Ross Forsyth

Ross Forsyth
Personal information
Full nameRoss Forsyth
Date of birth20 November 1982
Place of birthGlasgow, Scotland
Height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Playing positionDefender
Club information
Current team
Stirling Albion
Youth career
St. Johnstone 'S' Form
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2000–2005St. Johnstone76(2)
2005–2011Stirling Albion168(5)
2011–2012Greenock Morton26(0)
2012–Dumbarton15(0)
2013Stirling Albion (loan)9(1)
Stirling Albion
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 24 March 2013 (UTC).
† Appearances (Goals).

Ross Forsyth (born 20 November 1982 in Glasgow) is a Scottish semi-professional footballer, who plays for Stirling Albion

He has also played for St. Johnstone, Greenock Morton and Dumbarton.

Career

Forsyth started his professional career at Perth side St. Johnstone where he made his debut against Hibernian on 30 September 2000 in the Scottish Premier League. Forsyth continued to play for St. Johnstone until 2005 making over 60 league appearances and scoring 3 goals for the club before joining Stirling Albion in the summer of 2005.

Forsyth made his Stirling Albion debut on 30 July 2005 against Ayr United. Forsyth scored his first goal against Greenock Morton on 25 October 2005. Forsyth has made over 150 league appearances for Stirling. In the 2006/2007 season, Forsyth was awarded the Supporters Trust player of the year award.

Forsyth was team captain when the Stirling Albion players offered to play for free in February 2011.[1]

At the end of the 2010–11 season, Forsyth signed for full-time side Greenock Morton,[2] but remained part-time. He was released after one season in May 2012,[3] and signed for nearby Dumbarton along with team-mate Andy Graham.[4]

References

  1. "Players offer to play for free this month". BBC News. 4 February 2011. Retrieved 22 February 2011.
  2. Mitchell, Jonathan (16 May 2011). "Forsyth signs on". Greenock Telegraph. Retrieved 16 May 2011.
  3. Steele, Russell (8 May 2012). "Players axed at Morton". Greenock Telegraph. Retrieved 8 May 2012.
  4. "Andy Graham checks in". Dumbarton F.C. 7 June 2012. Retrieved 7 June 2012.

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