| Eric Ross | |
| Fullname: | William Eric Ross |
| Height: | 1.8m (05.9feet) |
| Birth Date: | 1944 9, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Belfast, Northern Ireland |
| Position: | Inside forward, midfielder |
| Youthyears1: | –1962 |
| Youthclubs1: | Boyland F.C. |
| Years1: | 1962–1967 |
| Clubs1: | Glentoran |
| Caps1: | 148 |
| Goals1: | 32 |
| Years2: | 1967 |
| Clubs2: | → Detroit Cougars (guest) |
| Caps2: | 8 |
| Goals2: | 1 |
| Years3: | 1967–1969 |
| Clubs3: | Newcastle United |
| Caps3: | 2 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 1969–1972 |
| Clubs4: | Northampton Town |
| Caps4: | 57 |
| Goals4: | 5 |
| Years5: | 1971–1972 |
| Clubs5: | → Hartlepool United (loan) |
| Caps5: | 2 |
| Goals5: | 0 |
| Years6: | 1972–1973 |
| Clubs6: | North Shields |
| Totalcaps: | 217+ |
| Totalgoals: | 38+ |
| Nationalteam1: | Northern Ireland Schools |
| Nationalyears2: | 1966 |
| Nationalteam2: | Irish League XI |
| Nationalcaps2: | 1 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 0 |
| Nationalyears3: | 1967 |
| Nationalteam3: | Northern Ireland U23 |
| Nationalcaps3: | 1 |
| Nationalgoals3: | 0 |
| Nationalyears4: | 1968 |
| Nationalteam4: | Northern Ireland |
| Nationalcaps4: | 1 |
| Nationalgoals4: | 0 |
William Eric Ross (born 19 September 1944) is a Northern Irish former footballer who played as an inside forward or midfielder and made one appearance for the Northern Ireland national team.[1]
Ross earned his first and only cap for Northern Ireland on 10 September 1968 in a friendly against Israel. The away match, which was played in Tel Aviv, finished as a 3–2 win for Northern Ireland.[2]
Ross was born on 19 September 1944 in Belfast. After his retirement from football, he moved to Canada in the 1970s, where he worked as a travel agent in the Vancouver area.[1]