George Ross (footballer born 1943)

George Ross
Personal information
Date of birth 15 April 1943 (1943-04-15) (age 68)
Place of birth Inverness, Scotland
Playing position Full back
Youth career
Preston North End
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1960-1973 Preston North End 386 (3)
1973-1974 Southport 31 (0)
1974-19? Morecambe ?
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

George Ross (born 15 April 1943) is a Scottish former footballer who played as a Full back in the Football League during the 1960s and 1970s, most notably with Preston North End.[1]

He started with Preston as a junior and after making his debut for them in the early 1960s he went on to play 386 league games for them.[1] This included a place in the 1964 FA Cup Final team.

In the early 1970s he left to join Southport and played 31 league games for them[1] in Football League Division Four.

As of April 2009 he was honoured with a Lifetime Achievement award by Preston, and he still works for them in the commercial department on matchdays.[2]

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