Ross Cunningham

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Ross Cunningham
Personal information
Date of birth (1998-05-23) 23 May 1998 (age 27)
Place of birth Livingston, West Lothian, Scotland
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
Stirling Albion
Youth career
2009–2015 Hamilton Academical
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2015–2020 Hamilton Academical 21 (3)
2018–2019 → Forfar Athletic (loan) 10 (1)
2020 → Clyde (loan) 6 (0)
2020–2023 Clyde 65 (13)
2023–2025 Kelty Hearts 59 (17)
2025– Stirling Albion 0 (0)
International career
2013 Scotland U15 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 00:33, 1 June 2025 (UTC)

Ross Cunningham (born 23 May 1998) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a forward for Scottish League Two club Stirling Albion.

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Early life

Cunningham was born in Livingston, West Lothian, Scotland. [1]

Club career

Having been with the club as a youth player for several years, [2] Cunningham made his senior debut for Hamilton Academical on 14 May 2016. [3] He signed a new two-year contract with Accies later that month. [4]

Cunningham was loaned to Scottish League One club Forfar Athletic in September 2018. [5] He scored a goal on his debut appearance for Forfar, in a 3–1 defeat to Arbroath on 15 September. [6] He returned to Hamilton in January 2019, [7] then suffered an ankle injury which ruled him out for the rest of the season. [8] [9] In June 2019 he signed a contract extension with Hamilton, until summer 2020. [10]

He scored his first goals for the club in the early-season group stage of the 2019–20 Scottish League Cup, [8] [9] then registered his first in the Scottish Premiership with a late penalty to secure a 2–1 win over Livingston. [11]

On 5 February 2020, Cunningham moved on loan to Clyde for the remainder of the season. [12]

Cunningham left Hamilton in August 2020, after 11 years with the club. [13] In September 2020 he returned to Clyde on a permanent contract. [14]

On 24 May 2023, Cunningham signed for Kelty Hearts. [15]

On 26 May 2025, Cunningham signed for Scottish League Two club Stirling Albion. [16]

International career

Cunningham was selected for Scotland training squads at under-14 level in 2012, [2] and made three appearances at under-15 level in 2013. [17]

Career statistics

As of matches played 4 May 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeague Scottish Cup League Cup OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Hamilton Academical 2015–16 [18] Scottish Premiership 1000000010
2016–17 [19] 2010100040
2017–18 [20] 6010000070
2018–19 [6] 3000200050
2019–20 [21] 93003400127
Total213206400297
Forfar Athletic (loan) 2018–19 [6] Scottish League One 101000000101
Clyde (loan) 2019–20 [21] 6010000070
Clyde 2020–21 [22] 182304100253
2021–22 [23] 20410301 [a] 0254
2022–23 [24] 27700422 [a] 13310
Total651340113318317
Kelty Hearts 2023–24 [25] Scottish League One27420422 [a] 0356
Career total13021902195116431

References

  1. ↑ "Profiles | Ross Cunningham | Team | Clyde Football Club". Official Clyde Football Club Website.
  2. 1 2 "Booth names under-14 squad for training camp". Scottish Junior Football Association. 12 July 2012. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
  3. ↑ "Partick Thistle 2–2 Hamilton Academical". BBC Sport. 14 May 2016. Retrieved 14 May 2016.
  4. ↑ "Cunningham and Tierney Extend Contracts". Hamilton Academical F.C. 20 May 2016. Retrieved 22 May 2016.
  5. ↑ Forfar Athletic F.C. [@ForfarAthletic] (15 September 2018). "Welcome to the Loons Ross Cunningham. Great to have you on the team. ⚽️🤝 #Loons #Forfar #FAFC" (Tweet). Retrieved 8 October 2018– via Twitter.
  6. 1 2 3 "Games played by Ross Cunningham in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 15 July 2018.
  7. ↑ Hamilton Academical F.C. [@acciesfc] (16 January 2019). "Midfielder @ross_xunningham temporary transfer at Forfar has ended, and he returns to us, added back into squad" (Tweet). Retrieved 16 January 2019– via Twitter.
  8. 1 2 Ross Cunningham and Brian Rice post match Saturday, Hamilton Academical FC, 20 July 2019
  9. 1 2 Hamilton Accies kid Ross Cunningham wants to be fans' new hero, Daily Record, 1 August 2019
  10. ↑ "Contract Extension News « Hamilton Academical Football Club". www.hamiltonacciesfc.co.uk.
  11. ↑ Hamilton 2–1 Livingston: Alston and Cunningham help Accies come from behind to win, The Scotsman, 28 September 2019
  12. ↑ "LOAN SIGNING: Ross Cunningham". Clyde F.C. 5 February 2020. Retrieved 6 February 2020.
  13. ↑ "Ross Cunningham Departs". Hamilton Academical Website. 31 August 2020.
  14. ↑ Pirie, Mark (4 September 2020). "Clyde seal Ross Cunningham permanent switch after Hamilton Accies exit". Daily Record.
  15. ↑ "Ross Cunningham Agrees Deal". www.keltyhearts.co.uk. 24 May 2023. Retrieved 6 May 2024.
  16. ↑ RClubb (24 May 2025). "New Signing – Ross Cunningham - Stirling Albion Football Club" . Retrieved 1 June 2025.
  17. ↑ Ross Cunningham at the Scottish Football Association
  18. ↑ "Games played by Ross Cunningham in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 May 2016.
  19. ↑ "Games played by Ross Cunningham in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
  20. ↑ "Games played by Ross Cunningham in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 27 August 2017.
  21. 1 2 "Games played by Ross Cunningham in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 23 July 2019.
  22. ↑ "Games played by Ross Cunningham in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
  23. ↑ "Games played by Ross Cunningham in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 May 2024.
  24. ↑ "Games played by Ross Cunningham in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 May 2024.
  25. ↑ "Games played by Ross Cunningham in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 May 2024.