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

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who played as a

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. Ross played for English clubs

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, Everton,

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and

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. 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 years old. 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

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. He then linked up on loan with sides

and

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 seasons at

. He then moved into

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, first a short spell with

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signed him up at

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. He managed club

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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 in his spare time coached youngsters at

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Sports Centre. Ross's father,

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, was also a footballer who played for

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and

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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 youth level.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Ross, Trevor 1957 births Living people English people of Scottish descent Scottish footballers English footballers Footballers from Ashton-under-Lyne Association football midfielders Scotland 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 footballers English expatriate footballers Scottish expatriate sportspeople in Greece English expatriate sportspeople in Greece Expatriate footballers in Greece