (29) |
| 1898-1901 | Manchester City | 67 (21) |
| 1 Only league games are given. | ||
James Daniel "Jimmy" Ross (born March 28, 1866 in Edinburgh , † June 12, 1902 in Manchester ) was a Scottish football player . His greatest successes were winning the English championship with Preston North End in 1889 and 1890 and winning the FA Cup in 1889.
Born in the Scottish capital, Jimmy Ross first played in his home country for St. Bernard’s FC before moving to Preston North End ("PNE") in the north of England in 1883 . There he became an established player on the somewhat backward striker position ("Inside forward") and formed with John Goodall , among others, an attack formation feared by the opponents. After the founding of the Football League , in contrast to his older brother Nick , who had moved to Everton for a year , he was part of the first English championship, which remained undefeated throughout the 1888/89 season . Since PNE also won the FA Cup , the team was henceforth ennobled as the "invincibles" ("The Invincibles"). Ross had also scored the second goal in the 3-0 Cup final win against Wolverhampton Wanderers . In the following season 1889/90 Jimmy Ross defended the championship title with the meanwhile returned brother Nick - the renewed FA Cup victory was withheld from the successful team.
In the remaining years until 1894 Ross should not succeed in the big hit with Preston North End and after three runner-ups in a row (1891-1893) and a total of 85 goals in 130 league games, he said goodbye in 1894 for the then proud sum of 75 pounds Direction of Liverpool FC . At the young club, which had just risen to the First Division , he made his debut on September 13, 1894 under coach John McKenna . With his twelve goals in the 1894/95 season , however, he could not prevent relegation to the Second Division . Against the second-rate opponents, he increased his goalscoring rate again significantly in the season 1895/96 and with 23 hits in 25 missions was partly responsible for the fact that Liverpool FC was granted a direct return to the English elite class by winning the second division championship. There the club established itself very well with a fifth place in the season 1896/97 ; However, Ross only scored two goals in 21 games.
In March 1897 he moved to Burnley FC and also helped this club in the 1897/98 season to win the second division championship and to advance to the top English division. His last stop was Manchester City from 1898 , where he worked alongside Billy Meredith and ended his career until he retired in 1901.
Off the field, Jimmy Ross made a name for himself as part of a players 'union called the Association Footballers' Union (AFU), which, after its founding in February 1898, had set itself the task of giving players a say in transfers.
At the age of only 36, Jimmy Ross died unexpectedly on June 12, 1902 in Manchester of an erysipelago .
successes
- English master: 1889, 1890
- FA Cup Winner: 1889
Web links
swell
- Michael Joyce: Football League Players' Records. 1888 to 1939. (p.227) , 4Edge, Hockley, Essex 2004 ISBN 1-899468-67-6
Individual evidence
- ↑ DEATH OF JIMMY ROSS. . In: Burnley Express , June 14, 1902, p. 6. (paid link)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Ross, Jimmy |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Ross, James Daniel |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | scottish soccer player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 28, 1866 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Edinburgh |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 12, 1902 |
| Place of death | Manchester |