Ross Draper

Ross Draper
Personal information
Full name Ross James Draper[1]
Date of birth 20 October 1988 (1988-10-20) (age 23)
Place of birth Wolverhampton, England
Height 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)
Playing position Midfielder[2]
Club information
Current club Macclesfield Town
Number 8
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
2006–2007 Shrewsbury Town 0 (0)
2007–2008 Stafford Rangers 32 (0)
2008–2009 Hednesford Town 38 (5)
2009– Macclesfield Town 83 (10)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21:26, 23 October 2011 (UTC).
† Appearances (Goals).

Ross James Draper (born 20 October 1988) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Macclesfield Town.

Career

Draper started his career as a trainee at Shrewsbury Town, before moving to Conference National club Stafford Rangers in August 2007.[3] He made his debut for Stafford on 10 September, in the 3–0 away defeat in the Conference National to Stevenage Borough.[4] He made a total of 31 appearances in the Conference National during the 2007–08 season.[5]

Draper went on to join Northern Premier League Premier Division club Hednesford Town, before signing for League Two club Macclesfield Town in July 2009.[6] He revealed he had offers from clubs in the Conference National, but wanted to play in the Football League.[7] He made his debut for Macclesfield on 8 August, in the 0–0 away draw against Northampton Town in League Two.[8][9] He scored his first goal in the Football League in the 2–2 draw against Morecambe on 22 August.[10] He signed a two year contract extension with Macclesfield in April 2010.[11]

Draper attracted national attention in August 2011 after scoring from the halfway line against Hereford in League 2. Macclesfield went on to win the match 0-4.

References

  1. ^ "Search results: Ross Draper". findmypast.com. http://www.findmypast.com/post84BMDSearchStart.action?&submit=1&redef=X&searchType=B&fromYear=1986&toYear=1990&forename1=ross&surname=draper. Retrieved 2009-08-13. 
  2. ^ "First Team". Macclesfield Town F.C.. http://www.mtfc.co.uk/page/ProfilesDetail/0,,10393~41680,00.html. Retrieved 2009-08-13. 
  3. ^ "Rangers unveil five new players". BBC Sport. 2007-08-08. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/s/stafford_rangers/6937187.stm. Retrieved 2009-08-13. 
  4. ^ "Fixtures/results: Stevenage 3–0 Stafford". Soccerbase. http://www.soccerbase.com/results3.sd?gameid=531066. Retrieved 2009-08-13. 
  5. ^ "Players: Ross Draper". Soccerbase. http://www.soccerbase.com/players_details.sd?playerid=47278. Retrieved 2009-08-13. 
  6. ^ "Midfielder Draper joins Silkmen". BBC Sport. 2009-07-09. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/m/macclesfield_town/8142425.stm. Retrieved 2009-08-13. 
  7. ^ "Draper completes Silkmen move". Non-League Daily. 2009-07-08. http://www.nonleaguedaily.com/news/index.php?newsmode=FULL&nid=59064. Retrieved 2009-08-13. 
  8. ^ "Fixtures/results: Northampton 0–0 Macclesfield". Soccerbase. http://www.soccerbase.com/results3.sd?gameid=588566. Retrieved 2009-08-13. 
  9. ^ "Northampton 0 – 0 Macclesfield". BBC Sport. 2008-08-08. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_3/8186348.stm. Retrieved 2009-08-13. 
  10. ^ Glendinning, Mike (2009-08-22). "Morecambe 2 Macclesfield 2". Manchester Evening News. http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/sport/football/macclesfield_town/s/1133166_morecambe_2_macclesfield_2. Retrieved 2009-08-23. 
  11. ^ "Ross Draper signs new Macclesfield Town contract". BBC Sport. 23 April 2010. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/m/macclesfield_town/8640198.stm. Retrieved 5 March 2011. 

External links

Macclesfield Town F.C. – current squad