Ross Cunningham

Ross Cunningham

Personal information
Date of birth	(1998-05-23) 23 May 1998 (age 26)
Place of birth	Livingston, West Lothian, Scotland
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	Kelty Hearts
Number	10
Youth career
2009–2015	Hamilton Academical
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(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–	Kelty Hearts	45	(15)
International career
2013	Scotland U15	3	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:32, 22 December 2024 (UTC)

Ross Cunningham (born 23 May 1998) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a forward for Scottish League One club Kelty Hearts.

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]

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. ^[16]

Career statistics

As of matches played 4 May 2024

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Scottish Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Hamilton Academical	2015–16 [17]	Scottish Premiership	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	2016–17 [18]		2	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	4	0
	2017–18 [19]		6	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	7	0
	2018–19 [6]		3	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	5	0
	2019–20 [20]		9	3	0	0	3	4	0	0	12	7
	Total		21	3	2	0	6	4	0	0	29	7
Forfar Athletic (loan)	2018–19 [6]	Scottish League One	10	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	10	1
Clyde (loan)	2019–20 [20]		6	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	7	0
Clyde	2020–21 [21]		18	2	3	0	4	1	0	0	25	3
	2021–22 [22]		20	4	1	0	3	0	1 [a]	0	25	4
	2022–23 [23]		27	7	0	0	4	2	2 [a]	1	33	10
	Total		65	13	4	0	11	3	3	1	83	17
Kelty Hearts	2023–24 [24]	Scottish League One	27	4	2	0	4	2	2 [a]	0	35	6
Career total			130	21	9	0	21	9	5	1	164	31

1. Appearances in Scottish Challenge Cup

References

1. "Profiles | Ross Cunningham | Team | Clyde Football Club". Official Clyde Football Club Website.
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. "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. Ross Cunningham and Brian Rice post match Saturday, Hamilton Academical FC, 20 July 2019
9. 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. Ross Cunningham at the Scottish Football Association
17. "Games played by Ross Cunningham in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 May 2016.
18. "Games played by Ross Cunningham in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
19. "Games played by Ross Cunningham in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 27 August 2017.
20. "Games played by Ross Cunningham in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 23 July 2019.
21. "Games played by Ross Cunningham in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
22. "Games played by Ross Cunningham in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 May 2024.
23. "Games played by Ross Cunningham in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 May 2024.
24. "Games played by Ross Cunningham in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 May 2024.