Ross Perry Explained

Ross Perry
Fullname:Ross Perry
Birth Date:7 February 1990
Birth Place:Falkirk, Scotland
Currentclub:Darvel
Position:Centre back
Years1:2006–2014
Years2:2009–2010
Years3:2011
Years4:2014–2015
Years5:2015
Years6:2015–2016
Years7:2016–2017
Years8:2017–2018
Years9:2018–2019
Years10:2019–
Clubs1:Rangers
Clubs2:Oxford United (loan)
Clubs3:Falkirk (loan)
Clubs4:Raith Rovers
Clubs5:Northampton Town
Clubs6:Brechin City
Clubs7:Clyde
Clubs8:Albion Rovers
Clubs9:Dumbarton
Clubs10:Darvel
Caps1:29
Goals1:0
Caps2:8
Goals2:0
Caps3:12
Goals3:0
Caps4:11
Goals4:0
Caps5:0
Goals5:0
Caps6:8
Goals6:0
Caps7:21
Goals7:0
Caps8:29
Goals8:1
Caps9:11
Goals9:1
Nationalyears1:2008–2009
Nationalteam1:Scotland U19
Nationalcaps1:6
Nationalgoals1:1
Nationalyears2:2009–2012
Nationalteam2:Scotland U21
Nationalcaps2:16
Nationalgoals2:0
Club-Update:18:28, 6 June 2019 (UTC)
Ntupdate:15:44, 13 March 2015 (UTC)

Ross Perry (born 7 February 1990) is a Scottish footballer who plays as a centre back for Darvel.

He has previously played for Rangers, Oxford United, Falkirk, Raith Rovers, Northampton Town, Brechin City, Clyde, Albion Rovers and Dumbarton.

Career

Perry's first appearance for Rangers came in a post-season friendly match against Los Angeles Galaxy at the Home Depot Center, coming on as a substitute for David Weir. This made him the first player born in the 1990s to play for the Rangers first team. Perry signed a two-year contract extension in October 2007.[1]

On 28 August 2009, he joined Oxford United on a season-long loan.[2] On 11 February 2011, he joined Falkirk in another loan spell, until the end of the 2010–11 season.[3]

Perry made his professional Rangers debut in the Scottish Premier League on 13 August 2011, replacing Kyle Bartley in a match against Inverness CT.[4] A week later, Perry was given his first start for Rangers, and played the full 90 minutes, helping keep a clean sheet in a 3–0 win away to Motherwell.[5]

On 9 September 2011, Perry signed a new four-year contract with Rangers.[6] Rangers entered administration in 2012 and were unable to agree a deal with its creditors. Perry agreed to transfer his contract.[7]

Perry suffered ankle ligament damage during a pre-season friendly which meant that he did not play at all during the 2013–14 season. His contract with Rangers was cancelled by mutual consent in June 2014.[8] In July 2014 Perry signed for Raith Rovers on a short-term deal.[9] [10] He left when this expired in early January 2015.[11] He signed a short-term contract with Northampton Town in March 2015,[12] however left the club in May 2015 without making any appearances.[13] Perry then signed for Scottish League One side Brechin City in July 2015.[14] He subsequently signed for Clyde in 2016, where he spent one season before being released in May 2017.[15] He signed for Albion Rovers in July 2017,[16] after a year at the club he signed for Dumbarton.[17] Following an injury hit season with the Sons, Perry was released in May 2019[18] and signed for SJFA West Region Championship side Darvel.[19]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational CupLeague CupOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Rangers2009–10Scottish Premiership0000000000
2010–110000000000
2011–12120000010130
2012–13Scottish Third Division170102000200
2013–14Scottish League One0000000000
Total290102010330
Oxford United (loan)2009–10Conference Premier80300000110
Falkirk (loan)2010–11Scottish First Division120000000120
Raith Rovers2014–15Scottish Championship110202010160
Northampton Town2014–15Football League Two0000000000
Brechin City2015–16Scottish League One80101000100
Clyde2016–17Scottish League Two210500000260
Albion Rovers2017–18Scottish League One291104010351
Dumbarton2018–19Scottish League One111104010171
Career Total1292140130401602

Honours

Rangers

Notes and References

  1. News: 24 October 2007 . Contract Thrillers! . Rangers F.C. . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080410115526/http://www.rangers.premiumtv.co.uk/page/ReserveDetail/0,,5~1150789,00.html . 10 April 2008.
  2. News: 28 August 2009 . Oxford sign Rangers pair on loan . BBC Sport .
  3. News: 10 February 2011 . Perry in Bairns loan deal . Rangers.co.uk . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110213065436/http://www.rangers.co.uk/articles/20110210/perry-in-bairns-loan-deal_2254024_2289905 . 13 February 2011.
  4. News: 13 August 2011 . Inverness CT 0–2 Rangers . BBC Sport .
  5. News: 21 August 2011 . Motherwell 0–3 Rangers . BBC Sport . BBC .
  6. News: 9 September 2011 . Rangers sign up Ross Perry on new deal . BBC Sport . BBC .
  7. News: 28 June 2012 . Rangers players turn up for training . 28 June 2012.
  8. Web site: Home.
  9. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/28387664 Raith Rovers recruit former Rangers defender Ross Perry
  10. News: 19 July 2014 . Ross Perry Signs . .
  11. Web site: Ross Perry . 7 January 2015 . Raith Rovers FC.
  12. Web site: 13 March 2015 . Northampton Town: defender Ross Perry signs up . 15 January 2016 . BBC Sport.
  13. Web site: 4 May 2015 . Northampton: John-Joe O'Toole transfer-listed as nine are released . 15 January 2016 . BBC Sport.
  14. Web site: Hood . Grant . 24 July 2015 . New Signings on Eve of New Season . 15 January 2016 . brechincity.com.
  15. Web site: 31 May 2017 . Players Released . 31 May 2017 . Clyde FC.
  16. Web site: Lindsay . Clive . 9 September 2017 . Scottish League One ins and outs - Summer 2017 . 29 September 2017 . BBC Sport . BBC.
  17. Web site: Galloway . Andy . 25 June 2018 . SIGNING NEWS: ROSS PERRY HEADS TO DUMBARTON . Dumbarton Football Club.
  18. Web site: Galloway . Andy . 11 May 2019 . SQUAD MOVEMENTS . Dumbarton Football Club.
  19. Web site: 6 June 2019 . New Signing . Facebook.com/DarvelJuniorsFC.